We Found The West's Best Holiday Lights

Catch the Christmas Spirit Here [Click here to read this email in a browser]( [Alternate text] Palm trees and pine trees can exist together. Photo courtesy of Connie Coleman/Getty Images. You know that one house on your street that just goes nuts at Christmas? With an amazing light show, animatronic reindeer, and maybe even a soundtrack? Some whole towns are like that, and like your neighbor, they keep it up for most of December, sometimes into the new year. But unlike your neighbor's house, [the holiday displays we round up this week are 100% charming]( and never get old. We scouted a number of cities and towns all over the West and came up with the one in each state that has [the best holiday festivities and lights](. So whether you're in Newport Beach, California, with its 90-foot tree; Anchorage, Alaska, with its phantasmagoric zoo light display; or points in between, don't miss the opportunity to let these holiday tableaux brighten your December nights. —Nicole Clausing, newsletter editor Get in the Holiday Spirit by Visiting These Amazing Christmas Trees and Lights in the West The tallest trees and most magical events in each Western state. [Read It]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Pinterest]( [I'm an image]( The Homeowner Wanted a Space to Have 'an Affair with Herself'—The Result Is a Stunning Pied-a-Terre Inside a Portland apartment described as an "Edith Piaf song sung by a modern artist." [Read It]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Pinterest]( [I'm an image]( Pantone Just Announced the 2024 Color of the Year—and It’s Warm and Fuzzy The meaning behind the hue. [Read It]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Pinterest](   Great Gift Idea: A Sunset Winter Subscription Box! Just in time for holiday gift-giving, the Sunset [Winter Subscription Box]( is ready to order! Packed with wonderful, useful products from around the West—all curated by Sunset editors—a box makes a great present for yourself or just about anyone on your list. [I Know Someone Who Would Love This!](   Everyone Will Have This Houseplant in 2024, According to Experts Good news: It’s easy to take care of! [Read It]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Pinterest]( These Are the Most Anticipated Books of 2024 Look forward to these new releases this winter. [Read It]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Pinterest]( This Mountaintop Glass Box House Is All About the Views On a narrow lot high in the mountains of Golden, Colorado, an architect designed her own hyperefficient dream house: a glass, steel, and concrete modern box that lets nature steal the show. [Read It]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Pinterest]( Live out Your A-Frame Fantasy at This Retro-Mod Colorado Resort Colorado's new A-Frame Club is a perfect mashup of retro nostalgia and classic mountain-town hygge. [Read It]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Pinterest](   [Alternate text]( Subscribe to Sunset! [Get one year of your favorite magazine](—print and digital editions, plus access to our smartphone app, our Sunset Western Garden ebook, and more—for just $24.95! That's over 53% off the newsstand price. [Subscribe Now](   [Member Center]( [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe](removeList=SUN%20Weekly%20NL%3A%20Engaged) [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Pinterest]( [TikTok]( [Threads]( [Mastodon]( [Post.news]( [Bluesky]( Copyright 2023 S Media International Corporation. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.