The Inge-Glas company is one of the oldest in the world still making Christmas ornaments the traditional way. It was once one of over 1,500 manufacturers in this part of Eastern Germany ...

Christmas is a magical time for most people. And anyone looking for an extra dose of happiness and cheer might not have to ...

As someone who studied German language and culture from middle school to majoring in it in college, the holiday season has always been a particularly fun time of year for me. An immense amount of ...

German Christmas markets date back to the 14th century ... and many of the goods sold—like Erzgebirge wood carvings or Bavarian glass ornaments—are made using techniques passed down through ...

They live in Rinteln, Germany, where they decorated their 105 square feet house with over 100 Christmas trees ... them eight weeks to put up all the ornaments around the house.

For many collectors, Hubert said, the ultimate in Christmas ornaments are glass ones created in Germany a century ago. More recently, he said, interest in home-grown pin ball ornaments dating from ...