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If you asked me about magical Christmases, one place comes to mind: Copenhagen, where I studied abroad. For four months, I lived like a Dane, savoring Nordic art, cuisine, and culture. Even the dark skies and bitter cold enchanted me, a native Michigander. Christmas time there meant streets strung with lights, hygge on every corner, […]

Bagpipes reverberate through streets decked in holiday finery, the pitter-patter of terriers in plaid close behind. Crowds in clan tartans and crests swell around you, and for a moment, Alexandria feels uncannily like Edinburgh. Allison O’Keefe, communications manager at Visit Alexandria, recalls her first Scottish Christmas Walk: “I felt instantly transported into a Hallmark Christmas […]