Christmas in La-La Land
Holiday magic in Los Angeles comes down to the thing that always sets California apart: the quality of light.
LOS ANGELES—A cold coming they had of it, T. S. Eliot’s wise men did. I think of that line on crisp, clear December nights in Los Angeles, when the towering, century-old palm trees make our neighborhood seem as if it could pass for the Fertile Crescent, or at least the close-by Paramount Studios backlot where White Christmas was filmed.
Christmas in the Mediterranean climate of Southern California is a surprisingly festive and moving
