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Yuletide Gettysburg kicks off holiday season

Take a trip back in time to the festive Gettysburg Area and kick-off the Yuletide Season!

(Gettysburg, Pennsylvania) - 11/30/2007

This year’s holiday house tour is bigger and better than ever, offering two full days and nights of activities for all ages and interests. New this year are several private, historic community buildings open only to guests of the Yuletide Tour, including Schmucker Hall at the Lutheran Seminary, the Daniel Lady Farm, the Grand Army of the Republic Building and the Rev. Schmucker House on Seminary Ridge.

Yuletide Gettysburg begins on Friday evening with an exclusive Historic Church Tour in downtown Gettysburg. On Saturday, spend the day visiting holiday decorated inns and exclusive historic properties. Saturday night, guests can opt to dine with Santa at Boyd’s Bears, tour the historic Shriver House by candlelight, or view the live Nativity scene at the United Methodist Church. A candlelight tour of Christ Lutheran Church, complete with Christmas music, wraps up the evening's events. Sunday afternoon continues the tour of several historic Bed and Breakfast's and historic community buildings from Noon until 5 pm.

Each inn will be festive with decorations for the season. Period-dressed hosts will be on hand to give a tour and brief history lesson about each property. This year’s tour also includes a walk-through of many of the historic churches in Gettysburg; each stop a unique experience.

Tickets stamped at each venue will be entered to win a Grand Prize Drawing, held Sunday at the tour's conclusion. Prizes include gift certificates from local merchants and one lucky Grand Prize Winner will be awarded two tickets for an exclusive tour of the Cupola of Old Dorm at the Lutheran Seminary.

Advanced tickets for the Yuletide Gettysburg celebration are on sale for $20 per person, or two for $35. Tickets sold on the days of the tour will be $25 per person. All proceeds will benefit the historic non-profit partners participating in the tour. SPEND THE WEEKEND AT ONE OF OUR SPONSORING INNS AND RECEIVE TWO FREE TICKETS! For complete event details and to purchase tickets, please visit www.yuletidegettysburg.com or call (717) 334-1976.

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