Annual Driskill Tree Lighting - Dec 2012

Last night at the world renowned Driskill Hotel they held their sixth annual Christmas Tree lighting. The Driskill rich in history, and not just for its supposed haunting opened on December 20, 1886 to great fanfare and applause from Austin's then 20,000 residents. The Austin Daily Statesman put out an eight-page special edition of the newspaper in a seven-tiered headline to announce that "...The building presents an imposing and inviting appearance, as it looms up like a palace above all the surrounding buildings."

According to its own website; since that time, the "grande dame" of Texas hotels has remained a magnificent gathering place for locals, Texans and others to celebrate the holidays and other special moments of their lives in Col. Jesse Driskill's splendid Romanesque masterpiece.

They are celebrating the Christmas season with the twelve days of Christmas. Featuring events for kids from 1 to 92, starting with the kick-off tree lighting ceremony last night (lighting at 7p), with festivities continuing through Sunday, December 16th.