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5 Facts About Holiday Light Displays Thomas Edison is credited with putting up the first Christmas lights display. Australian David Richards holds the Guinness World Record for the largest display of Christmas lights on an artificial tree. A 15-year-old named Albert Sadacca is said to have popularized Christmas tree lights. Lighting a Christmas tree could cost as much as $300 in 1900. That's $2000 in today's dollars. Each year, 20 million Christmas lights are recycled in Shijiao, China.
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Nov 23, 2020

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It’s the holiday season, and you’re itching to put up the tree — if you haven’t already — and enjoy those activities you can safely take part in.

Atlanta is full of things to do this holiday season — from light shows to puppet shows.

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Some are free, like PRISM: Winter Lights at Woodruff Park, and others come with a price tag, like Atlantic Station’s drive-thru light display.

And some, like Macy’s Pink Pig and Snow Mountain at Stone Mountain Park, won’t happen this year because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Our Atlanta Winter Guide is full of suggestions for places to go, gifts to give and food to make.

This week’s Best of Atlanta poll wants to know: What is your favorite holiday activity in metro Atlanta?

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Here are your choices:

It’s impossible to include — or even know about — every event in the area, so if you don’t see your favorite, submit a write-in nominee by emailing your pick to nancy.clanton@ajc.com by 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25. If enough people suggest your favorite, we’ll add it to our poll.

The winner will be announced Nov. 30.

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Nancy Clanton is lead editor for revenue content, but also writes stories about health, travel, events and entertainment. She also coordinates coverage of Pulse, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's digital magazine for nurses in the Southeast. A native of Knoxville and graduate of the University of Tennessee, she has worked at the AJC for 23 years.