At the 14th Annual Festival of Trees, the lights don’t just twinkle, they inspire.

Step 3 String the lights on your tree. You can either attach them with zip ties or you can hot glue them on; I preferred the zip ties, it was less messy and easier. String them any way you prefer; I have tried it 2 …

Watching them build a gingerbread house, decorate a tree or a cookie, ooh and aah at the lights, or sing about joy (like in the video below), is a lesson for every one of us.

As the lights go down pianist Lillian Henley, already on stage, plays in the style of a pleasantly manic silent movie sound track. Esme Appleton provides the visual gag that begins and ends the show, enchanting in its simplicity and effectiveness …

Once completed, a gingerbread replica of the Billings Student Center at the University of Vermont will have taken four men a combined 200 hours to build, and will weigh about 150 pounds, pastry chef Joe Russo said. “With the exception of the lights …

D owntown Homewood will be brightening up about 7 p.m. Friday.That’s when Santa Claus himself is due to pull the switch and turn on the lights for all the decorated trees set up in Irwin Park

We always are at the Lighting of the Village (6 p.m. Thursday). When the lights come on, and the snow comes down, it really kicks off the season