Bracebridge

Brian and I got to go to the Bracebridge dinner last night and it was absolutely amazing!! It consists of a seven course delicious meal and professional opera singers singing incredible songs and some Christmas carols. And all the performers are dressed in period clothing and your backdrop for all of this is the main dining room at the Ahwahnee hotel. It was beautiful. I was brought to tears and a few occasions during the evening. In the two pictures, Brian and I are standing in front of the official Bracebridge Christmas tree.



That was my take on the festivities, but here is what the Yosemite website has to say about the event...

"Celebrated annually since 1927, the Bracebridge Dinner transforms The Ahwahnee into a 17th century English manor for a feast of food, song and mirth. The inspiration for this yuletide ceremony was Washington Irving's Sketch Book that described Squire Bracebridge and English Christmas traditions of that period.
The Bracebridge Dinner is an elegant and artistic four-hour pageant of classic carols, Renaissance rituals and entertainment of the Middle Ages. Over 100 players create the roles of the Squire and his family, their servants, the Lord of Misrule, minstrels and other performers. The Ahwahnee Dining Room serves as the Great Hall and stage for the festivities and is decked with magnificent wreaths, an elaborate Squire's table, large banners and traditional Yuletide decorations. The centerpiece of this revered event is a seven-course banquet of rich and wondrous dishes prepared by The Ahwahnee’s world-class culinary staff."