The Nutcracker comes to life at Rosen Shingle Creek

Orlando's luxurious Rosen Shingle Creek is once again creating plenty of ways for locals and visitors to capture the spirit of the holiday season.

For the fourth year, the luxurious AAA Four Diamond hotel will offer its one-of-a-kind series of holiday events spanning Thanksgiving to New Year's Eve. New events, including spirited song and dance performances, as well as choral concerts by school and church groups, have been added to this year's bustling holiday line-up, which includes a Sugar Plum Afternoon Tea and a and visit from the Sugarplum Fairy, live performances of excerpts from "The Nutcracker," visits from Santa Claus, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day buffets, an elegant New Year's Eve dinner, and more. All of the events, with the exclusion of the buffets at Thanksgiving and Christmas, the Holiday Chocolate Making Workshop and the Sugar Plum Afternoon Tea, are offered at no charge and are open to all who care to share in the spirit of the holidays. For more information about any of the events or to make reservations for ticketed events, call 407-996-9770 or visit www.rosenshinglecreek.com/holidayseason.