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Victoria Park Christmas Lights In Naples Neighborhood Don’t Disappoint

Author Diana Beasley

It’s the neighborhood in Naples you hear about year after year. Victoria Park Christmas lights on these homes do not disappoint in the month of December.

Rumor has it before buying a home in the famed Naples neighborhood, buyers must agree to decorate their homes for the holidays or it will be done for them.  Is that true?  I don’t know.  I will say there were some homes we did come across with no lights, so Scrooge must live there.  Haha!

Just last night I was fortunate enough to attend a Christmas party at Bone Hook Brewing Company off of Immokalee Road in Naples. Following appetizers and drinks and a fun White Elephant gift exchange our group boarded a trolley decorated for the holidays and made our way to see the Victoria Park Christmas Lights. It was a Thursday night and only mid December, but the line of cars entering and leaving the neighborhood was impressive.  I suppose not quite as bad as it could be though, from what I’ve heard.  Things will most likely start to get busy this weekend as we approach the week of Christmas.

The trolley takes you on a tour throughout the neighborhood lasting about 45 minutes I’d say. Nearly every home in the neighborhood is decorated with Christmas lights, plenty of inflatables with holiday music playing at some of the stops.  If you haven’t made the trip to see the Victoria Park Christmas lights, it’s worth the drive.  It could be a new holiday tradition for the family.  And there’s still plenty of time in the 2023 holiday season to enjoy these Christmas lights.

Victoria Park Christmas Lights

If ‘Die Hard’ is a Christmas Movie, These 5 Tracks are Christmas Songs

The debate around whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie has been around for years. A simple Google search will yield an obscene amount of articles from a variety of outlets that argue whether it is or isn’t a Christmas movie.

Seriously, this debate has been addressed by truly the strangest group of publications you can possibly imagine. They include Yahoo! Entertainment, Parade, Men’s Health, The Pioneer Woman (yes, really), The Federalist (not kidding), and — perhaps most surprising of them all — Catholic.com.

The debate reached such an intensity that Bruce Willis waded into it. During the 2018 Comedy Central special Roast of Bruce Willis, John McClane, himself, addressed the debate.

“People ask me why I did this roast,” began Willis. “Was it because one of the last guys who did it became president? Hell no. Why would I want to be president when I can just keep being Bruce f—in’ Willis?”

He continued, “I did this roast for one reason and for one reason only, to settle something once and for all. Now, please, listen very carefully: ‘Die Hard’ is not a Christmas movie! It’s a —damn Bruce Willis movie. So, yippee ki-yay to all of you motherf—ers.”

With that in mind, it’s about time we focus a similar energy on Christmas music.

At this point in the holiday season, there is a good chance you have heard a lot of the same Christmas songs over and over again. (We’re looking at you, Mariah Carey!) We have nothing against some of the classics, but variety never hurt anyone.

There are only a handful of days left until Christmas. In the spirit of Die Hard now being widely considered a Christmas movie — despite the colorful comments of Willis — consider these five classic rock songs as Christmas songs. Enjoy! (And you’re welcome!)

  • "Jesus Is Just Alright"

    I don’t care if it’s The Byrds cover, I don’t care if it’s The Doobie Brothers cover, “Jesus Is Just Alright” is totally a Christmas song! Its positive message is PERFECT for the holidays!

  • "Psalm" - Roxy Music

    It’s definitely a left-field choice, but this list was meant to be a little weird. Let’s put it this way: Think of “Psalm” as the cool, artsy cousin to “Jesus Is The Reason For The Season.” Plus, it truly isn’t the holidays without that cool, artsy cousin bringing the strange to your family gathering.

  • "Jesus" - The Velvet Underground

    Honestly, the same explanation for “Psalm” can be applied to this track from The Velvet Underground. Also, “Jesus” is almost more prayer than song, and its words could actually help those struggling during the holidays.

    “JesusHelp me find my proper placeJesusHelp me find my proper place
    Help me in my weakness‘Cos I’m falling out of graceJesus, Jesus”

  • "Mistress For Christmas" - AC/DC

    Okay…this one might already fall under the classification of a Christmas song, but it doesn’t get nearly enough airplay or attention. At this point, “Mistress For Christmas” should be a holiday standard that everyone knows and loves, but sure, let’s just sing “Jingle Bells” again for the millionth time!

  • "Jesus Just Left Chicago" - ZZ Top

    In this stellar ZZ Top track, Jesus is traveling from city to city spreading the magic of the blues, or at least we assume.  Hmmm…traveling from city to city and spreading magic? If that’s not the perfect premise for a Christmas song, we don’t know what is!

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