Ready for a family outing or a special date to view the Holiday Lights? There's nothing like snuggling up to a warm latte and experiencing the beauty of the Holiday Season. Angela Patterson at About.com Dallas found some great places to do just that, and we thought we'd share them with you.
FRISCO: Jeff & Bridgette Trykoski's Texas A&M Display
Location: 4015 Bryson Drive, Frisco, TX 75035
Set Radio: The lights are synchronized to several songs which are broadcast to passing vehicles over a low-power FM transmitter at 95.7 FM. This Texas A&M themed display includes the A&M War song along with other Christmas favorites.
Cost: Despite illuminating over 85,000 lights, there's no cost. However, the Trykoski's are collecting canned food for the Frisco Food Pantry and Frisco Family Services. Please bring a few canned food items as a donation for this extraordinary light show.
Other Work: If you're visiting this A&M masterpiece, check out Trykoski's other display at Frisco Square. There are miles of lights there -- plus Mattito's Tex-Mex, Dimples Cupcakes, Best Thai, GoGo Burger, Josephine's and more right there on the Square.
Source: http://dallas.about.com/od/familyactivities/tp/Dfw-Holiday-Lights-Displays.htm
Where: 14535 Southern Pines Cove, Farmers Branch, TX 75234. Take Webb Chapel about 1.5 miles North of I-635 LBJ Freeway, turn right on Southern Pines Drive.
Viewing the display is free but donations of food, money and unwrapped toys are encouraged. The Pharr Family’s Christmas Light Show benefits Metrocrest Social Services, a United Way Community Partner serving Carrollton, Farmers Branch, Addison, Coppell and ZIP Code 75287 in southern Denton County.
Where: Tour starts at Valley View Lane and I-35. Follow the candy cane signs.
Cost: It's a free drive-through display.
Christmas Tree Lighting event is December 3, 2012 at 7 p.m. at Farmers Branch Historial Park, 2540 Farmers Branch Lane. Fireworks, snow hill, Santa and more.
Be a Santa's Helper: New this year will be the opportunity for tourists to donate to WFAA’s Santa’s Helpers Toy Drive. Anyone wishing to should bring a new, unwrapped toy and drop it off during the driving tour.
What:
Christmas in the Square is a dazzling, choreographed holiday lights and
music show that runs from November 23, 2012 through January 6, 2013.
Visitors can drive or stroll through and enjoy the shops, restaurants
and holiday display around the square.
When: November 23, 2012 through January 6, 2013
Where: Frisco Square
Cost: Free Drive-thru display
Source: http://dallas.about.com/od/familyactivities/tp/Dfw-Holiday-Lights-Displays.htm Author: Angela Patterson
Set Radio: The lights are synchronized to several songs which are broadcast to passing vehicles over a low-power FM transmitter at 95.7 FM. This Texas A&M themed display includes the A&M War song along with other Christmas favorites. Cost: Despite illuminating over 85,000 lights, there's no cost. However, the Trykoski's are collecting canned food for the Frisco Food Pantry and Frisco Family Services. Please bring a few canned food items as a donation for this extraordinary light show.
Other Work: If you're visiting this A&M masterpiece, check out Trykoski's other display at Frisco Square. There are miles of lights there -- plus Mattito's Tex-Mex, Dimples Cupcakes, Best Thai, GoGo Burger, Josephine's and more right there on the Square.
Source: http://dallas.about.com/od/familyactivities/tp/Dfw-Holiday-Lights-Displays.htm
Photo Courtesy of Jeff Trykoski
FARMERS BRANCH: Pharr Family Christmas Display
The Pharr Family of Farmers Branch borrows their neighbors’ yards to expand their huge light show throughout the neighborhood. Check out the kiddie train, ferris wheel, nativity scene and much more at 14535 Southern Pines Cove, Farmers Branch, TX from November 22, 2012 through January 1, 2013. Hours: Sun-Thurs 5:45 - 10 p.m.; Fri - Sat from 5:30 - 11 p.m. Train runs 6-9 p.m. (weather permitting). Santa visits Fri-Sun. 6-8 p.m., weather permitting. Tune your radio to 95.9 to listen to seasonal music as you view the lights!Where: 14535 Southern Pines Cove, Farmers Branch, TX 75234. Take Webb Chapel about 1.5 miles North of I-635 LBJ Freeway, turn right on Southern Pines Drive.
Viewing the display is free but donations of food, money and unwrapped toys are encouraged. The Pharr Family’s Christmas Light Show benefits Metrocrest Social Services, a United Way Community Partner serving Carrollton, Farmers Branch, Addison, Coppell and ZIP Code 75287 in southern Denton County.
FARMERS BRANCH: Farmers Branch Tour of Lights
When: November 23 to December 31, 2012 from 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.Where: Tour starts at Valley View Lane and I-35. Follow the candy cane signs.
Cost: It's a free drive-through display.
Christmas Tree Lighting event is December 3, 2012 at 7 p.m. at Farmers Branch Historial Park, 2540 Farmers Branch Lane. Fireworks, snow hill, Santa and more.
Be a Santa's Helper: New this year will be the opportunity for tourists to donate to WFAA’s Santa’s Helpers Toy Drive. Anyone wishing to should bring a new, unwrapped toy and drop it off during the driving tour.
FRISCO: Christmas in the Square
What:
Christmas in the Square is a dazzling, choreographed holiday lights and
music show that runs from November 23, 2012 through January 6, 2013.
Visitors can drive or stroll through and enjoy the shops, restaurants
and holiday display around the square.When: November 23, 2012 through January 6, 2013
Where: Frisco Square
Cost: Free Drive-thru display
Source: http://dallas.about.com/od/familyactivities/tp/Dfw-Holiday-Lights-Displays.htm Author: Angela Patterson
