PUNCHMAGAZINE.COM 17 DECEMBER 2024 + 31 DAYS + JOLLINESS + OUR 77TH ISSUE {quickpunch} Start Up + The bowl season starts with college football’s Celebration Bowl on December 14. + Stop the shopping—time’s up! Christmas is on Wednesday, December 25. + What a coincidence! Light the first Hanukkah candle on December 25. + Don’t miss the 49ers’ last game of 2024, hosting the Lions on December 30. Venture Out + CHEER ON sea captains who deck out their boats with holiday lights and decor at the Pillar Point Harbor Lighted Boat Festival on December 14 from 4 to 8PM. smharbor.com + DROP IT like it’s hot at the Hip Hop Nutcracker at Redwood City’s Fox Theatre. Toy soldiers and rats go head-to-head on December 21 and 22. peninsulalivelyarts.org + LIGHT UP the night at the Glow in the Dark Hanukkah Celebration with menorah lighting, glow-in-the-dark crafts, latkes, live music and selfies with a dreidel mascot on December 29 at 5:30PM in downtown Burlingame. chabadnp.com/chanukah When polled, most people will say that December is their favorite month of the year. And why not? Whatever you believe, wherever you are from, Americans know how to put on wonderful holidays with a joyful spirit, memorable music and above-board kindness permeating the crisp air. Kids, of course, treasure this time, with homes transformed by sweet-smelling trees and lively decorations. Or with the beauty of eight nights of candlelight and spinning dreidels with the tempting aroma of latkes frying in the kitchen. From all of us at PUNCH, have a bright and cheerful celebration! “There are those who give with joy, and that joy is their reward.” —Kahlil Gibran welcome back
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