Colonial Williamsburg becomes a warm holiday retreat each December, offering travelers a chance to step into an eighteenth century celebration shaped by handmade décor, glowing lanterns, and lively ...

WILLIAMSBURG — In colonial times, Santa figurines, Christmas trees, tinsel strands and poinsettia plants played no part in holiday decorations. So, as members of Green Spring Garden Club plan their ...

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. During a ...

The German holiday custom came to Virginia in 1842 when Nathaniel Beverley Tucker, a law professor at William & Mary, offered ...