Yabla star reporter Diane takes to the streets of Karlruhe to ask people about their plans for New Year's Eve and their resolutions for the coming year with a suprisingly diverse array of responses. Guten Rutsch!

Today Piggeldy, the curious piglet, learns how to paint. After falling into a paint bucket, he manages to create a very unique picture!

It's off to the frosty winter vineyards of Rheingau: ice wine is risky venture, but if successful, a single bottle can yield up to 400 euros! Watch the ice wine harvest in action and see how it's done. Prost! Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

Litte kids on big motorbikes, part 3: The organizer of the event at the ADAC training ground in Bensheim talks about his job, and a volunteer discusses how she helps out.

Part two of this series takes Yabla star reporter Diane to a catapult stand, where the carnie gives her a detailed account of the history of the catapult, and on to the "Mercenaries" club, whose members wear medieval costumes and barter their services in Bretten's Peter and Paul Festival. Enjoy!

Yamina shows us how to do some of the combinations of Yoga positions that make up the "sun salutation". Try doing a number of these first thing in the morning before breakfast, you won't believe how much it can energize your day. Plus you can learn German at the same time you are keeping yourself fit! Viel Spaß!

Check out this animated version of the classic Grimm Brothers' fairytale "The Frog Prince," with a lively narration by Bastian Pastewka.

Our eyes were glued to the celebrities again in 2013, with some giving Hollywood-style red carpet entries, and others making a down and dirty exit. (video copyright dpa)

In this fast and furious segment, Barbara takes the class on a slam dunk grammar tour of German relative clauses with prepositions. Viel Spaß beim Lernen!

Adel Tawil, former singer of the German pop band Ich und ich, has made every line in this song a reference to an 80s or 90s pop song. Included are references to The Bangles, Prince, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Cutting Crew, Elton John, Louis Armstrong, Ultravox, David Bowie, EMF, Prodigy, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Guns 'n' Roses, Depeche Mode, Cypress Hill, Bros, Boys II Men, Beck, Rage Against the Machine, and Nirvana. See if you can figure them all out!

Comedian Mike Krüger gets the laughs with funny dialog and songs about drinking and relationships. Viel Spaß!

"Luke, I am your father." The biggest Star Wars fan conference in the world takes place in Essen, Germany. Watch this video for some extra-terrestrial fun! (video copyright DPA)

Adel Tawil, former singer of the German pop band Ich und ich, has made every line in this song a reference to an 80s or 90s pop song. Included are references to The Bangles, Prince, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Cutting Crew, Elton John, Louis Armstrong, Ultravox, David Bowie, EMF, Prodigy, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Guns 'n' Roses, Depeche Mode, Cypress Hill, Bros, Boys II Men, Beck, Rage Against the Machine, and Nirvana. See if you can figure them all out!

In this next part, Yabla star reporter Diane tells us tales of the battle between Bretten and the Duke of Württemberg, of the fattened puppy that fooled him into retreat! We are also presented with the conjuring of a court jester. Viel Spaß!

The "Femeiche" oak tree in North Rhine-Westphalia may well be the oldest living tree in Germany, dating from the first millenium AD. (video copyright dpa)