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Germanic Christmas Links and Resources

Germanic Christmas Links

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).
• Christkindlesmarkt aktuell (current info) and das Bild des Tages (picture of the day) from Nuremberg's Christmas Market.
• Engelchens Weihnachtsmarkt by Wilfried Neumann is a great German Christmas site.
• Käthe Wohlfahrt's Weihnachtsdorf (Christmas Village) in Rothenburg ob der Tauber is a fantastic Christmas store open all year round! In English or German.
• Nürnberg Online - Nuremberg's Web site is in German or English (click on British flag).
• Weihnachtsmarkt in Sachsen - Christmas in Saxony (in German)

General Christmas Sites (in English unless noted otherwise)

• Christmas Carols - lyrics in German and English. From German Language at About.com.
• Christmas - Weihnachten - At About.com's German Language site (by Hyde Flippo)
• Bill Egan's Christmas Corner - Bill is THE American "Christmas Guy" expert on Christmas traditions and history.
• Christmas - Weihnachten - A very thorough Christmas site by Robert Shea.
• CVC Christmas Page by Bill Drennon of the Central Valley Christian School in Visalia, Calif.
• A German Christmas by Elke (in German).
• 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 German Language at About.com. An English-German glossary of Christmas vocabulary and expressions that also explains the origin of many traditions.
• A Holy Christmas is a huge page of Christmas links of all kinds: songs, stories, customs, etc.
• 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.
• Holiday Graphics by Celeste

Christmas Tree and Christmas Legend Sites

• Christmas Tree Traditions and Folklore from the National Christmas Tree Association.
• 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.

German-American Christmas Sites

• Robert Shea's German-American Page (with Christmas).

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 Jan. 6 on our Christmas page.

Christmas/Advent Links - Calendars

• Advent - Our own Advent page
• The Advent Wreath - Prayers and customs from the Passionist Missionaries.
• Advent and a German Christmas Countdown - From About.com
• Robert Shea's Advent Page leads to many resources. Especially useful for teachers of German.
• A German Virtual Advent Calendar - A very nice traditional-looking calendar.

Recipe Links

• About.com - German Christmas Recipes

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

• Christmas Carols - lyrics in German and English. From German Language at About.com.
• 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

• Thomas Nast on our Famous People pages.

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”! 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

• Barbarazweig - The legend and the Christmas custom.
• Silent Night (Stille Nacht) - Our "Silent Night" page has the true story and related links.
• A German Christmas - Part 1

The Web

• A German Christmas - All about Christmas in German Europe—from About.com.
• German Christmas Carols - Lyrics in German and English — from About.com.

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