The Texas Christmas Display That’s Been Named Among The Most Beautiful In The World

The Lone Star state is blessed with thousands of opportunities to see Christmas lights. From our biggest cities to our tiniest towns, holiday cheer spreads like wildfire across the entire state. The decorations for Christmas at the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine receive accolades yearly; some even rank its lights and decorations among the world's most beautiful. See for yourself:

Gaylord Texan Resort leaves no stone unturned (or hall un-decked, we should say) when it comes to decorating for the holidays. Between a towering lighted tree out front and tons more displays throughout the entire hotel, you'll truly feel like you're in a winter wonderland.

The lobby looks like a palace year-round, but the level of magic increases tenfold when December rolls around. A humongous, 54-foot tall tree commands the room, surrounded by a variety of supersized ornaments, presents, and other classic Christmastime symbols.

An indoor river walk is lined with multicolored lights, providing a showstopping scene for guests to view from their balconies. It's like a mini San Antonio right here in Grapevine!

ICE! is the hotel's primary holiday event, with over two million pounds of hand-carved sculptures in a 14,000 square-foot, below-freezing room. Talented artists have sculpted well-known characters and symbols of Christmas with such precision that you'll swear they could come to life at any moment! Also in the exhibit are 1.5 million lights, 12,000 ornaments, and a 52-foot tall rotating tree.

Slides made entirely of ice plus a snow tubing hill bring one of the most timeless winter activities to the South. The hill has eight lanes covered in real snow, letting friends and family go head-to-head against each other. Last one to the bottom gets a lump of coal in their stocking!

Sneak out of your room at night for a rendezvous amidst the shimmering snowflakes and towering trees. Not an inch of the property is left untouched by the season's magic.

Experience Christmas at Gaylord Texan Resort this year. It's the perfect grand finale of your family's holiday season.

"The stars at night are big and bright deep in the heart of Texas." Look up at the lobby ceiling and receive a brilliant reminder of what we love most about living in our home state.

You'll find the hotel at 1501 Gaylord Trail, Grapevine, TX, 76051.

Curious about how the rest of Grapevine celebrates Christmas? Check out the 40 days of winter activities in Grapevine.

Have you ever been to Gaylord Texan Resort during the holiday season? What was your favorite display? Tell us all about your experience in the comments. Or if you want to know more about this year's holiday display, visit the Gaylord Texas Resort website.

If there are still people on your list that you need to buy presents for, take a look at our new gift guide for travelers. There are so many different types of presents for every kind of traveler.