There’s no mistaking the twinkling lights and aromatic scent of glühwein that signals the start of Christmas market season.

The Christmas Tree towering over the center of Marienplatz ... (Sue and Diana of Food Travelist) After living in Europe for a ...

Christmas trees aren’t put up until after Sinterklaas ... with a focus on quality time spent with family. France is another European country that deserves its one category on our list of the ...

You can arrange to have a Christmas tree waiting in your room and decorate ... Nonetheless, Vail is a winter wonderland with powder skiing, European cuisine like fondue, a holiday village called ...

European pagans "decked the halls" with evergreen ... Once word spread, the popularity of Christmas trees took off. It became a tradition throughout England and North America.

When I first heard about Loaded Lumber’s outdoor European Christmas Market downtown, next to Ballyhoo (across from the Seneca Casino), I thought that it would be a nice event to attend.

Like many European Christmas traditions, the burning of the Yule Log is based on ancient pagan rituals – in this case, the celebration of the Winter Solstice just a few days before Christmas.