WILL TAYLOR
Writer, London
Strolling London’s Southbank,
with a mulled wine in hand, the
twinkling white lights strung from
the lamp posts above, and the
distant sound of carols being
sung–it doesn’t get more festive
than that in the city!
MELINA HAMMER
Photographer, New York
The opportunity to spend time
eating great food and sharing
in my family’s traditions is the
best. The aromas of a leg of
lamb roasting away and my
mother’s glögg simmering on
the stove, and bringing out all
the antique ornaments from
my grandmother’s collection
to display around the house.
Definitely a cherished time!
SARAH OSTER SHASHA
Writer, New York
Nothing puts me in the holiday
mood like snow! I’m pretty sure I
was a polar bear in a former life,
because I can never get enough
of the stuff.
ABBY STOLFO
Food Stylist, San Fransisco
Nutcracker season at San
Francisco Ballet, buying my
plane ticket home to Idaho for
Christmas, and holiday issues
of my favorite magazines in my
mailbox. The list goes on…
TARA BALLANTYNE
Stylist, Toronto
Baking a big, messy gingerbread
house with lots of friends, family,
and kids.
Great music, good friends to
sip rum and eggnog with, and
lots of creative messy children….
It’s a perfect day and your
house smells like sweet, spicy
Christmas for days afterwards.
MEG SMITH
Photographer, San Fransisco
My son’s school has a winter
festival where there’s an all
day bonfire and a marionette
performance of The Elves
and the Shoemaker. The
kids make beeswax candles,
construct fairy houses with
twigs and moss, and decorate
homemade gingerbread
cookies. It’s such a nice way to
start the holiday season and
chase Jack Frost away!
KRISTIN GLADNEY
Photographer, New York
Sipping peppermint hot
chocolate and watching the
movie Elf.
VIOLA SUTANTO
Stylist, San Fransisco
Long trail runs in the cold
winter air.
