In 18th century Colonial Williamsburg, there were no strings of Christmas lights. Holiday decorations were made out of sugary pastries and marzipan arranged on banquet tables of the wealthy.

How to DIY a Colonial Williamsburg-style holiday swag The origins of what is referred to as the Williamsburg-style Christmas, with fruits, shells and magnolia, goes back not to the 18th century ...

Those song lyrics introduced “Perry Como’s Early American Christmas” special taped 40 years ago at locations in Colonial Williamsburg’s historic area, early in November and broadcast ...

Several hundred people came out for Colonial Williamsburg’s Community Christmas Tree Lighting across the street from the Colonial Courthouse. The ceremony began at 5 p.m., but visitors began ...

With the spirit of Christmas starting to cast its spell ... With its rich history and unique shops, Colonial Williamsburg is the perfect blend of the traditional and the contemporary.

It was the first Sunday in December, and I had come to Colonial Williamsburg, 150 miles south of Washington, D.C., for this, the annual Grand Illumination. It ushers in a Christmas season of ...

At Colonial Williamsburg—the country’s largest outdoor living-history museum—Christmas traditions from the 18th and 19th centuries come alive. Think carolers singing classic hymns ...

In addition to individual Christmas tunes, classical composers were writing cantatas and small symphonies having to do with the Nativity, Colonial Williamsburg’s Miller explained. Then there was ...

"Each evening includes seasonal music, the lighting of the cressets, storytelling on Palace Green, a special appearance by Father Christmas, and a procession led by the Colonial Williamsburg Fifes ...

Through the years, Tucker family members who continued the live in the 18th century home put up their own Christmas trees. In the 20th century as Colonial Williamsburg purchased 18th century homes ...

There are probably two things that will keep me in Virginia: the beach and Williamsburg. (And, perhaps, “Bearing Drift”…but that’s just crazy talk.) Today, my family and I did our yearly ritual: ...