Christmas at Home with the American Viscountess

It’s Christmas and for me at Mapperton that means foraging for holly and ivy to decorate the house and make a wreath to hang on the early seventeenth century front door. Then it’s to the local Antiques market in search of the perfect gift for Luke, Viscount Hinchingbrooke. And finally, with presents wrapped it’s time to sit around the tree to remember Alberta, the 9th Countess of Sandwich who was also an American who married into the Montagu family over 100 years ago. www.mapperton.com
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[@SerendipityTravels]

You were born to be a Viscountess, I love how you just dove into your married life, researching and educating us about the British aristocracity. Your husband is very lucky to have you!

[@AmericanViscountess]

Thank you! 😊

[@rosean374]

Yes indeed. She has shed alot of light about british historic homes.

[@peggygilbertsen9099]

I cannot imagine what it is like to live this way! You are so fortunate . It’s like stepping back in time.

[@trishjohnson9114]

As an American who is absolutely obsessed with European history, this has become one of my favorite channels!

[@tahliahfuller7845]

I first visited Great Britain 30 years ago and felt as though I'd lived there all my life. Castles and pubs, cobblestoned streets and thatched cottages with beautiful gardens. Thank you Julie, for sharing your life with us.

[@TM-sz1te]

I have just discovered American Viscountess…I absolutely love learning about the history and culture! Thank you for sharing and opening your home to us. Very special!

[@diamondhair11]

Isn't she just the most perfect person for this?? She speaks well, she seems a hoot, seems like she is so down to earth. Love your channel, Julie.

[@kathyk479]

I love how you seemingly. Pick up these very tiny things and then end up with these beautiful wreaths! And swags

[@MarchionessDarby62]

Julie, I’m so happy to see you in your element. I saw you on Ladies of London, but I think you are so much more natural and confident here. You are a delight to watch, Viscountess! Happy Christmas from the U.S.!

[@AmericanViscountess]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🥰🥰🎄🎄

[@aglaurendance]

Merry Christmas, Julie! I also experienced life as an American, including several Christmases, in England, as a child in the early to mid 2000s, and loved it. My American military family lived on a manor farm from the early 1600s, although we were merely renting the retrofitted dairy building from the lovely farmer (it had been turned into a house in the 1970s or so when the farm converted from a dairy farm to a cattle farm), so rather a different experience than a grand manor house in the aristocracy, but still absolutely treasured (the film What A Girl Wants came out during my time living in England and I’ve always had it as a favorite, even though the wealth and society and aristocracy is so far removed from my experience living in a rural, lower-middle-class village, but I’ve always connected to it because it was about an American teenager experiencing England and it came out when I was entering my early teen years). I love your videos for the glimpses into life in the other country I call home, even though our experiences are quite different!

[@rhondamartin3575]

I love antique shops! So many beautiful treasures! Thank you for sharing a little of Alberta's life and letters with us! Beautiful ❤️

[@kathysoccermom3751]

Living in small town Illinois right now and loving your show. You bring a touch of small town humble-genuiness to grand England. Love that

[@robbymonaco3738]

Lovely

[@leannenuttall5655]

Wonderful

[@gloriayoungman4468]

Hello Julie, thank you for all the wonderful videos, my late Husband and I lived in the Old Vicarage, Melplash from 1985 to 1997, running a small care home, we belonged to the Church there and my husband played the organ when needed. Your Father in Law asked him if he would play the organ in Mapperton Church for the Christmas Carol service, he did, and afterward had mulled wine and mince pies in the house, I also remember seeing your Husbands parents in Melplash Church on Sunday mornings. We had 12 very happy years there..

[@AmericanViscountess]

Hello Gloria, thank you for sharing this - what wonderful memories indeed. We just had our Carol Service in the church on the 26th Dec. but no drinks in the house this year due to covid but hopefully next year. Happy New Year! x Julie

[@gloriayoungman4468]

@@AmericanViscountess thank you for your reply Julie, I forgot to mention that I re married in 2018 to an American from Upstate NY, he was a dear friend of ours, and now he lives here in Dorset, and we too have many laughs about the differences between us, we wish you and your family a very happy new year too.

[@1Thedairy]

That was delightful! I love how you value the simplest things i.e making your own wreath, buying your husband an inexpensive but none the less beautiful gift rather than spending it on extravagant and brash presents. I also love the way you acknowledge your American heritage as well as adjusting so well to our English way of life. Your understated manner is very much part of your charm and is why you fit in so well here.

[@carolmiller2683]

Pretty opening shots of Mapperton with snow on the ground. The homemade wreath looks gorgeous. I have a bent toward history and loved the reading from Alberta's diary.

[@rhondamartin3575]

So beautiful ❤️! Thank you for sharing your home with us! I love all of the natural decorations and simplicity! Sometimes, we forget that in our busy lives!

[@Susan.I]

I also love to shop in antique shops!

[@tersono]

Loved watching this with the theme of re-using - from the wind-blown bits of nature to the antique second-hand barometer as a gift. Just how it should be. I also walk the grounds around our home to collect bits of evergreen and holly and other things for the winter season decorations, so fun to see you do it too!

[@racheldrinkstea]

I’m so thrilled you are doing this! I’m such a big fan of your Chanel! I’m married to a European and have always been a Brit at heart! I long to go back to England! Thank you for sharing the beautiful bits with me while being in the US. Cheers! Wishing you a Happy Christmas!❤️

[@AmericanViscountess]

Thank you so much!!

[@beverlyphillips8572]

It would be lovely to see your children, particularly during the Holidays, what a gift it would be too us all and help make your life there more real to us.

[@user-kz2zq4kj6n]

Julie, I'm an American old lady who remembers having a toast rack! It is a enjoyable to watch your discoveries and creativity with nature!

[@MyMerryMessyGermanLife]

I just loved this video, Julie! Especially the wreath part. Perhaps I’ll try making my own next Christmas! 🎄😍 I’m an American living in Germany and what Injustblove about living here is how we see the past all around us - I feel more connected to it here and inspired to do things more traditionally, like making your own wreath from materials found in the garden. Anyway, a very Merry Christmas to all of you!

[@lisadurban3525]

Watching this, I was thinking you may need to get a portrait painted of you. Xx

[@HerAeolianHarp]

A very merry Christmas from my American-British family to you. You are delightful. Wonderful videos, thank you. Greetings from California.

[@historylvr8000]

Julie you're a breath of fresh air and down to earth! Love seeing the different traditions and DIY projects...also follow some of the Chateau DIYers in France and love to compare English and French point of views. Keep up the great work and thank you for inspiring us with your amazing life in the country!

[@mudbrook2001]

The storm that produced the greens for decorating has since been officially named The Great Fiskars Storm. What puffery!

[@lindahenderson3819]

That was a really lovely video. Have a great holiday.

[@giddingsrocks]

As a master gardener I must comment that there is nothing wrong with snipping, and cutting to create your decorations. I do it myself.

[@susanmercurio5098]

Hello from Bucks County Pennsylvania. Home of William Penn, founder of the Commonwealth and one of the original English land land grantors in America. There is no more beautiful farms and landscapes than here in William Penn’s American home.

[@bluejayvintageretro]

You are awesome!!!!!💙💙💙💛💛💛💚💚💚❤❤❤🎄🎄🎄☃️☃️☃️☃️☃️❤❤

[@mihaelaclaudiap..2]

Stunning video, loved the editing, the drone footage, outstanding production!! Homemade wreath, so beautiful! 👏👏👏🎄🥂

[@orangetigerlilylane1111]

Merry Christmas from Pittsburgh PA!

[@janetrogers5429]

Julie you could have that peaceful music with the lit windows for a full show. Peaceful

[@craigcooper684]

Each one of your videos is like an adventure, or like a novel you cant put down.Thanks for sharing your Christmas.

[@theceramicrepairstudio]

Merry Christmas and a Happy Year 2022 💕🍀

[@christinalogan311]

Absolutely beautiful episode.

[@StyleRecordGroupcom]

Much love from Cheshire xxx

[@wendybecker4223]

Way to wrap up the year. I loved this video! I hope you get to spend lots of time with your kids while they are on holiday. Much love from Washington State.

[@lynnmk2384]

Loveeeeeeeeeeee watching yr videos loveeeeeeee seeing the castles and loveeeeeee all the old beautiful stuff in them/Merry Christmas to you and your family

[@janis6363]

Storms at Mapperton aren’t too bad. I would be checking my roof for branches big as 4” diameter. I do love natural arrangements of evergreens and sticks. Beautiful nature, wherever you live.

[@kcstill3108]

(Merry Christmas)Happy Boxing Day!! Loved this! Thanks for sharing your life with us. Especially loved Alberta’s diary reading.

[@joycekepic8947]

I love how happy you always are and how you’re sharing your life with us across the pond do you miss living in America

[@bethannslusser4254]

I just love watching your channel! You bring an American flair to your English homeland! I love learning all the history of the house and family! Happy New Year to you and your family!

[@AmericanViscountess]

Thank you so much! Happy New Year!

[@carolweaver3269]

Love Rosemary and do grow it and other herbs in my garden. But it does not keep outside this long though in the U.S. I have brought it inside and planted in a large crock and it keeps for almost all of Winter. Get through the holidays with it to use. But do not have as much as you may have though. Rosemary is for memory! They used to place it under their hat . Did bring in Holly and also Cedar *from the tree in the backyard* and did put them together to feel the idea of having evergreen of some kind. We have an artificial tree, and so did not have that fresh aroma from it! This was amazing!!! I never knew how to make a real wreath! This may well help me? I pray I can do it. This will be so much fun and will love doing it and trying my hand(s) at it all. This would help with using the Holly and Cedar etc for next year even. Will need to get things during the Summer to practice a bit. We do have Grapefvines and if that will work maybe my husband can help to soak them 8 I think?* and then make them work on a wreath and the wire? Then use something else even fake flowers? This would be just practice. Can do it outside on picnic table. So beautiful and I just love all the vlogs so much.

[@dardenyerkes5757]

Beautiful! Cheers to Alberta.

[@gillianforan8219]

Happy Christmas Julie !!!! From Nova Scotia Canada

[@cindykalionzes4259]

I hope you’re archiving all your videos in that room, too!

[@luciaroslingshaw2112]

Love the reading of her diary!

[@louise-yo7kz]

Merry Christmas Julie and the rest of the Montagu family

[@jym225]

Thank you so much for sharing this with us all. 👍🏻🇬🇧

[@AmericanViscountess]

Our pleasure!

[@celticlass8573]

I love old things, particularly ones that have to do with cooking. Like LOVE love them. My home is very small, so I need to rein myself in, but I have several old things in my kitchen, and I also have mostly made the switch to cooking pots which will last forever, and will have a life after I'm done with them. I just love the idea that someone used items (like food preservation jars) a century ago, and that I'm now using them for a similar purpose.

[@AmericanViscountess]

Me too!!

[@celticlass8573]

@@AmericanViscountess I wish there was a way to test old iron pots and pans here, to make sure they're food-safe by modern standards. So many beauties I just can't risk using, sadly.

[@donnarogers7732]

Merry Christmas AROYND OUR BEAUTIFUL PLANET?! 💚🎅❤🎅❤🙏💚

[@helenrenault8218]

Merry Christmas

[@topsyturvy6532]

Happy Christmas from Virginia, USA

[@summermen]

The Twinkerbell sparkle-flash lighting is hysterical...are they angling for a Disney deal?

[@lurlenejones456]

A very Merry Christmas! (It's still Christmas out here in the Pacific Northwest in US.)

[@pal7252]

Happy Christmas. 🥰

[@michellebedtelyon364]

Thank you for sharing your world. A nice treat to enjoy,

[@AmericanViscountess]

Our pleasure!

[@gigieyre]

I love your style in clothing. You always look put together whether its dressy or casual. I'd love for you to do a video on how you put outfits together. I'm sure I can't afford the brands but I'd love to try to copy your style. Love your channel!

[@costasworldofmusicmemories5792]

Merry Christmas !! Happy New Year to you and yours, Be Well, Stay Safe. Continued Success. 🎁😍🎁😍 Form Harriet and Jim Richmond, Va.

[@gwenewing6837]

Such an endearing video! Thank you and Happy Christmas season to you all!!

[@sallyl5041]

BEAUTIFUL!!

[@AmericanViscountess]

Thank you!!

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[@rosesm757]

I love your channel so much! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to your lovely family from Vermont!

[@heatherspence3848]

Laughing my butt off, Mapperton Yule Log Sending love to you and yours from Orlando Florida

[@katherinecompton6591]

That was wonderful, thank you.

[@debferrell1633]

Just found you and I’m never gonna leave you😂enjoying these videos so much, reassuring in a world so topsy-turvy at the present🤗

[@teresedavis8594]

Nice Christmas video from Mapperton. Merry Christmas from Wisconsin, USA!

[@cedarcottagefarm2885]

Your wreaths were beautiful. I hope Luke enjoyed his barometer.

[@AmericanViscountess]

Loved it!

[@flower-ss2jt]

Smithsonian really made a poor decision not to continue with American Viscountess. Your gentle delivery brings a smile. Lovely channel. Thank you for such informative and fun videos.

[@AmericanViscountess]

Thank you so much! Happy New Year!

[@jenihansen7201]

MERRY CHRISTMAS JULIE, AND THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR FAMILIES HISTORY WITH US. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

[@melaniemckown]

Got to know you on Ladies of London now I’m a subscriber Merry Christmas 🎄

[@samanthab1923]

I thought we were going to see the place decorated. Tree & all.

[@tilliecohen2861]

Really looking forward to it, Julie! Happy Christmas!!! These videos are so fun, and informative as well. Have a beautiful holiday time with your family. xo

[@lindseyjohnstone7135]

Toast racks make great mail/post holders

[@pennywilliams2429]

I'm so looking forward to this!

[@entyc_nm5493]

You need to have your own TV show

[@gardenroom65]

Going the extra mile Julie, Respect! 🎄🎄🎄

[@hollyreese5963]

Julie, I became your fan during your Ladies of London days, then thoroughly enjoyed American Aristocrat. Thank you for continuing to feed my love of all things British! I lived in Naperville IL in ‘85-‘86 (Super Bowl Shuffle 😂), so I feel a convoluted connection with ya! Please keep giving us such entertaining, educational content…Wishing you and yours a lovely Christmas and a richly blessed 2022 ❤️

[@AmericanViscountess]

Wow, thank you!

[@twt3716]

Merry Christmas from England. And a fantastic new year. Lots of love to you and yours x

[@hollyreese5963]

@@twt3716 ❤️❤️❤️

[@hollyreese5963]

@@AmericanViscountess ❤️❤️❤️

[@andreafujita8124]

Stunning! 🎄🎄Happy Christmas!

[@Better_ND_Travel]

Having so much beautifully preserved family history and an archives right in the house is the dream! An ancestor had a sister who was a ladies companion her entire life, based in Chicago and New York, and sailing to Europe every summer. I wish she had diaries. The families she worked for have preserved their papers, thought I'm not certain how available their collection is...!

[@JoannaLouise200]

It's lovely that you remember the 9th Countess Alberta ~ I truly believe that positive vibes from positive loving pioneering people somehow remain and enhance.

[@barbarasmith3899]

Merry Christmas Julie and to your family

[@patmurphy389]

Merry Xmas Julie & family and Happy New Years!

[@jantowse841]

Season's Greetings to you all! Much love and looking forward to 2022! xx

[@Susan.I]

Merry Christmas to you Julie from a follower in the United States!!

[@maryannguess7115]

The gardens are so beautiful..the wreaths are Amazing❤.thank you Julie and Alberta for the Reading.your tree is so Pretty.ty for sharing today. Love from gulf coast Of Bama❤.happy new year. Peace, love, joy and great Health to all in this 🌎..❤

[@joanns5250]

Loved hearing about the young Alberta's Christmas!

[@Nightbird1914]

I, too, have been a fan since Ladies of London! Loving what you are doing now and thank you for sharing with us. I enjoyed watching while eating my leftovers from Christmas Eve festivities. Happy Christmas and New Year!

[@jukes243]

Lovely. Thank you.

[@a.urbanchuk513]

Happy Christmas Julie and Luke. Thank you for sharing your day with us. Sorry I was late but we had 10 to feed. Happy Holidays from Bloomingdale GA Allie

[@YvonneO]

Thank for sharing Alberta and her life. I would so like to be in that room with all those thoughts from the past. Mapperton looks lovely and more historic with natural additions. The wreaths are more special with all you gathered from the property... Well done. I'm sure your Christmas was lovely. Do you miss your family Julie? Hope they've gotten there at Christmas. 🎄☃️Happy new year from Michigan 😊

[@carrieleslie903]

Gorgeous wreath! Happy Christmas!

[@rebekahlow8375]

Thank you for this marvelous video.The wreath you made is beautiful. I enjoy learning about Alberta.It was lovely to hear read from Alberta's diary by the Christmas Tree. I hope you and your family enjoy the 12 days of Christmas. Merry Christmas from Vermont

[@hellenicsunshine7032]

This is going to be so fun!!

[@OOMerci]

You make me feel proud that you are American representing the best of what we are! Merry Christmas from Italia Patterson;, Uncasville, Ct, USA

[@tompahdea9263]

The easiest way to recover your wreath wire frames is to burn them. You can scrub them of char or just spray paint them to seal it.

[@deborahgodley7694]

Lovely!