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A genteel, holiday mood prevails amid the slower pace and saltwater fishing. Lyricist, record executive and singer Johnny Mercer praised his hometown, bringing Savannah attention from New York City and Hollywood. Don’t Miss events include the downtown Savannah Holiday Tour of Homes (Saturday, December 12, 2009).
"Sunshine and blue skies met him," wrote Time magazine of Savannah in December 1933 for President Hoover's visit, reiterating that the culturally rich, friendly Savannah also has no snow! Practical, long vacation weekends are grand times for an unforgettable Christmas (December) and New Year (January).
A Little Known Fact: President Theodore Roosevelt wrote of his mother, Mittie Bulloch Roosevelt from Savannah: ".sweet, gracious, beautiful Southern woman, a delightful companion and beloved by everybody." Mittie was Eleanor Roosevelt's grandmother.
December 21: * First Day of Winter. (Average Savannah weather: 50-degrees)
Through Dec 22: A Christmas Tradition - Live at the Savannah Theatre
Dec 23: * Roots Day. Presidents’ Quarters was a movie location for the phenomenal “Roots” television series. We recommend a visit to the Georgia Historical Society on Forsyth Park for Savannah genealogical research.
Dec 24: * National Egg Nog Day. Presidents’ Quarters Inn will be serving the White House recipe.
Dec 24: * Christmas Eve. Historic Churches are dotted throughout downtown Savannah for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day worship. We recommend a visit tot the Unitarian Universalist Church on Troup Square. The organist, James Pierpont, wrote Jingle Bells (originally named “One Horse Open Sleigh”, ca. 1857).
Dec 25: * Christmas. The Savannah Historic District affords a walker’s wonderland with temperate weather. The Savannah holiday atmosphere includes historic church bells chiming Christmas melodies.
Dec 28: * National Chocolate Day. We recommend a stop at Back in the Day Bakery for Old Fashioned Chocolate Cupcakes.
December 31: New Year’s Eve
December 31: City Market’s New Year’s Eve Celebration
December 31: New Year’s Eve Fireworks, Tybee Island
December 31: New Year’s Eve Fireworks, Savannah River Waterfront, midnight
January 1, 2011: New Year’s Day
January 1, 2011: Polar Bear Plunge, Tybee Island
January 5, 2011: Winter Quarters Begins, SCAD
January 17, 2011: * Martin Luther King Day. We recommend a visit to the Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum.
February 14, 2011: Valentine’s Day
Feb 26: Seacrest Partners Race for Preservation 10k/5k
March 15, 2011: Last Day of Classes, SCAD
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