At Christmas be mery

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"At Christmas be mery"
Special Holiday Evening in the Tradition of the 17th-century Colonists at Historic Jamestowne

Williamsburg, Va. -- Sir George Yeardley, Virginia's Governor in 1620, invites guests to a holiday program, 'At Christmas be mery': A Special Evening, 6:30, 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 19 and 21 at Historic Jamestowne

Departing from Colonial Williamsburg's Visitor Center by bus, guests travel along the Colonial Parkway with a guide who offers insights into early English Christmas traditions and gives hints of what the earliest Jamestown settlers expected during their Christmastide.

At Historic Jamestowne, guests are met by the Captain of the Guard who escorts the "new arrivals" along a cresset-lit path to an early Virginia Christmas celebration. After a welcome by Governor Yeardley and singing carols in the historic church, guests herald in the season by the bonfire with light refreshments and the firing of the Christmas guns in the shadow of the old fort.

Participants will walk approximately one-half mile during the program.

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Tickets are $19.95. Ticket price includes round-trip motor coach, admittance fees and light refreshments. For more information and tickets, call 1-800-history.

Location

Historic Jamestowne
1368 Colonial Parkway
Williamsburg, VA 23185

Directions/Transportation/Parking

From Interstate 64:
Take exit 242-A (Route 199) towards Jamestown. Drive approximately 3 miles to the second traffic light. Turn right at South Henry Street for access to the Colonial Parkway. Take the Parkway towards Jamestown (approximately 7 miles). The Colonial Parkway leads directly to the National Park Service Entrance Station at Historic Jamestowne.

From Williamsburg:
Take the Colonial Parkway from the Colonial Williamsburg Visitor's Center to Jamestown (approximately 9 miles).

From Surry and the Southside of the James:
Take the relaxing 25-minute ferry ride (no charge) from Scotland Wharf to Route 31. Less than a mile from the dock, turn right onto Route 359. The Colonial Parkway is straight ahead, approximately 1/4 mile. Turn right at the stop sign onto the Colonial Parkway.

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http://www.historicjamestowne.org/news/2012_at_christmas_be_mery.php