🎵🎵 It’s the most wonderful time of the year! 🎶  We agree! And while we busy ourselves with decorating trees and wreaths, mantels and doors – we sometimes forget about the windows! Here are a few dozen window décor ideas for the holidays – from dollar store crafts (that look really cool!) to lights, candles, ornaments …

If you’re ready to start celebrating the holidays, there’s a Nutcracker performance and a tree-lighting concert—complete with a visit from Santa—in the Castle Rock area this weekend! Favorite holiday shopping venue A Paris Street Christmas Market is at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, as well, along with a number of theatre and music happenings.

Decking the halls with boughs of holly is one way to create an inviting holiday ambiance for yourselves and overnight guests. And if you want them coming back next year, there are at least five no-fail ways to insure return visits. Take a hint from the world’s most hospitable homeowners by using these welcoming ideas …