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Christmas Village in Philadelphia with City Hall.

Ultimate Guide to 2025 Holiday Events in Philadelphia (Lights, Markets & More)

2 Comments / Travel / November 17, 2025

Get ready to feel merry and bright! Winter in Philadelphia is full of sparkle! From Hanukkah to Christmas to ringing in the New Year, here’s your complete guide to the best holiday and winter events around Philadelphia, including the suburbs, Delaware, New Jersey, and beyond. New for 2025: Yuletide at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire, LumiNature […]

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Celebrate the holidays with these German Christmas decorations, fun ornaments, German advent calendars, and plenty of sweet treats.

Timeless German Christmas Decorations to Bring Holiday Magic to Your Home

Leave a Comment / Travel, Food / November 26, 2024

When it comes to the Christmas season, Germany is rich with wonderful traditions. There’s so much to enjoy from delectable sweets to charming decorations and timeless German Christmas music. I’ve gathered some of the best German Christmas decorations and my favorite German holiday treats to help you bring festive cheer to your home. While these

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15 German Christmas Songs You Need on Your Holiday Playlist

1 Comment / Learn German, German Music / November 25, 2024

Looking for festive music for your holiday party, to wrap gifts, or simply to embrace the Christmas spirit? Whatever the reason, there’s no better time to combine holiday cheer with your German language practice. May your days be merry and bright with these traditional German Christmas songs! Learn the carols and make new traditions and

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Philadelphia Christmas Village Delights

2 Comments / Travel / December 3, 2018

For more than a decade, the Christmas Village in Philadelphia has allowed visitors to experience a traditional European Christmas Market in the City of Brotherly Love. And it’s done so with a decidedly German focus and feeling. Starting in late November each year, LOVE Park transforms itself with dozens upon dozens of huts selling a

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Christmas tree and gingerbread house in the Wilson-Warner House in Historic Odessa, Delaware.

Christmas in Historic Odessa with Tradition and Charm

1 Comment / Travel / November 24, 2017

Christmas in Historic Odessa, Delaware captures all of the charm and tradition of the holiday season. It’s not over-commercialized reindeer or cartoony men in red suits. It’s far more innocent and heartfelt. The town captures a yuletide feeling that hardly seems to exist anymore these days. The small town of historic homes put on its

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5 Must See European Christmas Markets

Leave a Comment / Travel / December 5, 2016

Each month I try to highlight a Must See. Usually this means a city, location or museum that I have on my own travel bucket-list. This month I want to do things a little different. Visiting a true European Christmas Market is undeniably on my Must See list. But there’s so many! To select just

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