Boar's head ceremony with Seraffyn the Wandering Minstrel

Seraffyn the Wandering Minstrel brings his song and Christmas cheer to the Williams Inn in Williamstown, Massachusetts. An unfinished film made in 1960 for the Treadway chain of country inns.

Songs performed:

Christmas is Coming
Here We Come A-Wassailing
Come Landlord Fill the Flowing Bowl
Deck the Halls
Welcome Yule
God Bless the Master of This House
Boar's Head Carol

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[ThomasiusPufendorff]

That is just awesome! The footage does have a certain unfinished and rather improvised feel to it, it's absolutely great, nonetheless.

[pebey]

Look for another video of the ceremony as performed at a different inn in Sturbridge.

[denne43]

This was lovely. He and Cherubim used to visit our school, St Mary's, Peekskill NY and perform for us. We have been thinking about them as we gather for our 50th reunion. Any other remembrances or places on the internet to find out more? Thanks

[McGrenzer]

A valiant attempt to re-create transplanted Christmas traditions for fun and profit.

[pebey]

He was my uncle. This was edited from a reel of outtakes - I don't know if a finished version was ever made.

[angelagygi]

Where did you find this? I have a copy of Seraffyn's album, which was my mothers. It is very quirky, and I always wondered if it was collectible.

[mmocpi]

Well, that was GREAT - thanks for sharing!