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Friday, December 11, 2009
1 PM to 3:30 PM
Christmas at the Billings Farm
$11 Adults
Visit the authentically decorated 1890 farm House and enjoy the aroma of Holiday baking; tour the dairy farm; make an historic ornament.
5 to 7 PM
Christmas Visions
FREE
“A Child's Magical Wonderland” at Woodstock Little Theatre
5 to 7 PM
Woodstock Historical Society Open House
Free
Experience the Dana House Dressed For Christmas. Celtic Harpist, Storytelling and refreshments at the Dana House & Museum
7:30 PM Vienna Boys Choir
Christmas in Vienna
Bright, light voices through the centuries…”-The New York Times
“The angelic voices of this most famous vocal group are ageless”-The Salt Lake Tribune
This amazing ensemble celebrates its 511th birthday this year, but its members don't look a day over 14. For more than five centuries, the Vienna Boys Choir has been synonymous with choral music, and in a city that has fostered many of the greatest talents in music history, this choir continues to be one of the most recognized names and sounds in the world. “Theirs are the voices of Christmas, as pure as angels, as clear as the winter light. They sing of peace and happiness, of miracles and men, of the very spirit that defines the holiday season.” In a program of holiday music from Gregorian chant and Renaissance motets, through modern Christmas carols like White Christmas and even Jingle Bells, this charming ensemble presents an evening of exceptionally beautiful singing that best exemplifies the true meaning of Christmas.
Reserved seats: $45;
Director's Circle: $85 (includes dinner at The Woodstock Inn)
Saturday, December 12, 2009
10AM to 3:30 PM
Christmas at the Billings Farm
$11 Adults
Visit the authentically decorated 1890 farm House and enjoy the aroma of Holiday baking; tour the dairy farm; make an historic ornament. Traditional Holiday music at noon.
10 AM to 4 PM
Holiday House Tour by Pentangle Arts Council
$30 in advance $35 day of event
Experience the warm hospitality of Old New England when Woodstock most charming homes deck their halls and open their doors for what has become a quintessential holiday tradition. Horse drawn wagons and live musicians accompany visitors along the way.
Reservations (802) 457-3981
100 AM to 2 PM
Dana House "Dressed for Christmas" Tours
Donations Welcome
Experience the Dana House Dressed For Christmas
10 AM to 5 PM
Woodstock Wassail Holiday Craft Fair
Local artisans will be displaying their wares. From wooden bowls to leather products; hand-knit woolens and custom jewelry; artwork, photography gourmet food items and pottery. This is a wonderful place to do you holiday shopping.
11 AM to 2:00 PM
Homemade Soups & Chili on the Green
Woodstock Chamber of Commerce and local non-profits and businesses. Hot chocolate, coffee, soups and chili to help keep you warm during the 25th Annual Parade.
12:30 PM
Reading of "A Child's Christmas in Wales"
FREE
At the Norman Williams Library
10 to 6 PM
Woodstock Wassail Holiday Craft Fair
FREE
2:00 PM
25th Annual Wassail Parade
FREE
Parade of Horses and Riders in traditional costume around the Green sponsored by the Green Mountain Horse Association
2:30 PM
Yule Log and Memory Tree Lighting
FREE
Join the Woodstock Rotary club for the lighting of the traditional Yule Log, Memory Tree and carol sing on The Green.
2:30 PM to 5 PM
Christmas Visions
FREE
“A Child's Magical Wonderland” at Woodstock Little Theatre
3:00 PM
"The Ten"
Donations Welcome
At the historic Congregational Church
The Ten is a professional a cappella group of gentlemen from multiple generations that perform contemporary, spiritual, traditional and secular music. Hailing from the New York metropolitan area, the seventeen men who make up The Ten have their roots in the one hundred twenty-five voice University Glee Club of New York City (UGC), which was founded over one hundred years ago to preserve the tradition of male glee club singing.
The group is co-directed musically by three members: John Dorer, John Burke and Woodstock native Townsend Belisle).
The Ten was formed in 1979, when three quartets banded together to expand their musical repertoire and to perform for a variety of audiences. Those three quartets had a total of ten men, two singing in more than one quartet….hence the name, which has stuck even though the group has subsequently expanded to the current seventeen. The oldest members graduated from college in the 1950's and the youngest in 2000's, with every decade in between represented in the group. Among the younger members are the sons of two of the founders.
The group's repertoire includes a variety of sacred and secular songs and features sea chanteys, spirituals, motets and selections from popular artists such as James Taylor, Stevie Wonder and Billy Joel. Some arrangements are by members of The Ten, while others are by groups such as England's King's Singers. While a cappella four-part harmony is prevalent, it is not unusual for the group to sing in six or eight parts, with an occasional piece accompanied on piano or guitar.
The men of The Ten represent eleven different colleges, and are alumni of such a cappella groups as Yale's Whiffenpoofs and Spizzwinks, Princeton's Nassoons, Brown's Jabberwocks, Hamilton's Buffers, Skidmore's Bandersnatchers, and Washington and Lee's Southern Comfort.
4:00 to 6 PM
Family Skating at Union Arena
FREE
4:00 PM
Lighting of the Luminaries
Enjoy The Green in Holiday Splendor as the Woodstock Rotary Club lights over 400 luminania.
6: 30 PM
Wassail Feast with the YOH Players Theater
At the Woodstock Inn
King Arthur and his merry court have returned again to entertain throughout the Wassail Feast! The feast is served buffet style and is filled with Old English favorites Beginning with a reception at 6:30 PM Adults $75 + tax and Children 12 and under $37.50 + tax and gratuity. For reservations, please call 457-6621
Sunday, December 13, 2009
10 AM to 3:30 PM
Christmas at the Billings Farm
$11 Adults
Visit the authentically decorated 1890 farm House and enjoy the aroma of Holiday baking; tour the dairy farm; make an historic ornament. Horse Drawn Sleigh or wagon rides all day Sunday.
10 to 5 PM
Woodstock Wassail Holiday Craft Fair
Local artisans will be displaying their wares. From wooden bowls to leather products; hand-knit woolens and custom jewelry; artwork, photography gourmet food items and pottery. This is a wonderful place to do you holiday shopping
2 to 4 PM
Christmas Visions
FREE
“A Child's Magical Wonderland” at Woodstock Little Theatre
4:00 PM
Annual Messiah Sing
Donations Welcome
Always a festive conclusion to Wassail Weekend, Woodstock's ever-popular Messiah Sing will be held at Our Lady of the Snows Church on South Street just off the Village Green. The annual “sing-a-long “of Handel's great oratorio features professional soloists and musicians, and a chorus made up of audience members. Leading the forces again this year is Scott Woolweaver, a noted violist and teacher, who will conduct orchestra, soloists and chorus in the Christmas portion of the Messiah, plus the Hallelujah Chorus as a finale. Messiah enthusiasts, who sing in the chorus can bring their own scores or use some available at the church. Non-singers are welcome to come and listen. The Messiah Sing is open to all, donations are welcome.
Location:
Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church, South Street (Route 106)
Wassail Weekend is sponsored by the Woodstock Area Chamber of Commerce with the help of the following businesses: The Woodstock Inn and Resort, Heaven Sent and Billings Farm and Museum.
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