A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS
AT GAYLORD OPRYLAND

November 19, 2010 - January 2, 2011

Gaylord Opryland Resort’s 27th annual A Country Christmas will make memories of a lifetime for the thousands of people who travel from around the world to experience the most captivating holiday resort entertainment, décor and food in America. A Country Christmas includes more than 2 million lights and more than a dozen shows and attractions, including an interactive, bigger-than-life ice sculpture world, ICE! featuring the classic holiday special Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town; the Radio City Christmas Spectacular featuring the Radio City Rockettes; Louise Mandrell’s ‘The Gift’ Christmas Dinner & Show; midday and evening Christmas shows aboard the General Jackson Showboat; and much more. 

• Radio City Christmas Spectacular® starring the Rockettes® - Fill your heart with Christmas as the world-famous Radio City Rockettes® bring their legendary eye-high kicks and a cast and crew of over 100 to town in America’s #1 Holiday Show, the RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR®! Seen by 70 million people over 77 years, the Spectacular wonderfully appeals to the entire family. Parents enjoy the flawless precision of the Rockettes in numbers such as the legendary “Parade of the Wooden Soldiers.” Children marvel as Santa takes them on a magical ride to his workshop at the North Pole, where playful ragdolls come to life! And everyone is genuinely moved at the stunning reenactment of the very first Christmas in the “Living Nativity.” Create family memories that last a lifetime at the Radio City Christmas Spectacular! [ Purchase Tickets Online Now ] [ Click For Details ]
• ICE!™ - New in 2010 is ICE! featuring the classic holiday special Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town™. Join your favorite characters in this interactive, colorful ice sculpture world that tells the story of how our favorite Christmas traditions came to be. Relive favorite scenes of this Christmas classic, including Burgemeister outlawing toys in Sombertown, Winter Warlock’s heart melting and Kris Kringle becoming Santa Claus. All hand-carved in 2 million pounds of ice! [ Purchase Tickets Online Now ] [ Click For Details ]
• Louise Mandrell’s ‘The Gift’ Christmas Dinner & Show - All new show! This traditional holiday meal includes all the trimmings, served family style, and features the multi-talented Mandrell and a talented cast, starring Christy Sutherland as they spread the joy of the season with traditional Christmas music, dancing, comedy and an instrumental journey around the world. Hosted by her nephew, Barbara’s oldest son, Matthew Dudney. [ Purchase Tickets Online Now ] [ Click For Details ]
• New in 2010 - SNOW! - Find the inner child in you as you play outdoors in our winter wonderland made of real snow! You’ll enjoy live Reindeer on display, a Snow Maze, a Snowball Throwing Range, building an igloo, shopping in Santa’s workshop and much, much more. Available Nov 19th - Jan 2nd. Adult Tickets are $15 and Children ages 4 - 11 are $10. [ Purchase Tickets Online Now ] [ Click For Details ]
• Christmas Lights - Our nearly 2 million dazzling, Christmas lights draw visitors from all over the world.
• Brightest Star Fountain Show - Celebrate the true meaning of Christmas with our glorious water show synchronized to your favorite holiday songs.
• Carriage Rides - Experience a horse-drawn carriage ride and enjoy the decorations and lights, sure to delight young and old alike!
• Treasures for the Holidays - This enthralling craft show features a variety of hand-made and novelty gifts, ranging from candles and jewelry to clothing, artwork and food. A huge selection of vendors will be exhibiting and demonstrating this year. No one will leave empty-handed!
• Hall of Trees - An exciting display of decorated trees that raises money for charities in and around Middle Tennessee. The trees feature major prizes such as autographed CD’s, electronics, dinner vouchers, airline tickets and trips. Visit Hall of Trees for a magical way to spread Christmas cheer for charity.
• Photos with Santa - Don’t miss your chance to get a treasured photo of your child with Santa himself!
• Breakfast with Kris Kringle - Saturdays and Sundays, November 20-December 19, and daily December 24-26, 2010. Join Kris Kringle for a morning of family fun in Ravella at Gaylord Opryland. Enjoy a wonderful breakfast buffet and meet Kris and Topper from the hit 1970 animated Christmas special, Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town. For tickets, call (615) 458-1400 or 1-888-777-OPRY (6779). Pricing: $24.95 for Adults; $14.95 for Children (ages 3-11); and free for children under 3. [Purchase Tickets Online Now]
• Outdoor Nativity Display - Our Outdoor Nativity Display is featured with special lighting effects and an audio rendition of the biblical story of the birth of Christ.
• Santa’s E-mail - Let your children correspond with Santa via e-mail and receive a personal e-mail to take home as a souvenir.
• Rockabilly Christmas - Jump, Jive and Wail to the swingin’ sounds of Rockabilly Christmas! Take a ride down memory lane as all of the rockin’ Christmas classic tunes of the 1950’s come alive in the atrium complete with a live band, dancing girls, icebergs and Santa’s lost sleigh!
• Kids’ Holiday Train – Choo Choo! Hop aboard Gaylord Opryland’s very own Kids’ Holiday Train Ride. This magical express will delight all children as it winds around in our Winter Wonderland area.
• Gingerbread Corner - Let our holiday elves help you decorate miniature gingerbread house ornaments or gingerbread men in this fun, interactive class for the young and young at heart. Presented by The Enchanted Gingerbread Company.
• A Country Christmas On The Cumberland aboard the General Jackson® Showboat - A one-of-a-kind holiday experience awaits you on the General Jackson. It all takes place in a glittering two story theater where you will enjoy a delicious dinner. This heart-warming show will be filled with holiday classics and contemporary songs of the season.
• Tim Watson’s Tennessee Christmas aboard the General Jackson® Showboat - Don’t miss Tim Watson as he fires up his fiddle for the holiday season. Tim’s down home humor brings a smile to everyone’s face while he amazes you with his fantastic fiddle playing skills. This show is filled with great country music and Christmas classics plus a holiday lunch served family style in the warmth of our beautiful Victorian Theater.

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