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Christmas Lights 2007

Hidalgo, TX

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Hidalgo City Hall   The City of Hidalgo, Texas presents the sixteenth annual Festival of Lights.  This magnificent display begins December 1st and lasts into the New Year.  It includes musical performances each night from Dec 3rd to  Dec16th culminating  with the Ramon Ayala Posada Wednesday, Dec19th.  The City provides touring maps of municipal sites and decorated neighborhoods, and all events are free.  Visitors can walk or drive themselves around the city or, for a fee, they can ride one of the horse drawn carriages.
City Hall  

   One of the many displays at City Hall.
ChallengerSpace Shuttle Challenger
Christmas trees - of all sorts Christmas trees
Candy Workshop


Santa's Candy Workshop
Cinderella's CarriageDisney theme
Gingerbread HouseGingerbread House
World's largest Killer BeeKiller Bee
Las Vegas look-alike


Lighted palm trees reminiscent of Las Vegas displays.
Nutcracker DisplayNutcracker
Peacocks  

Peacock, cardinal and butterfly displays honor the importance of the area's bird and butterfly sanctuaries. 
Peacocks
Ramon Ayala home  

The Ramon Ayala home, located across the street from City Hall, has one of the most brilliant displays in the city.
    
Ramon Ayala home   There are three homes next door to each other, where I am told other Ayala family members live; the homes are all decorated equally exquisitely.
  We were among the first arrivals after sunset and when we walked by Ramon was outside working on lighting maintenance.  We talked with him a few minutes before fans approached asking for an autograph. We were surprised to learn he is an international celebrity.  He is well known in Texas and Mexico and people began crowding the street just to meet and have their picture taken with him.
Ramon Ayala home    Ayala with his band, Bravos del Norte,  is known for his contributions in the norteño or conjunto music genre and has won many Latin and American Grammy Awards in the category.
   He plays a big part in the Hidalgo Christmas light display every year.
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