{CREDITS}:  My German 1 & 2 classes from the Fall of 2000 at YCHS helped find and describe the links
                       used on this webpage.  Vielen Dank!! :)- von Frau Sherrick

• Christmas in German Europe - (E)  General information about Christmas customs, history, & traditions originating in Germany, including links to the song "Stille Nacht" ("Silent Night"), the three kings, St. Nikolaus, and the Christmas tree (Tannenbaum) and songs.
• German Holidays - (E)  Take a look under thhe heading "Die Weihnachtszeit", where you can find links to the legend of St. Nick, an Adventskalendar, Christmas markets, Christmas cards, traditional German holiday meals and songs, Silent Night translations, New Year's Eve links, Bleigiessen, and Christmas in Austria.  Also take a look under the heading "General Information" and the link "Links to German Holiday pages".  Here you can find comparisons of American and German Christmas as well as traditional ways it is celebrated in Germany, including traditional dishes, Christmas markets, links to information on nutcrackers, recipes, songs, and the Christmas tree.
• Robert Shea's Christmas Links - (E) Some individual links to his Christmas pages are listed below, and you can also find other links, including general history, traditional Christmas meals, gingerbread, Christmas markets, customs, the Christmas tree and decorations, Christmas plays, poems, texts, including the Nutcracker, Stille Nacht, plus other links!  It's wunderbar!
• About.com: A German Christmas - (E) Articles and links to Advent, Christmas, an English-German glossary of Christmas vocabulary which also explains origins of traditions, legend of "die heilige Barbara", the Bible and Christmas (scriptures in English and German) related to the Christmas story, collections of German Christmas recipes, Weihnachtkarten (German E-cards), Silvester and how the Germans celebrate the New Year, Christmas lore and customs during Christmas including such things as the "Christmas pickle".
• Christmas.com  - {Danke Wolfgang J., Sven W., Johann B., & Andrea C.!}(E)  From the mainpage, go to "Worldview" and check out Christmas in the country of your choice from around the world!  For instance, Germany's page has articles on Christmas, recipes, and Christmas songs.  For the songs it gives a description of the song, German lyrics, & you can even listen to it!
• Story Of Eggnog -{DDanke Gretchen, Christian, & Sigfried!}  (E) Gives a short history of eggnog. It also talks about two German holiday drinks: Biersuppe and Glühwein.
• Story Of Gingerbread - {{Danke Gretchen, Christian, & Sigfried!}(E) This link includes the history of how gingerbread was brought to Europe. It also talks about Germany's important role in popularizing gingerbread throught the world.
• Gingerbread House Recipe - (E)
• Christmas Baking with Susie - {Danke Gretchen, Christian, & Sigfried!}(E) There is an extensive list of popular German foods eaten on holidays and special occasions. A brief history of each food is given along with the recipe.

• The Legend of Sankt Nikolaus - (E) Includes legends, history, and traditions of St. Nikolaus, Nikolaustag, Thomas Nast (originator of our present day image of Santa), links to Nikolaus songs, and other numerous links.
• German Christmas Customs - {Danke JES!} (E)  A brief description some German Christmas customs along with various other general links (by MiningCo)

• AskJeeves.com: Thomas Nast
• Political Cartoons of Thomas Nast
• History of Santa with Thomas Nast images
• Nast Santas  - {Danke Nadja, Nils, Björn, & Andreas!}
• The Night Before Christmas- {Danke Nadja, Nils, Björn, & Andreas!}
• The Thomas Nast Homepage -   {Danke JES!}(E) Includes a complete biography of Thomas Nast and of his work. Has artwork by him, which shaped America's view of Santa Claus.

• Another Link
• Songs of St. Nick

• Tannenbaum - the Christmas Tree - (E) origins of the Christmas tree and its transmission to America, the Christmas song "O Tannenbaum" ("O Christmas Tree") in German and English, and links to the history of glass ornaments, Hans Christian Anderson's fairy tale "Der Tannenbaum", and other links to the origin of the Christmas tree.
• Fröhliche Weihnachten - {Danke Marianne, Kai, & Hendrich!}(E) Origin of the Festival, Important Figures, Decorations, Food, Music, Christmas Markets.
• David's Christmas Homepage - {Danke Marianne, Kai, & Hendrich!}Beliefs on the traditions and histories of the Christmas Tree.
• The Singing Fir Tree - {Danke Marianne, Kai, & Hendrich!}Story of the Singing Fir Tree.
• Christmas Holiday Decorations - {Danke Marianne, Kai, & Hendrich!}Steinbach Nutcrackers, the collectible line of hand-made nutcrackers.
• Hans Christian Andersen - {Danke Marianne, Kai, & Hendrich!}A short biography of Hans Christian Andersen.
• Der Tannenbaum - {Danke Marianne, Kai, & Hendrich!}A page that has a lot of Christmas resources, but features Der Tannenbaum, by Hans Christian Andersen.

• German Christmas Markets - (E) History and information on German Christmas markets.
• American Christmas Markets - (E)  Information on Christmas markets in the USA as well as in German speaking countries.
• Nuremberg Christkindlmarkt - {Danke Gretchen, Christian & Sigfried!}(E) This link talks about the Nuremberg Christkindlmarkt and what is sold there.
• Christmas Markets in Germany - {Danke Gretchen, Christian & Sigfried!}(E) Gives a descriptive view of the markets and the food and drinks served there. A personal experience is also given.
• Chicago's Christkindlmarkt - {{Danke Gretchen, Christian & Sigfried!}(E)  Talks about the Christkindlmarkt in Chicago and compares it to those in Germany.
• Tradition of Sylvester - {Danke Gretchen, Christian & Sigfried!} (E) Gives a brief history of Sylvester and describes some ways Germans celebrte the New Year.
• Sankt Silvester  - {{Danke Gretchen, Christian & Sigfried!}(E)Has a more extensive history of Sylvester and the date of New Year's itself. It also has some good German New Year's vocabulary.
• Silvester- New Year's Eve - {Danke Gretchen, Christian & Sigfried!}(E) Also has a history of Sylvester and German New Years celebrations. There are also a couple of recipies and many links to other New Year's sites.

• The Story of the Nutcracker - (E) History of the Nutcracker, including links to its origin with ETA Hoffmann's fairy tale "Nussknacker und Mausekönig", and the ballet.
• The Nutcracker - {Danke Susi & Marlene!}(E) Pictures and information about the "Nutcracker".  Including the information on the play.
• The Nussknacker Haus  - {{Danke Susi & Marlene!}(E) Slideshow of different nutcrackers.
• The German Nutcracker  - {{Danke Susi & Marlene!}(E) Pictures of the toy nutcracker.
• Nutcracker.org - {Danke Wolfgang, Andrea, Sven, & Johann!}

• AskJeeves.com: E.T.A. Hoffmann

• Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht - (E) History of the song which originated in Germany by Joseph Mohr and Franz X. Gruber, & the song's lyrics in German and English.
• Silentnightweb - (E) 147 versions of Silent Night in 100 different languages.

• AskJeeves.com: Joseph Mohr

Franz X. Gruber

• AskJeeves.com: Franz X. Gruber

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Jennie Sherrick, MA
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