Some go big, others go black or pink and others do it themselves when it comes to decking the halls this Christmas. Holiday traditions generally suggest things that remain unchanged from year to year.

Several couples have gotten engaged under the twinkling, light-draped pergola while an inflatable reindeer in a helicopter, Santa in an outhouse and a towering Stay Puft Marshmallow Man watch on.

It is near the Lincoln Park Craft District, a former industrial site, now home to Bent Paddle Brewing Co., art galleries and ...