How do people celebrate Christmas in Germany? Paula and Alina compare their family traditions.

This Epiphany⁠—or Three Kings Day, Alina recites a poem by Heinrich Heine, a great German author from the 19th century.

Alina and Paula treat us to their rendition of "O du fröhliche," a classic German Christmas carol, and invite you to sing along.

"Schneeflöcken, Weißröckchen" is actually a winter song, but it is also sung throughout Germany during Advent and Christmas. Learn the words here!

Alina has a special treat for us today: a German Christmas poem by Gustav Falke. Why not see if you can memorize it?

It's time to play the Christmas ABCs! Paula and Alina take turns guessing Christmas-related words and share what they particularly like about this time of year.

"I'm dreaming of a wet Christmas?" I'll bet it's the first time you've heard that one! Diving instructor Werner Lambert has placed an entire life-sized Christmas diorama underwater in the Moselle town of Bernkastel-Kues. Here's to a very wet Christmas! Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

Eighteen-year-old Piet Mundry made the feature film Entropia together with amateur actors, and directed it himself. The plot: Charles returns to his childhood home town and encounters old friends and enemies who will change his future. With entropy as an alibi for his revenge, Charles begins to create chaos in Lüdinghausen.

This is the story of St. Martin of Tours, a man who gave his time, energy, and belongings to the poor and needy. In Germany, St. Martin’s Day is celebrated in mid-November with a feast, bonfires, and processions of children carrying lanterns through the streets.

At the Waxhouse in Hamburg you can get a comfortable and painless hair removal with hot wax.

It's Eva's laundry day, and she's ready to give us all of the necessary vocabulary for doing laundry in Germany.

Rhine/Main TV reporter Thomas Raudnitzky waits for music star Rihanna in the middle of the night to interview her. Is she going to show up or will she leave him standing in the rain?

The video for the song "Ciao, Baby" was filmed by the Viennese band Wanda around the colorful, chaotic island of Burano, in the Venice lagoon. The lyrics capture the sometimes frenzied nature of romantic love.

This song is about refusing to live by society's rules and about being there for each other despite life's adversities. It encourages us to rely on love and our inner wisdom, even when the world wants to tell us how to live.

This song by Austrian pop group Wanda is about humanity's enduring fear of the apocalypse and the desire to shield one's loved ones from feelings of dread.