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If you are planning your family fun time and creating new holiday traditions, consider these fun-filled activities in Charleston this season:

• Visit with Santa: This is a free event on Tuesday, Dec. 18, from 12-2 PM. Children can play games, enjoy music, make crafts, and get pictures with Santa (bring your own camera). Located at the Darby Building, 302 Pitt Street, in Mt. Pleasant. Read more on the Town of Mount Pleasant’s website, www.tompsc.com
• Danielle Howle and Fireworks Show Prime Time Xmas Special: On Wednesday, Dec. 19, there will be a guitar-strumming event for singers and songwriters. Admission is $5. Starts at 9 PM at Fiery Ron's Home Team BBQ, 2209 Middle Street, on Sullivan’s Island
• Family Craft Tent: On Wednesday, Dec. 19, kids can

Here are a few enlightening holiday events coming up in the Charleston area:

• Mt. Pleasant Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting: On Sunday, Dec. 9 at 5:30 PM, gather at Moultrie Middle School in Mt. Pleasant for the tree lighting and a fireworks display. Then stay for the parade down Coleman Blvd.
• Grand Illumination: From 6-8 PM on Thursday, Dec. 13 and also Friday, Dec. 14, you can step back in time to a Christmas of 1782. Wander through candlelit and torchlit gardens and hear costumed interpreters tell stories of the holiday season when the British evacuated Charleston at the end of the Revolutionary War. Afterward, enjoy a fire and a Southern buffet dinner in the Pavilion. Located in West Ashley at Middleton Place, 4300 Ashley River Rd. $45/adults,