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Germanic Christmas Links and Resources
Germanic Christmas Links
German Christmas Markets
- Christkindlesmarkt, Nuremberg's famous Christmas Market (German version; also in English) - You can even view the market via several live cams (in season).
- Käthe Wohlfahrt's Weihnachtsdorf (Christmas Village) in Rothenburg ob der Tauber is a fantastic Christmas store open all year round! In English or German.
General Christmas Sites (in English unless noted otherwise)
- German Christmas Carols - lyrics in German and English. From AboutGerman.net.
- Christmas - Weihnachten - A very thorough Christmas site by Robert Shea.
- Germany Today! by Angela Lilleystone again has its annual German Christmas Page where you can LISTEN to German Christmas carols, find Christmas recipes, nutcrackers, and lots of Christmas links.
- Bronner's Christmas World in Frankenmuth, Michigan is an extensive mix of Christmas store and information.
- An Annotated Glossary of Christmas Words from AboutGerman.net. A German-English glossary of Christmas vocabulary and expressions that also explains the origin of many traditions.
- Christmas Graphics by Brigitte Haag - Brigitte provided the nice evergreen graphics on our Christmas pages. Take a look at all of her German Christmas artwork.
“Still, still, still,
weils Kindlein schlafen will!
Maria tut es niedersingen,
ihre keusche Brust darbringen,
still, still, still,
weils Kindlein schlafen will.”
Traditional (“Quiet, the little child wants to sleep!”) - from Salzburg, 1819. First verse.
Christmas Legend Sites
- Christmas Lore - Links from Urban Legends at About.com.
- The Origin of Candy Cane - Did it start in Cologne, Germany?
- Urban Legends Reference Pages: Christmas - Myths and facts concerning Christmas.
- For more Christmas legends, also see Epiphany / Three Kings below.
Epiphany / Three Kings / Jan. 6 Links
- Epiphany by Ruth Reichmann at Robert Shea's site. Discusses the meaning of the Jan. 6 celebration and the traditions surrounding the Wise Men (Drei Könige).
- The Three Kings of Cologne - A Christmas story by John of Hildesheim - Modernized by H. S. Morris [adapted] - The legend of “the three blessed kings, Melchior, Balthazar, and Jasper.”
- C+M+B and January 6 on our Christmas page.
Christmas/Advent Links - Calendars
- Advent - Our own Advent page explains this Christmas tradition.
- The Advent Wreath - Prayers and customs from the Passionist Missionaries.
- German Advent Calendar - with daily Christmas facts
- A German Virtual Advent Calendar - A very nice traditional-looking calendar.
Recipe Links
“Laßt uns froh und munter sein
und uns in dem Herrn erfreun.
Lustig, lustig, tra-le-ra-le-ra,
bald ist Nikolausabend da.”
(“Let’s be bright and happy”) Traditional carol from the Taunus region of Germany (for Dec. 5-6)
Santa / Sankt Nikolaus / der Weihnachtsmann
- Weihnachtsmanndorf - Christmas and “der Weihnachtsmann” from the “Christkindldorf” of Himmelpforten, Germany. Send your friends a Christmas postcard in one of several languages.
- Santalady - A Brief History of Santa by Juelie McLean, aka “Santalady.”
Music / Carols
- German Christmas Carols - lyrics in German and English. From AboutGerman.net.
- Christmas Music CDs on the GW Christmas CDs page. Purchase German-language and other CDs online.
- Frank Petersohn's German Christmas Songs - This site is also home to literally thousands of folk songs and other musical texts—including German Christmas music.
- “Stille Nacht” Page - Music and other links for "Silent Night."
Thomas Nast and Santa Claus
- Thomas Nast, the German who invented the American Santa Claus.
Christmas Cards (E-Cards)
- Weihnachtsmanndorf - Send your friends a Christmas postcard in one of several languages from the “Christkindldorf” of Himmelpforten (“heaven's gate”), Germany.
- Send a virtual card from Nuremberg's Christkindlesmarkt. Pick one of several designs.
- Postamt Christkindl, Oberösterreich - Send a postcard—not a virtual postcard, a real one—from Austria’s “North Pole”! (In season only.) Also available in English.
Christmas Music CDs
See our GW Christmas CDs page. Purchase German-language CDs online (not just Christmas).
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Related Pages - Christmas
This Site
- A German Christmas - Part 1
- Cultural Comparisons: Christmas in Germany and the USA - Comparing Christmas traditions
- Barbarazweig - The legend and the Christmas custom.
- Silent Night (Stille Nacht) - Our "Silent Night" page has the true story and related links.
The Web
- A German Christmas - All about Christmas in German Europe—from About.com.
- German Christmas Carols - lyrics in German and English. From AboutGerman.net.
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