I was recently researching the spontaneous cease-fire that took place on Christmas Eve, 1914, between German and British soldiers on the Western Front. Apparently, it started when the German ...

There’s a reason for that. According to the Christmas Eve tradition of the German Christmas pickle, or Weihnachtsgurke, an ornament in the shape of a gherkin is hung on the tree on Christmas Eve.

An curved arrow pointing right. The Inge-Glas company is one of the oldest in the world still making Christmas ornaments the traditional way. It was once one of over 1,500 manufacturers in this ...