Some of my favourite Christmas memories are with my grandparents in Germany. I remember snow drifting past the windows while we sang traditional carols and shared slices of homemade stollen around the ...

DRESDEN, Germany (AP) — When pastry chef Tino Gierig is asked what the famous Dresden stollen tastes like, his eyes sparkle and his voice rises to an enthusiastic sing-song as as he describes the rich ...

Somewhere among the flashy ornaments and glowing lights is a shiny, green pickle hanging on some Christmas trees. Yes, a pickle. I always thought it was something quirky that would make a great ...

Gingerbread houses and decorated trees trace their origins to 19th-century Germany and 16th-century Latvia, respectively. Jonkonnu and Black Santa Claus highlight the cultural imprint of Black ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whether you celebrate with a real tree, a fake tree or no tree at all, have you ever wondered where and when the tradition of ...

Bakers in the eastern German city of Dresden have been making stollen for hundreds of years and it is now a treasured Christmas tradition. It is usually cut on the first weekend of Advent -- the ...