The holiday finale was spectacular, and it left me crying. We were all amazed at how much better Illuminations was watching it from there. It just figures that I didn't have my video camera!!!
We were all in such a good mood after Illuminations that the kids didn't even mind the long walk around World Showcase, taking our time, as everyone else rushed out the front of Epcot.

I could walk around World Showcase for hours after close!

It's soooo beautiful! Instead of the usual after-show music, (which I love- they usually play Tapestry of Dreams music) they were playing Holiday music. It really got us in the Christmas spirit. We stopped half-way around World Showcase and just looked around, realizing that we were REALLY in WDW for Christmas! It was a dream come true!!!