{"id":3980,"date":"2015-12-23T08:00:24","date_gmt":"2015-12-23T13:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=3980"},"modified":"2016-09-22T17:39:01","modified_gmt":"2016-09-22T22:39:01","slug":"christmas-in-chicago-a-dazzling-timelapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/christmas-in-chicago-a-dazzling-timelapse\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas in Chicago: A Dazzling Timelapse"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018Tis the Season<\/span><\/i><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">T\u2019was the night before Christmas, and in the great city of Chicago, the amazing photographers at<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theoutboundlife.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Outbound Life<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were too excited to sleep.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their masterfully crafted timelapse video, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christmas in Chicago<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, truly sums up exactly why there\u2019s no place like home for the holidays. From up on the rooftop to the base of <a href=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/millennium-park\/\" target=\"_blank\">Millennium Park<\/a>\u2019s great Christmas Tree, the short clip perfectly encompasses the holiday mirth, joy, and happiness that accompanies the holiday season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have a look for yourself:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1278\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Eb_Fx9CPP70?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With spectacular views of Water Tower Place, ice skating, and enough smiles on the faces of happy children to make Ebeneezer Scrooge give up the \u201cBah Humbugs,\u201d we\u2019ve gotta say, we\u2019re impressed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The video rounds itself out with a bustling Christkindlmarket, fireworks along the Chicago Riverwalk, and the iconic outside of Macy\u2019s on State.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In short, the \u201cAdventure Filmmakers\u201d from The Outbound Life are insanely talented, and they don\u2019t just post pictures and videos from Chicago, either. The photographers focus on the art of storytelling in their works, and it shows. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christmas in Chicago<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> isn\u2019t some hastily or sloppily slapped together timelapse. Everything within it seems to intertwine and come together perfectly, leaving you with the joy and wonder of a child on Christmas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can view more of The Outbound Life\u2019s work on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/the_outbound_life\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, or like them on<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/theoutboundlife\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for news and updates as they happen.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Tis the Season T\u2019was the night before Christmas, and in the great city of Chicago, the amazing photographers at The Outbound Life were too excited to sleep. 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