This small German town in the Ore Mountains is considered by many as the birthplace of the Nutcracker doll. Due to the town’s rich access to wood, Seiffen has become home to the world’s finest ...

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The first production of the ballet “The Nutcracker” was held in the U.S. in 1944. and some soldiers returning from World War II brought back with them German-made nutcrackers as souvenirs ...

The Nutcracker’ is very much an American phenomenon,” Davis said. He brought the show to a German festival earlier this year. “It’s like you must get a stocking and put it over the fireplace and go to ...