Expat “How To” Guides for Germany

by | Nov 19, 2015

Step-by-Step Help Guides for Germany On this special page you’ll find links to all of our “How To” pages – listed alphabetically. If you don’t find what you need here, please use the “Search” feature (on right) and our Site Map, a guide...

“Leise rieselt der Schnee” – Lyrics

by | Nov 18, 2015

A German Christmas Carol in German and English “Leise rieselt der Schnee” (“Softly falls the snow”) “Leise rieselt der Schnee” (“Softly falls the snow”) is a popular German carol about the Christ Child’s arrival and the...

“Weiße Weihnacht” (“White Christmas”) – Lyrics

by | Nov 11, 2015

An American Carol in German and English This popular American Christmas song was written by Irving Berlin (Israel Beilin, 1888-1989), probably in California in 1940. “White Christmas” was first heard publicly in December 1941 on Bing Crosby’s NBC...

“Stille Nacht” – Lyrics

by | Nov 11, 2015

An Austrian Christmas Carol in German and English With a Literal English Translation of the Original German See “About ‘Stille Nacht'” below for more about the history of this Austrian Christmas carol. For a more detailed account of how this...