If you're already looking
ahead to the holiday season,
Stella's helping to get us in the mood.
Ohh well, you're also in luck because
the biggest Christmas celebration in
Arizona is kicking off next week in Mesa.
From the Snow Snow Bowl to
6 million Christmas lights.
Are you feeling festive yet?
Crystal is live at Bellbank Park
with a preview of the Pratt Brothers
Christmas and Holiday Spectacular.
Good morning, crystal.
Good morning.
It may only be November 17th,
but those sugar plums are
already dancing in my head.
Can you blame me? We're at Sugar
Plum Acres at the Pratt brothers.
Christmas and holiday spectacular.
They don't call it spectacular for nothing.
There are more than 6 million lights
here and there are two trains to
take you around and show you it all.
There's bubbles and light displays,
falling snow that's going to be happening
here, and you are getting a first look.
This is exclusive.
Early access before they open up on Tuesday.
But now you're craving that
Christmas light spirit, right?
And you want to head out around the town,
maybe around the neighborhood near you,
to see the twinkling lights
in your neighborhood.
I have the temperatures to go with that.
After the sunsets tonight,
temps will be dropping down into the 60s.
That's after maxing out in the low 70s.
Then we'll be chilling in the 50s.
By 8:00 o'clock we'll have a
similar temperature profile.
For tomorrow with some high clouds overhead.
So it is going to make it
pretty tough to see the Leonids,
which are peaking tonight
but going on all month long.
I would suggest if you are going
out for a stroll this evening,
have a nice cup of hot cocoa in
hand that'll help warm you up.
We're talking about Christmas lights
here and hey, wait a minute, time out.
The Turkey hasn't even hit the table
and it kind of sounds crazy to
think Thanksgiving is one week away.
So I wanted to give you a sneak
peek at that forecast.
Too, so you can finalize all of your plants.
You may even want to plan dining alfresco
on Thanksgiving because sunshine in
73 ohh that is as sweet as pumpkin pie,
57 in rim country on the holiday and
maxing out in the upper 40s in the mountains.
7 day forecast now for you here in the
valley. Winds finally knock it off.
We're simmering down on them while
we fill up on sunshine but then high
clouds sneaking in later on and they're
going to stay with us through tomorrow.
There's no harm no foul we're keeping
it rain free sunshine all weekend long.
Fantastic.
Highs in the low 70s and that glory
streak just continues into next week
with those afternoon temperatures
as some clouds come and go back
out here live at Sugar Plum Acres.
The one, the only. Called Saint Nick is here.
Merry Christmas. Happy Thanksgiving.
Thank you so much.
I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving,
but even more so to Christmas. It's
the cookies you're all about.
I understand the cookies now.
I understand you're here at
Sugar Plum Acres a lot. Why
is that? Yes, this is
where I feed my reindeer.
This is where I get them all the
nutrition they need for the big night.
Santa, I love that you're gonna be stopping
by here each night to see the kiddos,
and they can even drop off
letters to you so you can go over
and review the Christmas list.
But you're already starting
to get some requests.
What do you think are going to be the
hot items kids are asking for this
year? Well, I'm we're looking at
a lot of BB guns, but I say no.
You'll shoot your eye out, kid.
You already see a Christmas story,
Christmas that's out today.
Maybe, maybe I did.
That is such a great movie.
Now we're going to come and see you
each night here at the Pratt Brothers
Christmas and Holiday Spectacular,
and we are going to see so much along
with you and your elves and all the
excitement that's going on here.
We're going to do some shopping.
What is your favorite part of this
entire experience here at Bell Bank
Park? Well, I got to say,
the cookie decorating.
It's definitely my favorite.
Ohh, and Mrs Claus is
heading that one up.
Yes, that's correct.
Mrs Claus is in the bakery
doing what she does.
You guys, from the sweet treats
to crossing off your shopping
list inside at the miracle market,
the train rides, the excitement.
It's fun for the whole family again.
It's going to open up this Tuesday,
just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Hopefully you're off early and it extends
all the way through New Year's Day,
so come back multiple times.
There's so much to see
and do with the family.
We're live at Bellbank Park.
Back to you.