Visitors to Las Vegas during the holiday season are encouraged to pay a visit to the Bellagio Casino Resort, where a beautiful winter theme is on display in the hotel's Conservatory and Botanical Gardens.  Themed around the tradition of holiday harvest, the display contains a water bog of colorful cranberries, in the middle of which, a giant forty-five foot Shasta Fir Christmas tree stands.

The cranberry bog is brightly illuminated, which provides a great contrast to four gold-leafed rose topiaries (composed of over 1,000 fresh roses) and the beautiful green of the Fir tree.  On the tree are amazing silver, red and pink ornaments (some nearly twenty feet in length) and blazing candles providing an antique look.  As would be expected, the golden star tree topper is amazing.  However, the most spectacular feature on the tree are the lights, which in true Bellagio style, dance to choreographed music - as do the fountain waters below.

Another holiday feature nearby are a group of robotic penguins polar bear topiaries made from thousands of hand-picked white carnations.  The entire piece ties together to truly make a spectacular scene that should stir up Christmas feelings of yuletide joy in anyone.  Most visitors are in awe of the Ocean Spray cranberries, which total nearly half a million and weigh over 2,000 pounds.

The exhibit will be up and running until January 4 - so if you can't make to Vegas until after Christmas, don't worry.  It is recommended you bring a camera, for you will undoubtedly want to remember this truly impressive sight.  If you have not been to Vegas around Christmas time, it is something worth seeing.  Most all of the casino resorts go all out in their decorations and holiday theme, helping to make a festive atmosphere.