A snowy New England-style village square is seen from a slightly raised viewpoint, its curving, rutted roads leading the eye toward a towering Christmas tree with a golden star, red bows and snow-dusted boughs. A large cream colonial hall with a cupola, wreaths and garlands stands to the left, cottages line both sides, and a white church steeple rises in the right background.

A pink-peach glow in the late-afternoon sky meets the warm gold of windows, lanterns and tree lights. Small loosely painted villagers in red, brown and blue coats, including a family with two children near the tree, share the square with a vintage red car, lamp posts with wreaths, picket fences and red-berried bushes.

Thick impasto in the snow and palette-knife swipes in the road ruts and sky give the scene the nostalgic feel of a mid-century Christmas card.