From The Greeneville Neighbor News
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Known as one of the Southeast’s most beloved and storied holiday travel destinations is Christmas at Biltmore. Candlelight Christmas Evenings, offering evening candlelight tours of Biltmore House, take place through Jan. 4, 2014.
This year’s Christmas displays throughout Biltmore House, the gardens and grounds will draw inspiration from nature, with designs that evoke thoughts of forests, birds and other woodsy elements.
On Christmas Eve 1895, George Vanderbilt opened Biltmore House for the first time to his friends and family. In subsequent years, he and his wife, Edith, welcomed family, friends and the estate’s employees and their families into the Banquet Hall for the annual Christmas party.
Biltmore’s modern-day Christmas celebration is modeled on that first Christmas, with an elaborately decorated, 35-foot tall Fraser fir dominating the Banquet Hall. Guests will see 56 trees throughout Biltmore House, each intricately designed and decorated by members of Biltmore’s floral team. Miles of fresh garland and wreaths create a yuletide scent throughout the House, with around 1,000 red and white poinsettias in the Winter Garden and other areas.
Biltmore House takes on a warm glow during Candlelight Christmas Evenings, creating a unique holiday experience. Local choirs and small
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