Christmas often arrives like an inconsiderate dinner guest, who shows up too early, expects too much, and sneaks out with a burlap sack filled with your things. With today's Groupon, give Christmas a chance to charm you: for $49, you get a two-hour Dallas Holiday Tour for two from Discover Dallas (a $150 value). Customers can choose to take the bus tour on December 3–5, 10–12, 17–19, 24, 26, and 31.

Discover Dallas provides fun, informative bus tours led by local guides who highlight the city's main attractions. City explorers have the option of starting their experience at 2:30 p.m. with a helping of hot apple cider at Patrizio Restaurant in historical Highland Park Village. During the excursion, which runs from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., guests can busy their eyes with the spectacular Christmas lights and seasonal décor of Highland Park, Uptown, the West End, and downtown, where a 30-minute stop lets riders disembark to explore the Arts District. As the trip progresses, the onboard holiday tunes sing good tidings to your ears as cookies enchant your stomach with visions of even more cookies.

Once the sights of Dallas clothed in St. Nick's outfits have been properly poked into your mind's eye, the bus returns to Patrizio for drop-off and a mandatory, post-expedition roll call. To bid guests a sweet and thoughtful adieu, each rider will receive a gift bag filled with candy, brochures for local events, and a baby elf.