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As you may remember I went to the Dallas Arboretum for the first time ever last month and saw the Wizard of Oz pumpkin display the same weekend of the Texas Tech game. I have been Arboretum obsessed ever since! Luckily the weekend that I was there was the first weekend of the 12 Days of Christmas display so I got to see the best of both worlds, all the pumpkins and the Christmas displays!! It was magical.
I have already decided that if I ever move to Dallas I am living close the to the Arboretum. I would go there and walk every single day! It’s really that pretty y’all…
…I mean! And to think I haven’t even seen 1/4 of it and I’m already in love!
Now back to the Christmas display…each year the Arboretum decorates twelve 25-foot tall gazebos filled with characters and music that represent each of the 12 days of Christmas in the song. Now keep in mind that I saw it during the day and was awestruck, can you imagine seeing it at night? I am definitely going to see that next year!!
I thought about showing you each gazebo in order from start to finish but wouldn’t it be more fun to do it like the song and start at the end? Sing along if you want!!
“On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me…
…Twelve drummers drumming,
Eleven Pipers Piping,
Ten Lords a Leaping,
Nine Ladies Dancing,
Eight Maids a Milking,
Seven Swans a Swimming,
Six Geese a Laying,
FIVE GOLDEN RINGS!
Four Calling Birds,
Three French Hens,
Two Turtle Doves,
And a Partridge in a Pear Tree!
I can’t even tell you how many times I sang this song in my head as I was typing this post out! LOL! Anyway, the 12 days of Christmas will been display at the Arboretum from now until January 7, 2018. Check it out if you can!!
Have you ever been to the Dallas Arboretum??
Have you seen the 12 Days of Christmas display??
I would love to check this out. It’s amazing! I’m not gonna lie; I was singing along as I read this post. What a unique idea and all the displays are beautiful!
I was JUST in Dallas at Thanksgiving last month. It’s one of my favorite cities and the Arboretum is one of my fave places to visit. I’m heading back to Dallas later this month and may just plan a visit to see this Christmas themed display.
That Arboretum is gorgeous. What an amazing place to go visit. I would love to go there and see it for myself someday.
This is so neat! We might have to make a trip up north and check it out one day. It’s only about 4 hours from us.
This looks so great! What a great holiday tradition to start doing with the family if we lived close enough.
This looks like a beautiful place to explore. I love going to arboretums because I have so many different kinds of plants and they make them look beautiful.
We love to visit and see different Christmas decorations like this. Love all the different Christmas scenes.
My brother in law lives in Dallas. I am going to ask him to take us if we visit them soon!
Wow these displays are gorgeous. I would love to attend this. I love visiting Christmas displays in my area with the kids.
This is so cool! I have seen a lot of Christmas displays but this one at the arboretum in Dallas is so unique.
My husband and I love Arboretums and make a point of visiting a new every time we’re able. So far, our favorites are in Chicago, and the one closest to our house here in Iowa. I can’t believe the level of effort that has been put into the holiday decorations in Dallas! My favorite has to be The Seven Swans a Swimming. x
I bet that is so neat to see when it’s all done for the holidays. I have never seen an exhibit like that with individual gazebos and I love the idea.
This is such an amazing idea. I would love to go see it in person. I bet a lot of work went into making these.
Beautiful photos! Dallas is four hours north of me. I’d love to take my kids to see this some day.
What a beautiful place! I would love to visit and see the arboretum. They did a great job with the 12 days of Christmas displays.
What gorgeous photos! I would love to visit the Dallas Arboretum if I am ever close. It looks gorgeous, and looks like it would be fun to walk around and take in!
I have never seen anything like this before. What an awesome display!
This is just gorgeous. We will be in Dallas this weekend and I think we need to stop by the Arboretum. The scenery is just perfect for our holiday pictures.
That garden is just gorgeous! It would be perfect for holiday photos!