This is among the most beautiful markets in Germany, set against the stunning backdrop of the ancient Cologne Cathedral. Booths center around the giant Christmas tree in the middle of ...

she laughs. It may not be the most Christmassy of drinks, but it is certainly a German specialty. For Andrea Conangla, whose parents live in Portugal, Christmas tree decorations and traditional ...

Protestant reformer Martin Luther is often credited with being the first to put lights on the Christmas tree, after a nighttime stroll through a German forest under a starry sky. (Why do we have ...

The Goethe Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to spreading German culture, placed the first North American Christmas tree in Sorel, Quebec, Canada, in 1781. About a century later ...

it was during the Victorian era that the Christmas tree began to take on its modern form. Queen Victoria and her German husband, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, also her first cousin ...

GERMANY has taken festive excess to a whole new level with the unveiling of the world's most expensive Christmas tree. Standing at 10 feet tall, this solid gold monstrosity is worth an eye ...

A German gold merchant appears to have produced ... a green thumb’s got nothing on the Midas Touch. “The gold Christmas tree illustrates this timeless meaning of precious metal in an ...

In the early 19th century, Ernst Anschütz’s German Christmas carol "O Tannenbaum" celebrated the tree's constant presence during the long dark winter. Hulton Archive/Getty Despite Christmas ...

OH, THE CHRISTMAS TREE. JUST ONE OF THE MANY TRADITIONS AMERICANS HAVE ADOPTED FROM GERMANY. AND NOW THE DEUTSCHES HOUSE IS UNWRAPPING MORE HOLIDAY CUSTOMS FOR LOUISIANANS TO ENJOY. A LOT OF ...