Wednesday's parting lights

Photos by Kevin Frech 

A look at the annual holiday extravaganza at 327 E. Fifth St. between First Avenue and Second Avenue...

Amazing that it's already Dec. 18... and just a week from today is... the release of "Babygirl."

Wednesday's parting shot

Holidays on Fifth Street (between First Avenue and Second Avenue)... always good for the lights.

Holidays on ice

Workers this morning are removing the Christmas lights from Ninth Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue, as Grant Shaffer notes. 

They arrived back on Nov. 1 ... we've seen them stay up as late as Feb. 15 (happy Valentine's Day!).

Now that Halloween is over with...

The Christmas holiday lights are going up on Ninth Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue this morning, as these photos via Steven show...

A little early this year, as we've seen them arrive as late as Dec. 5 in the past...

Anyway, it's always festive on this block during the holidays... and if we've ever needed some holiday cheer, the time is now... 

Updated 7:50 p.m. 

Steven shared a few photos of how the lights look tonight...

It happened on 5th Street

Always the best Christmas lights in the neighborhood... Fifth Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue...

Tuesday's parting shot

The Christmas lights outside 7B/Vazac's/Horseshoe Bar on Seventh Street and Avenue B ... (and a follow-up to Saturday night's post)...

Holidays on 5th Street

Here's the festive-looking 327 E. Fifth St. between First Avenue and Second Avenue done up as always for the holiday season ...



Thanks to EastVillage Siren for the video clip!

An early start on the holidays on St. Mark's Place

These went up yesterday (Halloween!) on St. Mark's Place between Second Avenue and Third Avenue...





These seems about three weeks earlier than usual...

Holiday season is officially over on 9th Street

The Christmas holiday season anyway... workers were out this morning removing the lights from the light poles on Ninth Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue...

And in case you need help spotting the lights in the back of the truck...



Thanks to Steven and EV Arrow