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Rittenhouse Square (WPVI) -- The holidays are here and we have a whole show dedicated to helping you find the right gift for that special someone.

We start with two of the most popular holiday attractions to hit Philadelphia every year: Christmas Village in Love Park, and the Made In Philadelphia Market at City Hall's Dilworth Park.

Now in its 10th year, the Made In Philadelphia Market brings more than 40 makers from the tri-state area into one place with one-of-a-kind and handmade goods.

Just across the street, Christmas Village is in its 17th season and is modeled after an authentic German Christmas market. The outdoor event features food and drink, amusements, and more than 120 vendors from around the world.

Christmas Village in Philadelphia | Facebook | Instagram
Through December 24th, 12-8pm Sunday through Thursday, open late to 9pm Friday and Saturday

Made In Philadelphia Holiday Market | Facebook | Instagram
Through January 1st, except Christmas Day, 12-8pm Sunday through Thursday, , open late to 9pm Friday and Saturday

How about heading to the shore for some holiday fun?
Sponsored by N.J. Casino Reinvestment Development Authority

When the New Jersey CRDA (Casino Reinvestment Development Authority) started 'The Atlantic City Tinseltown Holday Experience' three years ago, they had no idea their citywide celebration would garner the shore destination a spot on Travel & Leisure's list of Best Christmas Towns in the United States.

All across the town, casinos, businesses, and neighborhoods are all participating with tree-lightings, pop-up bars, festivals, shopping, and more to bring holiday vibes for the season. All holiday events and a downloadable map can be found at ACtinseltown.com
The Atlantic City Tinseltown Holiday Experience | Facebook | Instagram

Party hosts in Delaware County should check out Cedar Creek Catering for their next event.

Delco native CJ Deery started cooking at Nifty Fiftys when he was 15. After graduating high school he worked at the airport until he decided to go to culinary school.

After years of cooking at restaurants and hotels, he came home to help his dad. He found a job at a cancer center up in northeast Philly working underneath a master chef.

That background in food health inspired his next career move - building a certified commercial kitchen in his garage in Norwood.

He was there for about a year and a half until he moved to Media, PA, and created Cedar Creek Catering.

Deery specializes in scratch-made foods, such as his famous pork belly burnt ends, chicken pot pies, spicy crab soup, and more.

You can order his dishes on the Cedar Creek Catering website or visit him at the Edgemont Street farmers market in Media every other Sunday.
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350 W State St, Media, PA 19063

Queen Village has a new spot for chocolate lovers.

Lisa Schoenbeck is a professionally trained pastry chef. She found her calling as a chocolatier.

Her business Good Good Chocolates launched in 2016 and has steadily grown through many challenges including the pandemic and Lisa's battle with cancer. With the help of her husband, a fellow chef, she was able to continue making chocolate through it all. Each of her creations has an artist's touch with bon bons and bars decorated with splashes of color and filled with house made flavors that change with the season.

Her new shop opened in November in Queen Village. It is her first brick and mortar location and her first major project since winning her battle with cancer.

Good Good Chocolates | Facebook | Instagram

746 South 4th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147

If baked goods are what you want to enjoy this season, New June Bakery is the spot to try.

Noelle Blizzard opened her first brick-and-mortar for Boutique Cake Bakery, New June in Brewerytown.

The self-taught baker went from baking in her kitchen once a week to every day during the pandemic.

Blizzard received some of her first customers from her bake sales selling cookies. Positive feedback led her to launch New June as an online business.

Prior to New June, Noelle worked in marketing at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, which resulted in some of the floral elements you'll see in her designs.

The successful online business is now welcoming in-person purchases on Fridays and Saturdays for smaller portions of her beloved desserts.

You can spread some holiday cheer this season with her cakes, pies, and cookie boxes available to pre-book to enjoy before Christmas.
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2623 W Girard Ave, Philadelphia, PA, United States, Pennsylvania

Can't decide what you want? Just take a walk around Montgomery County
Sponsored By Visit Valley Forge
Montgomery County has gift options galore for the holidays with quaint towns, walkable main streets, one of the largest malls in the country and an outlet destination for shopping. The main street shopping provides unique gift ideas from local makers and entrepreneurs.

In Skippack, The Grand Fromage has a collection of cheeses that would make a great gift or holiday party platter. They also have a collection of culinary products that could make a great stocking stuffer.

Ambler is home to the Widow's Peak Distilling Tasting Room. With a trio of liquors made in Pennsylvania including vodka, rye whiskey and gin. The tasting room is great gathering spot for the holidays and easy way to grab a bottle or one of the canned cocktails for as a present.

In Lansdale you can give an experiential gift or make something for that extra special person in your life. Scent & Sip is 90 minute experience where you can create a fragrance with more than 40 different products to choose from including perfume and cologne or bath bombs and candles.

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3910 Skippack Pike, Skippack, PA 19474

Widow's Peak Distilling | Facebook | Instagram
10 East Butler Avenue, Ambler, PA 19002

Scent & Sip | Facebook | Instagram
323 West Main Street, Lansdale, PA 19446

Get your Christmas Cheer from Fine Wine and Good Spirits
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Max Gottesfeld, wine specialist at the Fine Wine & Good Spirits store on the 1100 block of Chestnut Street, says for the 21 and over imbibers, alcohol may be the most popular gift during the holiday season.

You can keep it super simple by buying a gift card or you can shop for something special.

If you don't know where to start, Max recommends the Chairman's Selection section in premium Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores.

The bottles are hand-selected by wine experts. Tags give you reviews and flavor profile information, and the wines are sold at significant savings so you get a good bang for your buck.

This time of year, there are lots of festive gift sets to choose from and Max says a bottle of bubbly is always a great choice, especially with New Year's Eve right around the corner.

He recommends the Moutard if you want to go with an authentic champagne.

And, if you want to be the life of the party and make a big statement? Walk in with a super-sized 5-liter bottle of Banfi Centine Rosso. That's the equivalent of 7 1/2 bottles.

It's a Tuscan red wine blend that Max says is easy to drink but maybe not so easy to pour. The bottle weighs as much as a toddler, which means you'll need one person to hold the glass and another to tip the bottle. But Max promises people will go crazy over the sight of it. You can shop inshore or online 24 /7 from the comfort of your home. And, of course, please enjoy responsibly.

Fine Wine & Good Spirits | Website

1112 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, Pa. 19107
(215) 923-1790