“Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht” (known as “Silent Night” in English) is one of the best-known Christmas carols on the planet, and the definitive Christmas song in the German-speaking world. It was first performed on December 24, 1818 in a Roman Catholic church in Oberndorf, a village near Salzburg, with a melody by Franz Xaver Gruber and lyrics by Joseph Mohr. Since then, the original German text has been adapted into 320 languages and dialects worldwide.

Diane interviews passersby at the Christmas market in Karlsruhe to learn about their Christmas traditions.

Paula interviews people at Karlsruhe's Christmas market. She wants to know what presents they have bought and how they like the market.

It's just before Christmas, a busy time of year for delivery man Wolfgang Paschke.

Wolfgang Paschke stops by the house to say hi to his wife and finds his son in the middle of a snowball fight. Unfortunately, he has to go back out again.

Paschke has some trouble at the bank and we get the impression that he is experiencing some financial problems.

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

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.

A primary vote, a secondary, vote, and the five-percent hurdle: The German election is much more than two Xs on a ballot. In this video on the ABCs of Bundestag elections, you’ll learn all about these terms and the election process overall. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

Viva con Agua is a Hamburg-based charity that helps people around the world have access to clean drinking water. Here, a group of local kids partake in a sponsored run – RUN4WASH – in order to raise money to help others.

Learn about various means of public transportation in Berlin. Gute Fahrt und viel Spaß beim Deutschlernen!

Sarah shows us around Karlsruhe's "Christkindlesmarkt" Christmas Market, which has three areas. She stops at various stands to buy a gingerbread heart, a mulled wine, and some alcohol-free children's punch.

Sarah continues exploring the Christmas market in Karlsruhe. She visits the talking "fairy tale boxes," the ice skating rink, and a stand where they make crêpes with Nutella!

The region Baden-Württemberg is one of the warmest areas of Germany. Yabla's own Cettina asks people at the lake how they are spending their summer, offering insight into German Badekultur and vacation preferences.