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The holidays have begun and what are you going to do with those out of town visitors?  Such is the question posed by many.  TQS has found a few events that will help you entertain the young and old while at the same time keep your sanity.

• Ride the Holiday Train in Chicago, IL.  The train's cars, decked inside and out with holiday lights, include Santa and his helpers who are there to hand out treats to riding passengers.  For more info click here.
• See the Zoo Light at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, IL. In addition to the Zoo Light the zoo includes giant snow globes, and other amazing scenes sure to delight.  Click here
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• Take the gang on the Window Walking tour of some of New York City's finest window displays.  From Macy's to Bloomindales's the spectacular scenes in the windows make for a festive way to spend an evening out of doors.  Click here for more info.
  
• Listen to the sounds of Nashville's Music City Bronze December 4, 5, 11,12, 2011.  This hand bell ensemble be sharing two free holiday music concerts.  Click here for more info.
• Visit historic Colonial Williamsburg, VA.  During the entire month of December step back in time as this historic village offers everything from music, spectacular fireworks, walking tours, wreath making workshops, and more.  For more info click here.
• Drive the family through nearly a mile of spectacular holiday scenes illuminated by over 1 million lights at Santa's Ranch in New Braunfels,TX .  More than one hundred displays and animation is sure to impress even the grouchiest of scrooges. Click here for more info. 
• Step back in time by visiting the town of Quedlinburg, Germany.  This thousand year old town, filled with hundreds of half-timbered homes, participates each year in drawing visitors from around the globe to share in the delights of an old fashioned Christmas Market. Don't miss Germany's largest Advent calendar.  Each day the door of one of twenty four homes near the castle is opened.  For more info click here. 
• At the stroke of midnight, we celebrate the start of a new year! Sydney does this in style by lighting up the night sky with a spectacular Fireworks Display launched from seven barges on the Harbour, the rooftops of seven city skyscrapers and, unforgettably, from Sydney Harbour Bridge. Bringing more than 1.5 million people to the Harbour, this majestic 12-minute Fireworks Display is the reason why Sydney is the New Years Eve capital of the world.
  
• Pony rides, Christmas tales and festive children's shows are just a few of the treats sure to delight the youngsters in your family at the annual Harewood Christmas extravaganza in Yorkshire, England.