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December 2008

FEATURE

Christmas in Texas

is traditional … wacky … wonderful!

As Texas’ award-winning photographers enjoy showing here, the weather can be tropical or arctic. A Texas town is as likely to decorate a municipal palm tree as a Douglas fir. Amid carolers, children’s holiday productions and La Posadas processions, don’t be surprised to find Elvis leading a holiday parade or Rudolph on a road sign. We deck anything we want to at Christmas—be it babes, beer halls or bouffant hairdos. So inflate your Santa and assemble the toys under the tree, because it’s that special time of year again.

 

Moments of peace and blessing at the Mission Nuestra Señora del Espíritu Santo de Zúñiga, Goliad
Laurence Parent

 

 

La Posadas in McAllen re-enacts the search for lodging in Bethlehem
Bob Daemmrich

 

 

A white Christmas in McKittrick Canyon, Guadalupe Mountains
Laurence Parent

 

 

Highway Rudolph
Laurence Parent

 

 

Decking the halls ... Gruene Hall, that is
Laurence Parent

 

 

Christmas headlights
John Langford

 

 

All decked out
Rick Patrick

 

 

Getting it in gear
Will van Overbeek

 

 

A dancing Elvis leads the Christmas parade in Edinburg
Bob Daemmrich

 

 

Lighted palm trees in Weslaco
Larry Ditto

 

 

Nutcracker
Frank Curry

 

 

See ya next year, Santa
Ave Bonar