Only 7 days until Christmas - Have you taken in a Christmas performance?
What would Christmas in Nashville be like without seeing at least one holiday performance? My favorite one, in town, is without a doubt the Nutcracker, performed annually by the largest professional ballet company in Tennessee, the Nashville Ballet. But why stop at one because there's plenty more great shows happening in December too.
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Only 8 days until Christmas - Have you visited a historical home?
Every year in Middle Tennessee, the local antebellum homes and mansions are opened up to the public in grandiose style. These wonderful place are decorated with the authentic holiday items from yesteryear. Most all of them have a special event or two going on during the Christmas Season ranging from tours to family activities.
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Only 9 days until Christmas - Need a weekend getaway?
Love Christmas, Santa Claus, and all of the holiday trimmings? Then take a quick weekend getaway to Santa Claus Indiana. It's only a few hours away and is totally filled with everything St. Nick.
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Only 10 days until Christmas - Have you got your Christmas Tree?
There are numerous varieties of Christmas trees are grown in Tennessee, including White Pine, Virginia Pine, Scotch Pine, Blue Spruce, Norway Spruce and Fraser Fir. Two to three million trees are actually grown statewide and there is a number of great Tennessee Christmas Tree Growers right here in Middle Tennessee to pick from.
Nashville 10 Day Countdown to Christmas
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Take a day-by-day look back into Nashville History and visit it's glorious past to see what happened this week in Nashville and Middle Tennessee history.

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Take an inside look into Tennessee's State Symbols and browse some of the best children's books on everything they would ever need to know about the state of Tennessee's symbols, flags, facts, names, and emblems.

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Going to a Titans Game, this year? Need to find a way to get there or a place to park?
There are a number of great parking and commute options for football fans. Some local options include -
Parking at Metro Courthouse Garage ($10), taking the Wildhorse Saloon's round-trip shuttle service ($6) or taking the Music City Star's Game Day Express ($15-20) into downtown Nashville.
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Hey Kids, it's time to get your letters written to Santa at the North Pole! Let Santa know if you've been Naughty or Nice this year and, of course, to let him know what's on your Christmas List!
We've been good all year long (really) so we've already written our letter to Santa and he told us to keep our fingers crossed because he and his elves are really working hard to get us what's on our list.

- To send a letter to Santa by mail, use his official USPS address. Simply address it to Santa at North Pole, Alaska and oh yeah, make sure to include your return address and the right amount of postage too.
- If you want to save your parents the cost of postage or are sending your letter out late, you can also email Santa at www.emailsanta.com to get an instant response or just to make sure he gets your letter in time.

Internet Safety Tip:
Kids! Never give out any personal information about yourself on the internet and always check with your parents first when communicating over the internet.
Parents! - The Email Santa website is great because children don't have to enter their email address or any other personal information other than their first name, city, & state to get an instant online reply from Santa.
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Take a day-by-day look back into Nashville History and visit it's glorious past to see what happened this week in Nashville and Middle Tennessee history.

Explore
Mid-Tn Antebellum Homes & Mansions
Nashville Museums
Learn
Overview of Nashville History by Era
Nashville History & Historical Sites
Submit
Historical Event Historic Photo
Follow Me on Twitter
Photo © Jan Duke