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holidays

Historic Rosedale decorated for Christmas
Season of Light

Rosedale’s Cellar Story by Candlelight

For one night each holiday season, Historic Rosedale hosts a candlelight Christmas tour in the place where two celebrations — one held upstairs by the owners, the other downstairs by the enslaved residents — once shared the same home.

by Emiene Wright
Pink Christmas tree in Burge Flower Shop
Home for the Holidays

Asheboro’s Winter Wonderland

At Burge Flower Shop, Randolph County residents find comfort, joy, and inspiration by the bouquet.

by Leah Hughes King
Children decorate the Christmas tree at the Master Mason Cottage at the Masonic Home for Children in Oxford, NC
Home for the Holidays

Extended Family

Each Christmas in the Granville County town of Oxford, a pair of loving “house parents” at the Masonic Home for Children brings holiday joy to a mixed brood in matching jammies.

by Krista Bremer
Nico hangs ornaments on the family dogwood tree
Home for the Holidays

O Dogwood Tree

In Greensboro, a daytime display delights the neighborhood — and strengthens the bond between father and son.

by Drew Perry
Black nutcrackers.
Home for the Holidays

’Tis Always the Season

For a mom in Charlotte, what began as a simple collection of vintage African American angels, dolls, and other keepsakes has transformed her home into a place of year-round Christmas cheer.

by Emiene Wright
The mantel over the fire at the Badin Inn
Home for the Holidays

Room at the Inn

A pair of mother-daughter innkeepers inherited a love of hosting from their expansive family. At Christmastime, they welcome guests to their historic lodge in Stanly County.

by Jo Grey
Baker's house on North Elm Street in Lumberton, NC
Home for the Holidays

Long Journey Home

A historian celebrates the holidays in Lumberton, inside a lavish manor that he’s reclaimed for the ancestor who laid its foundation.

by Billy Warden
The Harper House
Home for the Holidays

Cheerful Abundance

At one of the finest Victorian homes in North Carolina, more is more, especially at Christmastime. On tours, visitors learn about the home’s colorful past in Hickory and the role it played in family memories.

by Robin Sutton Anders
Our State Magazine editor in chief, Elizabeth Hudson
Editor’s Column

From Elizabeth Hudson: Christmas Presence

Our editor in chief remembers the handmade, heartfelt holiday decorations that her parents would lovingly put up each year — and how, over time, that same love has carried her mother through the Christmas season.

by Elizabeth Hudson
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