Christmas Dishes
This holiday is the best time for cooking something special, something delicious and absolutely festive. So let's get started... Christmas recipes.
Anthem of Christmas Time
The German song born in 1818 has been translated into a number of languages and has been spread all over the world.
Bema
Visit this site to see the variety of Christmas-related handmade wood
craft products typical for that area. The Erzgebirge woodworking tradition
started about 300 years ago.
Christmas Markets
German Xmas markets encourage people to do great shopping and cheer
them up a lot!
Christmas
Music
Here is a pageant with German Christmas songs recounting the Night of
Christ's Birth put together for schools and clubs by Eberhard Reichmann.
Christmas Stories
December in Germany is full of holiday celebrations - here
are the stories of German saints celebrated around Christmas. Find out
some traditional recipes for Three Kings and Epiphany, St. Lucia's Day,
and some more.
Christmas
Treasures
Hand-sculpted Kris Kringles, Belznickles, and traditional Santa Clauses.
December
Holidays in Germany
Related articles, recipes and music!
Franz
Xaver Gruber Museum Arnsdorf
The museum dedicated to the schoolteacher, composer, organist, choir
director, artist - the author of "Stille Nacht" - and
his undying tune.
Frohe Weihnachten!
Part One
Plenty of Christmas celebration traditions from Germany - Christkindlesmarkt
(Christmas markets), Christmas tree, Advent - Christmas calendar, and
some tasty recipes!
Frohe Weihnachten! Part
II
German Christmas recipes.
Gluehwein
(Mulled Wine)
There is nothing like a glass of hot spiced wine when you come in from
the cold. It's time to stock up on the needed ingredients!
Happy
Anniversary, Silent Night!!!
Beautifully backgrounded pages feature Christmas, powerful
history
of the song, variations,
nativity
gallery with wonderful pictures.
How to Cook Gingerbread
Cookies
Gingerbread cookies are traditionally made in Germany for
Christmas. Cook them anytime, and let some Christmas into your house
right now!
Ein
Lied Geht um die Welt
Brief history and three versions of Silent Night - to listen
to while viewing the page.
Religious
Celebration and Christmas Rituals
Search this immense document library. No pictures, but TONS of Xmas-related
information.
SILENT
NIGHT: The Song Heard 'Round The World
Read great history of the song in German,
Russian,
or Afrikaans.
Three
Kings
The Three Kings (Epiphany) holiday ends 12 days of Christmas.
WWW-Adventskalender
Waiting for Christmas? Come here to have fun. But DON'T open
the other day's door! In German.