Family Christmas Vacation Ideas

Most hotels and resorts start putting their decorations up in late November and keep them up through the very early part of January. Family-friendly hotels and resorts can be great destinations to see Santa Claus in person, or watch a tree-trimming ceremony. Or start a new family tradition with an elegant holiday Teddy Bear Tea Party in your own city - Santa often makes an appearance there as well.

Orlando

Christmas magic and Disney magic seem to be a natural fit, and the Walt Disney World Resort goes all-out for the Christmas holidays. All the Disney World resorts are decorated for the holidays starting in late November. The theme parks have Christmas events all through the season, including the very popular Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party and Holidays Around the World. Pictures of Disney World Holiday Decorations

The Best of Florida Christmas Getaway at the nearby Gaylord Palms Resort includes priority admission to the amazing ICE! attraction and the ICE! Skating Rink. Details and booking information.)

Washington, D.C.

The Holiday Lights and Breakfast Delights package at The Fairmont Washington, D.C., where the courtyard has been transformed into a Crystal Garden, gives families a convenient home base from which to explore the U.S. capital's holiday sights: shopping in Georgetown and at the Downtown Holiday Market, ice skating at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden, catching "A Christmas Carol" at Ford's Theatre, the Washington Ballet's "Nutcracker" at the Warner Theatre, Handel's "Messiah" at the Washington National Cathedral and admiring the National Christmas Tree and the National Menorah on the White House Ellipse.