Cirque du Soleil...The Spirit Of Christmas

 Inside the Gaylord National Resort there was a showing of a trimmed down version of

Cirque du Soleil - The Spirit of Christmas

Like all Cirque shows, it featured dazzling acrobatics, flexibility and high flying stunts.

The show centers around Noel, a child dismayed and distressed by the hustle and bustle of the holidays.

"Trying to recapture her lost love of the season, 

she is visited by spirits who bring back the true meaning of Christmas in dreamlike chapters."

We had great seats and photographs were allowed.

 The show was so colorful, exciting and we enjoyed every second.

ICE At Gaylord National

 If you have never been, you have to go.

Every year there is a different theme, this year "ICE" featured

"A Charlie Brown Christmas"

More than 40 world-renowned master artisans spend more than 6 weeks hand carving 

approximately 6,000 blocks of ice to create this one-of-a-kind Christmas attraction.

With more than 17,000 square-foot and 14 immersive scenes.

- there is more than 2 million pounds of ice -

- it is 9 degrees fahrenheit inside -

- there are 14 immersive whimsical scenes -

- the ice is hand-sculpted with more than 12,000 carving hours -

On to the best part...pictures!

There was a slide, 2 stories high, the hubs went first...

and of course I had to go...

The vibrant colors in the ice sculptures are specially created by a chemist 

with a proprietary formula to ensure it closely matches each character's specific color 

and to maintain its bright color the entire season!

It ends with a pretty Nativity,

and lovely Christmas music!