Eleven Our State authors share stories about the role light plays in their holiday celebrations.
The Gift of Light
For more than 50 years, a dazzling chandelier has hung in the dining room of the Executive Mansion in Raleigh. Only recently has its remarkable backstory been fully illuminated.
Anchored in Tradition
Once the pride of Carteret County, the Christmas displays on Harkers Island had grown dim. Buoyed by bright memories of holidays past, a group of locals brought back the lights.
Spreading Light in Edenton
This Chowan County town’s Christmas Candlelight Tour embodies how generosity and hospitality can spread warmth and goodness into the world, one light at a time.
14 Candlelight Tours Around the State
North Carolina’s celebrated homes and historic districts are never more beautiful than by candlelight at Christmastime.
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.
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.
