The uproar over another suspected case of stolen personal data was resolved Friday when police determined it was in fact the result of a hijacked Christmas cake.
Bavarian-born Pope Benedict XVI doesn’t want to miss out on his country’s traditional Christmas goodness and had his personal courier drive up to the southern German state to pick up holiday treats and Christmas trees for the Vatican, news agency <i>DPA</i> reported on Thursday.
<b>Christmas markets are popular to visit, but have you ever thought about starting your own stand? Stuart Anderson looks into the realities of this famous German tradition from the other side of the counter.</b>
German children usually wake up to presents on their doorstep on December 6th, St. Nikolaus Day. But two families in Bavaria woke up to discover that thieves had absconded with the holiday loot, police told daily <i>TZ</i> on Sunday.
Dozens of not-so-secret Santas squared off against each other Saturday, in a competition for Germany's best Santa Claus that included singing, hauling presents on a sleigh and calming excited children.
One vendor at the Santa Pauli Christmas market in Hamburg has taken a non-traditional but all-natural approach to Christmas gifts this year, selling handmade spruce wood dildos, daily <i>Hamburger Morgenpost</i> reported on Friday.
More than 10 million Germans will do at least part of their Christmas present shopping over the internet, meanwhile another nearly eight million are considering following their lead.
Will the Grinch steal Christmas this year? According to a survey published by <i>Stern</i> magazine on Wednesday, Germans are planning on spending less on gifts because of the global financial crisis and the fear of recession.
Getting into the Christmas spirit will require Germans to dig a bit deeper into their wallets this year. Both Christmas trees and their candles will be more expensive, consumer magazine <i>Guter Rat</i> reported on Thursday.
Germany’s most beloved Christmas post office opened on Monday in Himmelpfort in anticipation of receiving thousands of letters from hopeful children to Santa Claus this year, Deutsche Post reported.
