Peyton Randolph House in Colonial Williamsburg ... wrote several items about singing in his diary while he was living and teaching in Virginia. On Christmas Eve in 1775, he wrote from Staunton ...

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.

Marley Seader, 11, of Schuylkill Haven, tens the cooking fire at the Colonial Candlelight on Saturday ... celebrating an 18th century Christmas at the historic Beidler House in Robeson Township.

The special holiday event begins at 3:30 p.m., with last admission at 6 p.m. Visitors will enter through the secondary entrance off Straits Avenue, where lanterns will guide them to the palisaded ...