We noticed the best lit homes between 83rd and 86th Streets and between 11th and 12th Avenues.

The Vintage train runs every Sunday from November 28 to December 26, from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. Vintage buses run Monday to Friday, November 29 to December 31, 2010.  The train ride may take you back in time with its wicker seats and ceiling fans but the fare is a very modern rate of $2.25. Check out more images of the vintage transit vehicles here, or click here for a detailed schedule.

Composer Phil Kline's 19th-annual 'Unsilent Night' will be held on December 18th from 7 to 8 P.M. It starts at The Arch at Washington Square Park and finishes up at Tompkins Square Park. "Every year I present Unsilent Night, which is like a Christmas caroling party except we don't sing but rather carry boomboxes, each playing a separate tape or CD which is part of the piece," said Kline. "In effect, we become a city-block-long stereo system.” Click here to share your photos from the event or here to learn more about Kline and his music.

The Big Social opens Friday, December 17 and runs through December 23, from 11 A.M. to 8 P.M. at 201 Mulberry St. in Manhattan. Nibble on cupcakes, macarons, lobster rolls, kimchee shepherds pie and fried chicken biscuit sandwiches while shopping for jewelry, handmade toys, natural skincare and terrariums. Click here to see the complete list of vendors.

Barney's window displays can be viewed at 660 Madison Ave. at 61st Street. To check out WNYC's complete holiday window tour, click here.

Bergdorf Goodman's window displays can be viewed at 754 5th Ave. at 58th Street. Click here to check out WNYC's complete holiday windows tour.

Greenaway's multimedia reverie of Leonardo da Vinci’s 'The Last Supper' makes you feel like you were right there with Jesus Christ himself. On display at the Park Avenue Armory until January 6, 2011. Check out the armory's Web site for more information, or see more images of Greenaway's installation here. 

'The Hard Nut' will be on stage at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Howard Gilman Opera House at 30 Lafayette Ave through December 19th. Morris' cheeky dark reinterpretation of The Nutcracker has dancers doing the hokey pokey in kitschy '60s and '70s costumes, rats waging war in Elvis attire. It also stars a really hard, well, nut. Click here to learn more about the play, or here to see more images from 'The Hard Nut.'

The Department of Parks and Recreation is showing 30 artful wreaths at its gallery in Central Park on Fifth Avenue and 64th Street. The "Wreath Interpretations" exhibit takes the wreath beyond the holidays, and there's not an evergreen in the bunch. Gallery hours are from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M., Monday through Friday.

Prospect Park's Wollman Rink is closed this winter for renovation. And the Rock Center's rink gets pretty crowded. Instead, why not check out the Pond at Bryant Park, open Sunday through Thursday from 7 A.M. to 10 P.M., and from Friday to Saturday from 7 A.M. to midnight. Admission is free. There are also holiday shops open all through the park.

There are holiday shops set up at Grand Central Station until December 24th. Check them out Monday through Saturday, from 10 A.M. to 8 P.M., and on Sunday from 11 A.M. to 7 P.M.

A dreidel designed by enamelist Marian Slepian. It sells for $1,600 at the Jewish Museum store.

It may be an annual event, but the Rock Center Christmas tree is always stunning. The tree is lit up from 5:30 A.M. to 11:30 P.M. until January 7th. On December 25th, the tree will be lit all day (24 hours) and from 5:30 A.M. to 9 P.M. on New Year's Eve.