For more than 25 years, the Central Park Conservancy has been draping the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center in holiday lights and ringing in the season alongside a hot cocoa-bearing Santa. The festivities wrap up with the lighting of a flotilla of trees on the Harlem Meer. Extra tip: Print out this songsheet so you're prepared for the carols.
The event is scheduled for 5:30pm on Thursday, November 30, but the lights are illuminated all through the holiday season.