WITH THE HOLIDAYS just around the corner, I wish you a very happy Thanksgiving and Christmas. Thank you for dining with us this year. Lawry’s business is brisk all year long, but there’s something special about the holiday season.

Generations of guests have made us their first choice for family and friends get-togethers and business entertaining during the winter holidays.

the sparkle and gleam of our decorations, and our cozy, crackling fireplaces

We offer an experience you’re unlikely to find anywhere else: warm, personalized hospitality, our signature prime rib (the classic holiday dish), the plump 50-pound golden roasted turkeys we carve only at Thanksgiving, and, throughout December, the merry songs of the carolers who perform in our fine-dining restaurants, the sparkle and gleam of our decorations, and our cozy, crackling fireplaces.

Just one example of our popularity during the holidays is our Five Crowns restaurant in Corona del Mar, CA, a place that’s become legendary for its almost magical ambiance year around, and especially at holiday time.

legendary for its almost magical ambiance

On the day the Five Crowns begins taking Christmas Eve reservations, guests line up outside the restaurant as early as 4 a.m. to make their arrangements in person (all of our restaurants, including Five Crowns, also take holiday reservations by telephone).

It’s quite a phenomenon, and one we don’t take lightly. We make exacting advance plans for the season. When it arrives, our co-workers work harder and for longer hours than at any other time of year, doing their all to bring the most special experience possible to every one of our guests.

We wouldn’t have it any other way. It’s the best time of year for us, and we delight in and are grateful for the chance to bring joy to so many people.