New Orleans & South Louisiana Christmas
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Photo
courtesy of NOTMC/Toby Armstrong
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New
Orleanians singing Christmas Carols in
Jackson Square in front of the
St. Louis Cathedral
(Click
thumbnails for full size photos)
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Photo
courtesy of NOTMC/David Richmond
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Papa Noel, representing New Orleans as
Santa Claus, is a blend of 18th and 19th century
French, Creole, and Cajun cultures. Here he leads a
Second Line through the French Quarter with music
by the Riverwalk Jazz Band.
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Photo
courtesy of NOTMC/David Richmond
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Bonfires
on the levee of the Mississippi
River light the way for Papa Noel
down to the bayous.
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Photo
courtesy of NOTMC/David Spielman
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Historic
characters strolling through the
French Quarter and telling stories of
a bygone era.
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Photo
courtesy of NOTMC/David Richmond
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The
Fairmont Hotel's spectacular block-long lobby
lined with flocked Christmas trees and angel
hair ceilings decorated with lights and ornaments.
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Photo
courtesy of NOTMC/Paul Combel
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Celebration
in the Oaks in City Park, during the
month of December, with its over
two million sparkling lights and displays.
Click
Here for City Park's Celebration in the Oaks
The 2006 WYES - TV PBS New Orleans documentary
"Christmas in New Orleans" features my original theory
on how Mr. Bingle possibly received his name.
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"Christmas in New Orleans"
WYES-TV documentary DVD
(Ashleigh Austin's Personal Collection)
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