BRETTON WOODS, New Hampshire — The Mount Washington Resort at Bretton Woods offers guests a truly enchanting holiday season this year. The Resort will kick start the holiday festivities with a Thanksgiving Holiday Celebration from Nov. 22-26, 2006, followed by Christmas revelry for the entire family from Dec. 22-25 and a fabulous two-day New Year’s Eve gala from Dec. 31-Jan. 1, 2007. Other exciting holiday packages are also offered through the festive season, beginning as early as Nov. 17 and extending into the New Year.

Set at the base of the stunning 6,288-foot Mount Washington, the highest peak in the Northeast, and surrounded by 18,000 acres of White Mountain National Forest, the Resort is a picture-perfect backdrop for families looking to celebrate the holidays in an intimate yet fun-filled setting. For the Thanksgiving Holiday, innovative packages are offered that make the most of the holiday weekend. Highlights include a Family Turkey-Trot 5k Walk or Run on Nov. 23 followed by a sumptuous feast; a family story-telling and sing-a-long with Santa on Nov. 24; a brew tasting, featuring local breweries and live entertainment on Nov. 25; and a holiday cooking demonstration on Nov. 26, followed by The Giving Tree kick-off and tree lighting, a month-long fundraising program that benefits local charities. Packages start at $329 per night with a two-night minimum, and include accommodations, breakfast and dinner for two people.

From Dec. 22-25, families can enjoy roasted chestnuts and mulled apple cider in the grand lobby of the Mount Washington Hotel, while reveling in the joyful strains of strolling carolers and bell choirs. The entire hotel and the grounds surrounding it will be appropriately festooned to resemble a magical North Pole palace, with boughs of holiday greenery strung with twinkling lights, gorgeously decorated Christmas trees and enchanted scenes complete with playful plush bears and dutiful wooden soldiers. The weekend’s activities include gingerbread cookie decorating, holiday craft workshops and ornament decorating. Those looking for fun in the outdoors will enjoy a snow tubing party, snowshoeing, horse-drawn sleigh rides, skiing and snowboarding. After a busy day, children will be treated to Elf Tuck-In, where Santa’s own elves will arrive at bedtime with a story and a teddy bear to ensure the sweetest dreams. The Hotel will also embrace the magic of the season with nightly musical performances and a Victorian Magic Lantern show.

New Year’s Eve celebrations at The Mount Washington Resort encompass activities to suit every need. The Mount Washington Resort’s Family Party will be held in the grand dining room of The Mount Washington Hotel, and will include entertainment by DJ’s Tony Demers and Jody Houle, as well as a lavish buffet dinner and entertainment for all ages in the form of illusions, magic and face painting provided by Almodarr and Angellique Steelgrave.

Those looking for an even grander event will enjoy The Mount Washington Resort New Year’s Eve Gala Party which will be a black-tie affair held in the Grand Ballroom of The Mount Washington Hotel, with musical accompaniment by the eight-piece Mount Washington Swing Orchestra, and a six-course split-plate dinner. Both packages have rates starting at $559 per couple with a two-night minimum and include accommodations, breakfast, dinner and the New Year’s Eve celebration. The Bretton Woods Base Lodge will ring in the New Year with night skiing, a torchlight parade and a fantastic fireworks display. Rhythm Method, a band combining soulful blues, driving rock and funky R&B, will conduct a special midnight countdown, complete with party favors and a champagne toast, and revelers will be enchanted by a spectacular fireworks display. As this event is for those 21 and over only, special children-only and teen parties are also offered for the young ones. PACKAGE PRICES NEEDED. Other innovative holiday packages include the Holiday Traditions package, which is offered to guests from Nov. 17-Dec. 23, 2006. With rates starting at $279 per couple per night, with discounts of $50 applied to each room per additional night, the Holiday Traditions package includes daily hot breakfast, a hand-picked tree and holiday wreath from the nearby Rock’s Estate tree farm, a North Conway “Shopper’s Survival Kit,” and a certificate for a return visit to The Mount Washington Resort during the 2007 ski season. For more information, or to make reservations, please call 877-873-0626800-258-0330.* More information on exciting packages offered for families and couples celebrating Christmas and New Year’s Eve can be found by visiting www.mtwashington.com or by calling Eileen Savoy, Resort Events Managerthe reservations department at (603) 278-88698820.

*Rates are per room, per night, based on double occupancy. Some restrictions apply. Offer does not apply to groups. Note: The Rocks Estate is closed Thanksgiving Day.