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.
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Asheboro’s Winter Wonderland
At Burge Flower Shop, Randolph County residents find comfort, joy, and inspiration by the bouquet.
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.
O Dogwood Tree
In Greensboro, a daytime display delights the neighborhood — and strengthens the bond between father and son.
’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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
