You put them on your tree every year, but have you ever wondered — why? Why do we hang glass balls on a tree? It’s really kind of strange if you think about it. Yet we do it all around the world, year ...

Germany practically invented the modern Christmas market tradition, and no place captures that holiday spirit quite like its charming small towns. With timbered houses dusted in snow, twinkling market ...

The Carmel Christkindlmarkt has once again brought the seasonal tastes, sounds and sights of Germany to central Indiana.

If you have a box of old Christmas decorations tucked away, you might be sitting on a surprising treasure. Vintage Christmas ...

On the packaging of a lot of pickle ornaments you can find an explanation of how to carry out the 'time-honoured German tradition', emphasizing how it's an 'Old World custom'. Glass ornaments only ...

The Christmas market season has begun. Sparkling Christmas worlds with fragrant mulled wine and a festive atmosphere draw ...

German Christmas markets are a quintessential part of the festive season, drawing millions of visitors each year ...

A Southern California native went looking for an old-fashioned Christmas. She found it in the “Christmas ornament town” of Seiffen, tucked in Germany’s Ore Mountains. By Ann Mah For as long as I can ...