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Enchanting creations with gingerbread

FortCampbell Courier, Dec. 3 2009
Picture it – one second left on the clock, your team prepares to kick the game-winning field goal, you’re sitting on the edge of your seat... only in this scenario the spectators aren’t watching their favorite team make it all the way.

The participants are listening intently to Gayle O’Hanlan, president of Enchanted Gingerbread, explain how to create one of the holiday’s most time-honored traditions – a Gingerbread House.

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Shulz family impressions of ICE!

Snoopy give Rockettes tour of Gaylord's ICE! show

Embrace the Holidays, Opry style

Nashville Scene Bites Blog, Dec. 3 2009
You know how you never visit the Grand Ole Opry or the Loveless or Pancake Pantry until an out of town guest makes you go? And then after you go, you remind yourself how much fun it was and wonder why you don't do it more often? Well, the holiday season at Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center can be a lot like that. Go ahead and melt that icy, cynical Grinchy shell around your heart and consider taking a trip up Briley this holiday season.

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It's Christmastime at Opryland

Nov. 26, 2009

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Have ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’

Nov. 26, 2009

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Get a kick out of the Rockettes/Louise Mandrell is a joyful Christian

Nov. 26, 2009

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Capitol Christmas Tree Ceremony at Gaylord Opryland

Gaylord Opryland's 2009 Christmas Lighting Ceremony

ICE! featuring A Charlie Brown Christmas by Charles Schulz

ICE! featuring A Charlie Brown Christmas by Charles Schulz

Chattanooga CityScope: Winter One Tank Trips

Winter 2009

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Montgomery Parents: 10 Great Places to Catch Up with Santa

Nov. 2009

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The Gleaner: Icemen Carveth

Oct. 28, 2009

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Frommers: Charlie Brown is Coming to Town

Oct. 16, 2009

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Peanuts look-a-like contest coming to Gaylord Opryland

Tennessean.com, October 8, 2009 | 35kb
For dogs that look like Snoopy and kids and adults who resemble other characters
A Peanuts Look-A-Like Contest will be held in conjunction with the comic strip's 60th anniversary starting at 10 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 24, at Gaylord Opryland Resort.
Registration starts at 10 a.m. and judging at 11 a.m. There is no cost to enter the look-a-like contest. Charlie Brown and Snoopy characters will be present to host the contest at the resort's ICE! Gaslight Theater across from Opry Mills Mall.
Categories include the Best Snoopy Like-A-Like for dogs only and the Best Peanuts Character Look-A-Like for adults and children…

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The Great Pumpkin Peanuts Look-a-Like Contest

dogtipper.com, October 2009 | 112kb
Do you think your dog looks like Snoopy? Here's your chance to find out. Nashville's Gaylord Opryland Resort is holding The Great Pumpkin Peanuts look-a-like contest to promote their upcoming ICE! featuring A Charlie Brown Christmas…

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10 Great Places to Catch Up with Santa

USAToday.com, November 27, 2008 | 337kb
Santa is not only coming to town, he's at parks, parades and museums nationwide. Teresa Plowright, mother of three and editor of About.com's Family Vacations (travelwithkids.about.com), talks with Kathy Baruffi for USA TODAY about her favorite places to visit jolly ol' St. Nick…

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Tastemakers Nashville

Taste of the South, December / January 2009 | 2.8MB
A holiday tour of the tastemakers of the Music City, Nashville, Tennessee, reveals a chorus of artistic talent that defines the community. Founded on Christmas Day 1779, Nashville thrives on her renowned musical talent, and Gaylord Opryland Hotel is the centerpiece, with holiday decorations, music, and dining all dazzling the senses…

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For a Heady Dose of Holiday Spirit, Dive Into Opryland

Southern Living, December 2008 | 2MB
I've heard that you can see the Great Wall of China from outer space. At Christmastime, I bet you can also see Gaylord Opryland. It sparkles with megawatts of lights, fun, and merriment. But you don't have to be shot into orbit to enjoy the view of this Nashville treasure. Make the easy drive to Middle Tennessee and delight in this perfectly luminous getaway…

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Getting into the Spirit

Decatur Daily, November 14, 2008 | 1.2MB
What's a camel doing on the Grand Ole Opry stage? A peek behind the curtain Saturday revealed several camels learning their steps, instead of performers like Marty Stuart, Martina McBride, Jimmy Newman and Jeannie Seely rehearsing. Well, camels such as Ivan, Carson and Wendy have to rehearse their roles, too…

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Joy to the World! Celebrate Christmas with Louise Mandrell

The Fort Campbell Courier, November 25, 2008 | 277kb
Country singer Louise Mandrell started celebrating the holiday season early this year, singing Christmas carols in her own show at Gaylord Opryland in Nashville, Tenn. Mandrell presents her "Joy to the World Christmas Show & Dinner" as part of Gaylord Opryland's 25th annual "A Country Christmas" celebration. "The show was titled 'Joy to the World' because we're joyful Christians. It's a celebration," Mandrell said…

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Gingerbread Builds Holiday Excitement

The Tennessean, December 3, 2008 | 1MB
Like Hansel and Gretel, we find it hard to resist the lure of gingerbread houses. Bedecked with licorice lattice and gumdrop shingles, the icing dripping from these sweet cottages can even make the warmest Christmases white. But for Gayle O'Hanlon, president and chief baker of Enchanted Gingerbread, the company that teaches gingerbread classes at Gaylord Opryland Resort, making edible houses was born of necessity…

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ICE! Exhibit Melts Hearts / Christmas is Merrier at Opryland

The Knoxville Journal, November 26, 2008 | 1MB
"I must stop this whole thing! Why, for fifty-three years I've put up with it now. I must stop Christmas from coming… but how?" This is a famous quote from Dr. Suess' popular holiday book, How the Grinch Stole Christmas. For the second and final year, many of the "Grinchy" scenes from the book have been brought to life in ICE!, a colorful ice sculpture exhibit…

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Radio City Spectacular — A Holiday Favorite / Deck the Halls with Celebrity's Trees

The Knoxville Journal, November 26, 2008 | 600kb
No matter how old you are, it is difficult not to be in awe of the Radio City Rockettes, especially during their Christmas Spectacular. On Nov. 21, I was sitting in the Grand Ole Opry House, eagerly awaiting the beginning of the much-loved holiday show, when I noticed a little girl who was about five years old. I couldn't help but glance at her to catch her reaction from one high kick to the next…

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Fun Things to Do During Holiday Weekends

TimesDaily.com, November 9, 2008 | 50kb
Stuck at home Thanksgiving weekend? You don't have to travel to New York's Rockefeller Center to enjoy ice skating or see the Rockettes. Holiday train rides, Christmas shows, lighting displays and outdoor winter fun like ice skating and skiing all begin in late November in many localities…

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Rockin' with the Radio City Rockettes

CityView, November/December 2008 | 2MB
The world-famous Radio City Rockettes bring their signature eye-high kicks, precision choreography and show-stopping numbers to every performance. These legendary dancers have dazzled and inspired over 65 million people for more than 75 years…

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Mandrell Brings Holiday Joy to Music City

NashvilleParent.com, November 21, 2008 | 74kb
Gaylord Opryland celebrates 25 years of its annual "A Country Christmas" celebration this season, and it pulls out all the stops by adding one of country music's most seasoned entertainers to its mix of holiday attractions — Louise Mandrel…

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Santa Comes to Town with the Rockettes / Gaylord Opryland Shining Brighter than Ever in Its 25th Year

VIP Williamson County Magazine, December 2008 | 2MB
Annual arrival of the big man with his fabulous entourage this year including the world-famous Rockettes and the Grinch! Kids of all ages enjoyed the show and then, of course, a chance to get on Santa's lap and tell their Christmas wish…

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