According to Town & Country, in Germany, Christmas Eve — or “Heiliger Abend” — is when the holiday is celebrated. “Traditionally, many households will spend the day decorating the tree ...

And this is because every year the royals exchange gifts a day earlier, on Christmas Eve, which is a festive tradition from parts of mainland Europe including Germany. Royal commentator Richard ...

Hardly. As nighttime came that Christmas Eve, however, Moren and his fellow soldiers began to hear something strange from the German trenches on the other side of no man’s land. The typical ...

Supermarkets in Germany are packed out before Christmas Eve as people get ready to celebrate the holidays. Just how late are shops open on December 24th? For many people, the days leading up to ...

At least five people are now known to have been killed in the vehicle-ramming attack on a Christmas market in the German city ...

There was a time in history when Christmas trees were adorned with edible items, including apples, to commemorate the feast of Adam and Eve on Dec. 24. Germany is credited with starting the ...

Unofficial Christmas Eve traditions began during World War I fighting, coined as “the Christmas truce” in 1914 and 1915. German soldiers lit candles and sung Christmas carols, while British ...

On Christmas Eve, many families start decorating their trees and hanging mistletoe in their houses for good luck. Decorations and festive markets are popular in Germany around Christmastime.