Dis ’n Nat THE ROOSEVELT’S HOLIDAY LIGHTS DISPLAY attracts
Cartoonist THOMAS NAST is credited with creating the current image of SANTA CLAUS, based on his illustrations that began appearing in Harper’s Weekly in 1863.
thousands of patrons and dates back nearly a century. The display includes about 20,000 lights, three dozen Christmas trees, and dozens and dozens of Poinsettias throughout the hotel.
Legend has it that candy canes were invented in 1670, when the choirmaster of the Cologne Cathedral commissioned candies shaped like a shepherd’s crook, so they could be handed out to children attending the church’s crèche scene in order to keep them quiet. The stripes came later.
KINDNESS IS CONTAGIOUS According to a Dartmouth study, the positive effects of kindness are experienced in the brain of everyone who witnessed the act, improving their mood and making them significantly more likely to “pay it forward.” This means one good deed in a crowded area can create a domino effect and improve the day of dozens of people!
“Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you’ll look back and realize they were the big things.” —Kurt Vonnegut—
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