A nutcracker soldier stands guard on Dec. 2 in this year’s “The Nutcracker&#x201d …

A nutcracker soldier stands guard on Dec. 2 in this year’s “The Nutcracker&#x201d ...

A nutcracker soldier stands guard on Dec. 2 in this year’s “The Nutcracker”-themed holiday display at the Bellagio Conservatory. (Natalie Burt/Special to the Las Vegas Review-Journal)