by HF | Nov 23, 2015
German Advent Calendar: Fact of the Day 1. Dezember – Der Adventskalender Advent is the four-week period leading up to Christmas. The Advent season begins on the first Sunday after November 26. In 2023 that is December 3. The 24-day Advent calendar countdown to...
by HF | Nov 23, 2015
Christmas in German-Speaking Europe Select today’s date or any previous date in our special German Advent calendar below to see the Christmas Fact of the Day. Special days in December are indicated by a red number. Note: Our calendar begins on December 1. NOTE to...
by HF | 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...
by HF | Nov 19, 2015
A German Christmas Carol in German and English Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1798-1874) is best known for writing the lyrics to the German national anthem (“Das Lied der Deutschen”), but he was a noted poet who in 1835 also authored this popular German...
by HF | 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...
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