{"id":9388,"date":"2016-12-03T11:45:46","date_gmt":"2016-12-03T17:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/?p=9388"},"modified":"2016-12-12T16:48:55","modified_gmt":"2016-12-12T22:48:55","slug":"victorian-holiday-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/2016\/12\/03\/victorian-holiday-celebrations\/","title":{"rendered":"Enjoy Victorian Holiday Celebrations in Advance of Victoria on Masterpiece"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9434 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/VICTORIA-06-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"victoria-06\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/VICTORIA-06-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/VICTORIA-06-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/VICTORIA-06-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wgbh\/masterpiece\/victoria\/victoria-on-masterpiece.html?utm_source=promourl&amp;utm_campaign=victoria_2017&amp;utm_medium=direct\">Victoria on Masterpiece<\/a> premieres with a two-hour special, Sunday, Jan. 15, at 8 p.m. This new series follows the feisty teen queen&#8217;s reign after she ascended the British throne in 1837 and features finely appointed interiors, lavish costumes and extravagant ballroom scenes as it provides a look at the woman who gave her name to an era.\u00a0 NPT celebrated the series launch with a <em>Victoria Preview Screening and Victorian Celebration<\/em> Dec. 11 at the Franklin Theatre.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OS19gVw1Qbs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Victoria\u2019s 63-year reign coincided with the Industrial Age, the Dickensian era and the American Civil War. It was also the time when many of our holiday traditions were established, among them the adornment of Christmas trees, the <em>Christmas Carol<\/em> story and the sending of Christmas cards. Appropriately, our Victoria preview event takes place during the holiday season.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some opportunities to enjoy a Victorian holiday experience in the Nashville area.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9400\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9400\" style=\"width: 205px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/historicfranklin.com\/events\/event\/dickens-of-a-christmas\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9400\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dickens-Xmas-205x300.jpg\" alt=\"Franklin's Dickens of a Christmas. Ryan Jason Photography\" width=\"205\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dickens-Xmas-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dickens-Xmas-768x1122.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dickens-Xmas-701x1024.jpg 701w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 205px) 100vw, 205px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9400\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Franklin&#8217;s Dickens of a Christmas. Ryan Jason Photography<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/historicfranklin.com\/events\/event\/dickens-of-a-christmas\/\">Dickens of a Christmas<\/a>, Downtown Franklin<br \/>\n<\/strong>At this time of year, Downtown Franklin looks like the set of a holiday movie and becomes even more festive during the <a href=\"http:\/\/historicfranklin.com\/\">Heritage Foundation of Franklin &amp; Williamson County\u2019s<\/a> annual Dickens of a Christmas. The 32nd edition of the event takes place the weekend of Dec. 10-11 and features Tiny Tim and the Cratchits, Scrooge, Marley and other characters plucked from Dickens\u2019 stories; 200 musicians and dancers, a stilt walker and a unicyclist. Sugar plums, roasted chestnuts and other 19th-century English fare will be available from vendors; while a Victorian Father and Mother Christmas will distribute treats to children.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, if you\u2019re planning to attend Dickens of a Christmas on Sunday, finish the experience with NPT\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/wnpt.org\/victoria\">Victoria Preview Screening and Victorian Celebration!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9399\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9399\" style=\"width: 199px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/belmontmansion.com\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9399\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Belmont-Mansion-mantle-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"Belmont Mansion\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Belmont-Mansion-mantle-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Belmont-Mansion-mantle-768x1156.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Belmont-Mansion-mantle-680x1024.jpg 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9399\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Belmont Mansion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.belmontmansion.com\/\">Belmont Mansion<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.belmontmansion.com\/\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong>Adelicia Acklen, the remarkable heroine of Belmont Mansion, was born just two years before Victoria. A portrait of the young queen dressed in ceremonial robes and wearing a glittering crown hangs at the center of Belmont Mansion\u2019s grand staircase. During the holidays, seasonal flowers are added to the staircase and the mansion is bedecked in swags of greenery and arrangements of greenery and berries reminiscent of those of Adelicia\u2019s time.<\/p>\n<p>Belmont Mansion is celebrating a two-year restoration of Adelicia\u2019s central parlor to its 1860s glory with a special Christmas treatment of festive greenery above the doors and windows. The mansion&#8217;s dining room has been laid with desserts and multi-course table setting typical to the Victorian era.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nashvillezoo.org\/historic-home\">Grassmere Historic Home, Nashville Zoo<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nashvillezoo.org\/upcoming-events\/entry\/yuletide-tours-16\/instance\/12-3-2016\">Yuletide tours of the Grassmere Historic Home<\/a> will be offered weekends Dec. 3-4 through 17-18 and will include live entertainment. The house will be decorated with greenery in the Victorian style using ribbons and decorations that belonged to Margaret and Elise Croft, the sisters whose family bought Grassmere in 1888. Docents will explain Victorian traditions that are still part of modern celebrations, while discussing customs such as taking a turn stirring the Christmas pudding for good luck.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9416\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9416\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nashvillezoo.org\/historic-home\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9416\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Grassmere-porch-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Grassmere Historic Home\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Grassmere-porch-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Grassmere-porch-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Grassmere-porch-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Grassmere-porch.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9416\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grassmere Historic Home<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lotzhouse.com\">Lotz House Civil War House Museum<\/a><br \/>\nThis historic home was completed in 1858 and survived the brutal Battle of Franklin. The house was built by German immigrant Albert Lotz, a master carpenter who created the home&#8217;s stunning cantilevered staircase and free-floating handrail. During the holiday season Lotz House is decorated in the manner of a mid-1880s Christmas and will be part of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grayline.com\/tours\/nashville\/twinkling-tennessee-christmas-5925_26\/\">Twinkling Tennessee Christmas<\/a>, a Gray Line tour of exterior light displays in Franklin. The Lotz House stop includes hot apple cider and cookies.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9417\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9417\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lotzhouse.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9417\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Lotz-House-holiday-dining-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Lotz House Civil War House Museum\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Lotz-House-holiday-dining-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Lotz-House-holiday-dining-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.wnpt.org\/mediaupdate\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Lotz-House-holiday-dining-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9417\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lotz House Civil War House Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Victoria on Masterpiece premieres with a two-hour special, Sunday, Jan. 15, at 8 p.m. This new series follows the feisty teen queen&#8217;s reign after she ascended the British&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[505],"tags":[2781,2773,2775,2776,2772,2780,2331,2336,2789,2783,2786,2779,2790,537,2088,2777,2784,2785,2787,2171,2778,2279,1575,2774,2788,2791,2782],"class_list":["post-9388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events","tag-a-christmas-carol","tag-adelicia-acklen","tag-albert-lotz","tag-battle-of-franklin","tag-belmont-mansion","tag-charles-dickens","tag-christmas","tag-civil-war","tag-cratchit","tag-dickens-of-a-christmas","tag-ebenezer-scrooge","tag-elise-croft","tag-father-christmas","tag-franklin","tag-franklin-theatre","tag-grassmere-historic-home","tag-gray-line","tag-heritage-foundation-of-franklin-williamson-county","tag-jacob-marley","tag-lotz-house","tag-margaret-croft","tag-masterpiece","tag-nashville-zoo","tag-queen-victoria","tag-tiny-tim","tag-victoria-on-masterpiece","tag-victorian"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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