Aug 21 2007
Music - throughout December the following organizations will be performing: New Mexico Pro Coro, Musica da Camera, Santa Fe Concert Association, Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Santa Fe Pro Musica, Santa Fe Symphony, Santa Fe Women's Ensemble. Listings can be found in the calendar at www.santafe.orgThe general scene in Santa Fe around Christmas is calm and relaxed compared to the popular summer season. The Sangre de Cristo mountains, which the city sits at the base of, are typically covered in snow as are the Jemez mountains across the Rio Grande Valley to the West. Many of the buildings around the Plaza, downtown and throughout the city are outlined with farolitos. Being the shopping hot spot Santa Fe is, the downtown stores are busy with Christmas shoppers - both locals and visitors.
Many of the restaurants will have holiday specials and hotels do Christmas events featuring music, storytelling, craft demonstrations, etc. all reflecting the diverse cultures of the region.
Temperatures in December are normally in the low 40's during the day and low 20's at night. However, the sun still shines 300 days a year which means it is comfortable outside and golfers can even get in a round at the city's very fine course; the Marty Sanchez Links de Santa Fe.
The Santa Fe ski area - known as Ski Santa Fe - typically has all 63 of its runs open by Christmas. It is located 16 miles from the Plaza - it's 3,000 feet higher - and normally gets 180+ inches of snow a year. Most of the big snow storms stay in the mountains although they typically get a couple of major dumps in town every season. Generally, because Santa Fe is a pretty small place, there's a festive atmosphere around town that is easy to pick up on.
Information and article courtesy: Steve Lewis, Locas Communications, for the Santa Fe Convention and Visitor’s Bureau
