🌟 Christmas to New Year at THREE French Châteaux | Festive Chaos, Château Life & New Beginnings 🏰💖

It's a fabulous celebration of Christmas & New Year with our friends from @TheChateauDiaries @chateaudelalacelle and @ManorandMaker in three beautiful French castles (Chateau de Lalande, Chateau de Lalacelle and our Chateau de La Croix Boisée) featuring decorations, food and so much fun. ⭐️ Check out https://nomadlane.com/ to see a beautiful selection of travel bags and essentials! 🌟 🌟 SHOP Art, Gifts, Original Photographs, Bags, and Antique & Vintage Jewelry: www.chateau-love.com #chateau #chateaulife #nomadlanepartner #ad #chateaudelalande ABOUT THIS VIDEO: In this festive château vlog, Christmas Eve-Eve kicks off… with a full-blown plumbing disaster 😅. While Simon battles blocked pipes (and definitely does not smell party-ready), we dash out the door for a glamorous Château de Lalande Christmas party—velvet gowns, sparkle, friends, laughter, and all the holiday magic. Along the way, I’m styling the perfect château look featuring an extraordinary 1800s sterling silver chatelaine (yes, complete with a dance card, scissors, and more!) and packing for our weekend escape. After a beautiful evening at Lalande, we wake up to Christmas Eve traditions, heartfelt friendships, ornament swaps, and a breathtaking look inside the restored chapel—a true labour of love made possible by the community. Then it’s back home for Christmas Day joy: snow outside, bagels and breakfast, meaningful gifts, festive décor, and a delicious holiday feast. And finally… we wrap up the season with New Year’s vibes, château adventures, and warm wishes for the 12 Days of Christmas and the happiest New Year ahead. 🥂❄️ 📌 In this episode: ✅ Christmas plumbing chaos at the château ✅ Getting ready for a glamorous Lalande party ✅ Victorian chatelaine highlight (and coming soon!) ✅ Travel packing tips + Nomad Lane Bento Bag features ✅ Lalande ornament swap + château friendships ✅ Incredible restored chapel tour ✅ White Christmas morning + gifts & bagels ✅ Champagne sabering attempt 😳 ✅ Christmas dinner menu + cosy holiday moments ✅ New Year’s Eve wrap + upcoming château adventures 💬 Question for you: What are your best packing tips for quick trips—carry-on only or always overpack like me? 😄 👍 If you enjoyed this festive château vlog, please like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell so you don’t miss next week’s episode (including more on the historic chatelaine, its story, and upcoming jewellery pieces—perfect timing for Valentine’s Day 💘). ABOUT US: Bonjour! I’m Vivienne, an artist, designer, antique & vintage jewelry dealer, and also the châtelaine of a small 19th century neo-Renaissance castle in the Loire Valley of France, which I share with my delightful husband, Simon, our daughter, and —whenever possible— lovely friends and family. This is not our first chateau! 25 years ago, we bought a much larger castle nearby, which we loved with all our hearts. However, after 2 decades, many happy memories, countless renovations, and several small fortunes later, we made the very difficult, empty-nesting decision to downsize. With great luck and perseverance, we found our current petit château, which we are now decorating and updating with love, humour, comfort, and —of course— antiques and art! We adore France and its many unique facets: its people, culture, landscapes, wine, food, art, and history. We also love being surrounded by châteaux, both public and private, which we can explore together! After 20 years here, we have learned many things about living in France, renovating châteaux, and appreciating the extraordinary riches surrounding us. We originally decided to make these videos as a way to share our lives with our loved ones worldwide during the pandemic lockdowns. However, we soon realised that many others are at home alone, and it is our privilege to open our home to you, our new friends. We hope you will join us on our adventures in this exceptional location, and we look forward to sharing a little Château Love! SHOP Art, Gifts, Original Photographs, Bags, and Antique & Vintage Jewelry: www.chateau-love.com @Chateau Love Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/chateauloveofficial/ Facebook: Chateau Love MUSIC: (sister) Ashley Locheed - "La Vie En Rose" ashleylocheed.com https://www.amazon.com/Love-Chris-Rottmayer-Ashley-Locheed/dp/B08G1ZHNQY/ref=tmm_msc_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= www.epidemicsound.com www.artlist.io