festive decorating is now all about sustainability – at least at one of the biggest Christmas industry fairs in the world. At this year's Christmasworld in Frankfurt, Germany, decorations made ...

It was once one of over 1,500 manufacturers in this part of Eastern Germany, blowing glass ornaments and painting them by hand. But today, most Christmas decorations are mass-produced in China.

For many people, Christmas ... Lebkuchen, Germany's gingerbread, from Nuremberg. The layered cake, Baumkuchen, and the so-called Bethmännchen, a pastry made from marzipan from Frankfurt, are ...