The quasi-annual Christmas/winter layout thread

So, it’s early September and hot as a blast furnace in my part of the US. It’s also near the peak of hurricane season and I’m close enough to the Gulf coast for that to matter.

Naturally, my thoughts turn to the annual Christmas winter village train layout. This has become something of a family tradition that, if we manage to survive 2020, will be entering its fourth year. Previous years were uh... kinda underwhelming but maybe this year will be different!

First, a brief sample of our 2019 layout.