holidays

If you’re depending on the United States Postal Service as well as Santa to deliver your holiday gifts, there’s a deadline this week. December nineteenth is the last day you can use Priority Mail to get packages in time for Christmas.

The City of Tuscaloosa’s seasonal ice-skating rink is returning to Government Plaza in downtown Tuscaloosa this week. Holidays on the Plaza is set to open on Friday Nov. 29, alongside the Tuscaloosa One Place's Tinsel Trail.

Family and friend get-togethers, massive meals, football, office parties, gift-giving and all things festive come with the holiday season, but dangers can still be present. The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is offering the following tips and resources for the safest, happiest and healthiest holiday season possible.

The City of Mobile is announcing a night of cheer as Mayor Sandy Stimpson will light up the night and celebrate the start of the holiday season. The annual Lighting of the Tree on Friday, Nov. 15 in Mardi Gras Park. The yearly event has become the annual launching point for the Holiday Season in Mobile.

Many Alabamians and others across the country are turning their homes into a candy cane kingdom, gingerbread castle or winter wonderland, with or without the snow. Some people start decorating for the holidays as early as Halloween. This can be a hot topic with the ongoing debate of when is it too early to start putting up the Christmas tree and other holiday decorations.

More than two million lights are on display in Arab this holiday season. The 29th annual Christmas in the Park continues now through Sunday, December 31 at Arab City Park.

Rickwood Caverns State Park is offering holiday fun for the whole family. “Wonderland Under Warrior” is a festive light display set up inside the park’s iconic cave that is taking place all month long. The event features a light display both inside and outside of the cave as well as a surprise visit from Santa Claus.

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