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 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...
by HF | Nov 11, 2015
A German Christmas Carol in German and English With Traditional English Lyrics for “O CHRISTMAS TREE” “O Christmas Tree” – “O Tannenbaum” This is just one of at least a dozen English versions of this traditional German song,...
by HF | Nov 11, 2015
Christmas Carols in German and English Weihnachtslieder Enjoy these Austrian, German, and American Christmas carols – with German and English (and some Latin) lyrics! Each carol has background information about its origins. For instance, the world’s most popular...
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