As part of Christmas on the Potomac, the Gaylord National Resort’s ICE! is a special holiday event in the Washington DC area you won't want to miss! This holiday season, Gaylord National Resort’s smash-hit holiday attraction returns with a brand-new theme. The 2013 edition of Gaylord National’s ICE! will feature ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, which will bring the classic holiday poem to life in TWO-MILLION POUNDS of hand-carved ice. ICE! will be larger than ever before featuring an all-new bonus scene: “Christmas in New York City.” The attraction moves to a new location this year with access from inside the hotel’s 19-story atrium.