Ready to get your skates on? Here are a few suggestions on where to go in the Boston area courtesy of Boston.com. 

Boston Harbor Hotel Rink

Sharpen up your ice skates and head downtown for outdoor skating with great harbor and city views. For the first time ever, the Boston Harbor Hotel Rink has opened a 2,960-square-foot ice skating rink under Rowes Wharf rotunda. The rink will hold up to 20 skaters at a time. The Boston Harbor Hotel’s Rotunda Rink is part of the Winter on the Wharf initiative, which also features seasonal food and drinks, and special events.

Charles Hotel Rink

This 2,900-square foot rink is open to both hotel guests and the public. Are you a frequent skater? Take advantage of season passes. Or do you need to brush up on your skills? The rink offers skating lessons. Skate rentals and refreshments, including hot chocolate and hot apple cider, are available right at the rink. You can also book a private event, including birthday or holiday parties or corporate functions.

Frog Pond on Boston Common

Boston Common’s Frog Pond is located within the country’s oldest public park. Need a break from showing off your skating skills? Head over to the heated umbrella, where you can grab a hot chocolate and Belgian waffle, take a seat, and watch the skaters glide by.

Frozen Fenway

Fenway’s outdoor ice skating rink is back this year, and the Mayor’s Community Skate for Boston residents is scheduled for late December/early January. On December 29 and January 1, there will be a public skating day, free for all Boston residents. And for the first time, Fenway will also feature a "Monster Sled," a 20-foot high sledding and tubing ramp. Rentals are not available at the rink, so you will need to bring your own skates. All skaters will be required to sign a waiver before skating, which is available online at boston.redsox.mlb.com, or upon arrival at Fenway.

Please click here for the full article on Boston.com. 

Disney on Ice presents Passport to Adventure at the Agganis Arena until December 28th. 

Please click here for showtimes and ticket options. 

The Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline will be showing The Muppet Christmas Carol on Saturday, December 21st at 10:30am.

The Muppet Christmas Carol is based on the classic novel by Charles Dickens. The story is about an old miserable man named Ebenezer Scrooge and three ghosts (past, present and future) that changed his perspective on life during the Christmas season.

The Muppets version of this tale brings a little more joy and laughter to the story. See everyone's favorite characters, including Kermit and Miss Piggy, while following Ebenezer's journey in finding the meaning of Christmas. 

Tickets for this event are only $7.00 for adults and $5.00 for children and are available online. 

Please check out the Coolidge Corner Theatre's website for further information on this event. 

Boston will be celebrating the anniversary of the Boston Tea Party tonight at The Boston Tea Party Ship & Museum in the Seaport District.

"It's December 16 and trouble is brewing in Boston! Travel back in time and relive one of the most iconic public protests in American history-- the Boston Tea Party! Gather at Old South Meeting House, the actual historic landmark where the colonists met in 1773, with Boston's infamous rabblerousers like Samuel Adams, Paul Revere-- and even some crown-loving Loyalists-- to debate the tea tax and demand liberty from the British crown!"

'Huzzah for Griffin's Wharf' and the 'Boston Harbor, a Tea Pot Tonight' finale are free and open to the general public. 

Please click here to find out more about this historic event and reenactment. 

The Boston Pops are back again for their Annual Boston Holiday Pops Concert Series. The concert series will be going on until Tuesday, December 24th at Symphony Hall. 

"The 2013 Holiday Pops concerts shine the spotlight on the orchestra's new release 'A Boston Pops Christmas - Live From Symphony Hall,' including the Pops signature selection 'Sleigh Ride.' Concert highlights include music from the movie version of Chris Van Allsburg's 'The Polar Express,' 'A Visit From St. Nicholas,' Santa visits, and a singalong with the Pops and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus to 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,' 'Winter Wonderland,' 'White Christmas,' and other seasonal songs."

For further information on this event and ticket availability, please go to bso.org.

The Friends of the Public Garden will be hosting three free holiday concerts by the Back Bay Ringers in December. 

"Back Bay Ringers (BBR) is an advanced, auditioned community handbell ensemble based in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 2003, BBR has quickly developed a reputation for excellence, regularly performing at such Boston-area landmarks as Faneuil Hall, Symphony Hall, the Boston Children’s Museum, and the Prudential Center. Back Bay Ringers has also performed in festivities associated with the 2004 Democratic National Convention as well as the Boston Marathon, as well as ceremonies associated with the tenth anniversary of 9/11. BBR’s first recording, Merry and Bright: A Celebration of Carols with the Back Bay Ringers, was released in 2007. The ensemble’s latest recording,Perpetual Motion, was released in the summer of 2010."

The concerts will be held on December 10th, 17th and 19th from 5:00pm-6:00pm.

For further information on this event, please click here. 

Feel comfortable venturing outside of the city for a unique family event? The Model Train Weekend in Lexington will be this Saturday & Sunday at the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library.

"This family-friendly event is a perfect holiday-season outing for adults and children of all ages. The HUB Division of the National Model Railroad Association presents miles of track with trains running on multiple main lines as they chug up mountain climbs, past coal mines, through small villages and into tunnels. Some engines pull 50 cars past hundreds of charming venues including icy lakes with skaters, snow-covered farms, and urban skyscrapers."

Admission for this event is only $7 per family. For further information on the event and museum, please click here. 

"In its 26-year history, the SnowBall has become Boston’s largest all-volunteer-run black-tie event with hundreds of volunteers and thousands of guests. In addition to the generous donations from those that attend the event, SCA receives generous sponsorships from various corporations and local companies.

SCA donates all the proceeds raised from the SnowBall to beneficiary organizations selected each year.  As a thriving organization, SCA has raisedover one million dollars and has contributed to the lives of thousands of children and countless families in the greater Boston area."

There are individual and VIP ticket options for this event. For those who choose the VIP reception tickets, there will be a two hour open bar, champaign toast and appetizers. 

Please click here for further information on this event and ticketing options. 

From 5:00pm-8:00pm, South End shoppers will receive a discount of 15%-20% from over 30 participating South End retailers! 

"The stroll requires no tickets, parking is free, and a shuttle bus will transport people to and from local parking areas to the shops and restaurants.

The goal of these events is to encourage shoppers to support local businesses in the South End, enable them to experience the sights, shops and service that only small, neighborhood establishments can provide."