Christmas Eve, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Virginia

Santa is busy on Christmas Eve at Busch Gardens before hitting the sleigh.

Black Dog Gallery Christmas, Yorktown, Virginia

The Black Dog Gallery in Yorktown added some Christmas flair to the entryway with an oyster shell wreath and santafication of the black dog.

O Tannenbaum, Christmas Town, Busch Gardens, Williamsburg, Virginia

Christmas Town at Busch Gardens Williamsburg includes a variety of great shows, including "O Tannenbaum." It is a synchronized light and music show involving a number of Christmas trees, strung lights, and the front of the Festhaus. It is a must see.

Christmas Town, Busch Gardens, Williamsburg, Virginia

Christmas Town is in full swing at Busch Gardens Williamsburg.

Christmas Garden Shed, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia

The Colonial Williamsburg nursery garden shed is in the holiday spirit, sporting a wreath in the midst of its well-ordered implements.

Award Winning Wreath, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia

This wreath won the "Amateur" blue ribbon in the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Christmas Decoration contest. The historic district is decked out colonial style for the holidays, with decor incorporating antlers, oyster shells, apples, tobacco, cotton and more.

Comparing Notes, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia

Christmas is over and everyone is comparing notes about the gifts each received from St. Nick.

Merry Christmas From Williamsburg, Virginia

 



Merry Christmas!

The Fabric Of Christmas Wreath, Colonial Williamsburg

A colorful fabric and flower wreath makes an eye-catching welcome to holiday vistors.

Christmas Fruit Decorations, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia

Apples, oranges and greens are recurring themes in colonial holiday decor, whether oriented to door or lintel.

Christmas Cross, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia

This beautifully colored cross makes a lovely Christmas decoration.

Christmas Stars, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia

Stars, lights and beautiful greens make a perfect Christmas accent to this entryway.

Governor's Palace Christmas, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia

The Governor has decked out the Palace in formal colonial Christmas decor in anticipation of the season.

Chownings Tavern Christmas Decorations, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia

 

 

Chownings Tavern, one of the authentic colonial taverns in Colonial Williamsburg, decorates in food and beverage themes. Its window wreath includes a variety of food products along with silver mugs. They also serve very tasty food and provide great colonial style entertainment.

Lucky Christmas Decorations, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia

These decorations are either a hope of luck for the season or a preview of the gifts awaiting the family horse.  Notice all the horseshoes properly face up to keep the luck from running out.

Bird Nest Christmas Decor, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia

Colonial Christmas decorations make use of what is familiar and available to the resident, rather than fabricated tinsel and lights. In this case, a variety of dried flowers and a bird nest, complete with eggs beautifully does the trick.

Christmas Decorations With Antlers, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia

Christmas decorations in Colonial Williamsburg sometime include unique items personal to the creator. Hopefully, these are not reindeer antlers.

Christmas Decorations, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia

 

 

Workers adorn Colonial Williamsburg with Christmas decorations early in the morning before the daily activities begin. The decorations must be in place for the Grand Illumination on Sunday. 

A Very Unusual Christmas Carol, Williamsburg, Virginia

Although Christmas is over, we really wanted to share this very neat rendition of the Christmas Carol in Merchants Square. The entire stage is the rear end of a very small trailer into which a couple of actors slipped in and out to change costumes to assume various roles. It was quite humorous and very well done.

Traditional Holidays, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Virginia

This very traditional holiday setting is part of the Christmas Town decor at Busch Gardens Williamsburg.