Dallas Arboretum says farewell to the 12 Days of Christmas gazebos this holiday season

Alright, Chip, thanks for more than a decade. Visitors at the Dallas Arboretum have enjoyed the 12 days of Christmas gazebos, but now they are being retired. Out with the old and with the new, I guess. Yes, this farewell comes with several new holiday experiences and Paige joins us live from the gardens. Oh, I bet that's a beautiful place this morning. Oh, it's so nice this morning, Lauren. It's a little bit warm to talk about Christmas time, but I guess it really is never too early when you're here at the Dallas Arboretum. We want to bring in Marshall Detweiler, standing in front of these iconic gazebos. We're retiring them this year, though. Beautiful nine ladies dancing these animatronics. They need a little bit of love. Absolutely. So this year, we're celebrating the retirement of the 12 Days Christmas Gazebos. What was originally built to be a five-year run has lasted for 12 years. City of Dallas took them in as a tradition and it was just so hard to say goodbye. Well, listen, it's such a special place to celebrate Christmas. That's why so many people love the gazebos and are sad to see them go. But there are so many new things that you guys are celebrating here at the Arboretum. There are so many new things happening and all the staples of the Arboretum and holiday at the Arboretum that you love are here to stay. The Christmas Village here to stay as well as the lights and then We also have a new experience, the Sugar Plum Social Lounge. Well, I want to go in there because, listen, it is a 21-plus experience, so we're going to walk you inside, Marshall and I, the Sugar Plum Lounge. It's right across from day eight and nine of the 12 Days of Christmas gazebos. It's beautiful. Santa and Mrs. Claus's speakeasy, if you will, a holiday speakeasy with some great drinks and food offerings. Talk to me about the Sugar Plum Lounge. Absolutely. The Sugar Plum Lounge is, like you said, a holiday speakeasy when the lights come down low. It's a perfect little hidden hideaway in the Arboretum, a perfect little date spot with a curated menu that you can only find here in the lounge. Yeah, a lot of pink in here, but I do want to talk about the beer garden in the Christmas Village. Of course, the iconic Christmas Village is coming back. You guys are blowing up. Coming up a big screen though for sports fans, so really something for everybody here at the Arboretum this Christmas season. Really something for everybody and to make sure everyone has a chance to experience the 12 days of Christmas, we're offering $12 holiday cheer pricing. So that's $12 admission on five nights Thanksgiving, Christmas, Christmas Eve, New Year's and New Year's Eve. And listen, so many other things too. We have sing-alongs, we have holiday tea, we have photos with Santa. Again, just such a magical time to celebrate here at the Arboretum. It all starts today. How excited are you to welcome loyal customers back to the Arboretum for this time of the year? It's one of my favorite seasons here. And when the lights come on at 5 o'clock, it's truly a magical, magical experience. I love it. Marshall, thank you so much for joining us this morning. Hey, I do want to remind y'all, we have all of the information. It's on our website, fox4news.com. This is an amazing place to grab some charcuterie, maybe a glass of bubbly. Again, it's a 21-plus experience. But come say goodbye to the 12 Days of Christmas gazebos, the final year with some really exciting things happening in the future. Again, all on our website, fox4news.com. For now, though, I'm going to go explore We're going to explore a little bit more of the Arboretum because it truly is the perfect morning to be here Christmas or 70 degrees outside. It doesn't matter. No doubt. I need a mug of apple cider right now. I told y'all I put up the tree this past weekend, so I'm already in the mindset. Hey, you're ahead of us. Yeah, there you go. Yeah, I love it. We're going to do it this weekend. Are you? Yeah, I think so. I got to get going. All right. See you, Paige. Bye.