Christmas market attracts 3.1 million visitors
MidLothian Today - 10 hours agoBritain's largest German-themed Christmas market, based in Birmingham, ... Now the largest such market outside Germany and Austria, the attraction first ...Record 3.1 million visit Birmingham's German market - The Birmingham Post
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Ely Daily Times - Kent Harper - 51 minutes agoThe song first was performed in a village church in Oberndorf, Austria, on Christmas Eve in 1818. The lyrics, in German, had been written two years earlier ...Boggess outlines bond to Gruber: Murray coach a descendant of ... - Murray Ledger and Times
The Story of "Silent Night", c. 1945 - WNYC (blog)
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Littleton Independent - Bill Jouris - 4 hours agoThis was certainly true one Christmas in 1818, when a church in the tiny Austrian village of Oberndorf discovered its church organ was no longer functional. ...Swarovski Christmas tree at MIA departures lounge
Malta Independent Online - 11 hours agoThis year, MIA added to the Christmas cheer at the Terminal, as it is one of the ... Swarovski Christmas tree imported directly from Austria, on display. ...Neighborhood Briefs
Arizona Daily Star - 13 hours agoSt. Mark's Presbyterian Church will feature Christmas music from Central Europe during the ... There will be musical numbers from Germany and Austria, ...Stories behind those much loved carols - Sunday Times.lk
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Have yourself a very Old World Christmas in Central Europe
New York Daily News - Kathleen Lucadamo - 1 day agoFrom November through Christmas, Hungary, Austria and the Czech Republic boast holiday markets in every nook, buildings wrapped like oversized gifts in ...
The Final Vote of the 111th Congress
Fox News (blog) - Chad Pergram - 6 hours agoWithout removing his long trench coat, Austria voted aye. ... Or potentially force both chambers of Congress to return after Christmas. ...Silent Night – a miracle in the making
On Line opinion - Warwick Marsh - 22 hours agoThe Christmas carol 'Silent Night' was written in 1816 by Joseph Mohr, an Austrian guitar-playing ...Gift of skates made Somersworth woman feel just like Sonja Henie
Foster's Daily Democrat - Patricia Catalfo - 5 hours agoIt is a Christmas at the age of eleven years old regarding skates. ... red wool socks and a hat designed like the hats in Austria with white pompoms. ...Fischer sells out for Christmas
Austrian Times - 2 days agoAustrian ski firm Fischer has closed its warehouse in Innkreis, Austria, for Christmas after selling every single pair of skis, poles and other gear because ...Tabitha to tuck into her first Christmas dinner
The Bolton News - 11 hours agoBut thanks to specialist treatment in Austria — funded by the local community ... The toddler now eats small amounts, and will have her first Christmas meal ...Parish reviving Christmas tradition
Seattle Times - 14 hours agoParishioners attending Our Lady Star of the Sea's Christmas Eve midnight Mass ... of years in Germany and Austria, before slowly falling out of practice. ...Silent Night still as popular as ever almost 200 years on
Deutsche Welle - 4 days ago... countless times and is without doubt one of the world's best-loved Christmas... Austria during the Christmas service of December 24th 1818. ... carols.The true story behind the writing of 'Silent Night' - Citizens Voice
"Silent Night" most recorded UK Christmas song - Reuters India
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O Christmas Tree
Marshall Independent - Jenny Kirk - 14 hours agoAccording to the National Christmas Tree Association, Germans began decorating Christmas trees with apples in the 1600s. In parts of Germany and Austria in ...Rooney Bin: Put away those leftover Christmas cookies with a crunch
Florida Times-Union - Jackie Rooney - 1 hour agoMerry Christmas! By now, I suspect, morning festivities are over, ... and anise-flavored springerle were the cookies of choice in Austria. ...Austrian Christmas carol office sorts out jingles and bells (Feature)
Monsters and Critics.com - Irmgard Rieger - 3 days agoGraz, Austria - Those who cannot bear the thought of a silent night at Christmas have a place to go to in Austria, ...A Niefnecker-style family Christmas
Red Bull (International) - Martin Niefnecker - 9 hours agoI also went to Waidring in Austria last week to test the new training course ... Now I'm looking forward to Christmas, and being able to relax and calm down ...
Malta-bound mail stuck in Frankfurt and London
Times of Malta - 7 hours agoThey are delivered after Christmas. My relatives in Canada tell me that they are ... I got was that post between both countries passes via Vienna, Austria. ...Christmas in St Gilgen, Austria: Mulled wine and roasted chestnuts ...
Mirror.co.uk - Louise Robinson - 13 Dec 2010And you'll find everyone of those things in the Austrian village of St Gilgen on the banks of Lake Wolfgang which every year puts on its best Christmas ...Theo Adams Company – a counteraction to all that Christmas glitz
GoSee - 1 day agoAfter sold out performances in Tokyo, 2009 and Austria at the beginning of this ... A welcome antidote to all the dazzle of Christmas decorations and forced ...Katherine Kersten: Music that offers a glimpse of heaven
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Katherine Kersten - 5 hours agoThen, as Christmas arrives at the stroke of midnight, the glorious ... They modeled the church on Kloster Schlaegel, a monastery near Aigen, Austria. ...Exchange students compare Christmas traditions
St. George Daily Spectrum - 5 days agoWhile Austrians do have Christmas trees, Heinrich says they don't have ornaments or stockings. Among the Christmas Eve celebrations in Austria is a ...Christmas In Austria, Germany: St. Nicholas, Carols, Handicrafts
OnTheSnow.com - 7 Dec 2010Christmas time in the Alps is still a matter of tradition. Wherever you go in Austria, Germany or the German-speaking parts of Switzerland and Italy, ...Humorous, hideous Christmas stories
Philippine Star - 1 day agoThe traditional Armenia Christmas Eve meal consists of fried fish, lettuce and spinach. In Austria... children leave a shoe outside their door on that night,Turkey dinner to be Christmas wish come true
Yorkshire Post - Andrew Robinson - 14 hours ago... Katy Burfutt will make her parents especially proud on Christmas Day when she tucks ... Austria, which specialises in children with "tube dependency". ...Nativities on display at Northside Methodist
Jackson Sun - 9 hours agoNorthside's collection includes Nativities from Italy, Austria, Peru, Kenya, ... music boxes and snow globes that depict the story of the first Christmas. ...A Dose of Awesome: Krampus!
LubbockOnline.com (blog) - 7 hours agoIt's a Christmas legend, most common in Germany, Austria, and the Alps, about a monstrous creature who is a companion of St. Nicholas -- where St. Nick ...Christmas. The Vatican Christmas tree
Wanted in Rome - 1 day agoThe monumental Christmas tree that rises every year in the centre of St ... In addition to Austria, other contributing European regions that have sent trees ...
Austria's Katharina Fa Favors Family Holiday
International GYMNAST Magazine Online - 3 days agoFa said she is just as eagerly anticipating a traditional Christmas in Austria. "In Austria we celebrate Christmas on Dec. 24," Fa said. ...
NDC EUROPE Wishes Ghanaians A Merry X'mas and A Happy 2011
GhanaWeb - 1 day ago... Branches with a special focus on members in Belgium, France, Austria and Spain. ... a very Merry Christmas and the Very Best of an Atta-Mills Govt in 2011.Column: Christmas abides despite Puritans, ACLU
Sun Shopper - J.J. Casserly - 1 day agoIn France, Germany and Austria, goose and pork are featured. Breads and pudding vary greatly. In 1870, Christmas was formally declared a federal holiday in ...Skiwatch
The Guardian - Stephen Lee - 20 hours agoSwiss and Italian resorts expect current snowfall to continue past Christmas, with temperatures dropping to -15C. Sun will shine on new snow in Austria and ...
Christmas carol record attempt
Weekly Times Now - 4 days ago... attempt to play Christmas carols 40 hours non-stop at Melbourne's Federation Square. ... parks and venues, in Germany, Belgium, the UK, France and Austria.Christmas Is Whatever You Make of It
Southern Pines Pilot - Beth Daniels - 2 days agoOne year I spent Christmas in Austria in the storybook town of Innsbruck. My memories are of snow falling on Christmas Eve, with all the gaslights in the ...St. Mark's Christmas Eve Service of Carols and Lessons To Feature ...
Tucson Citizen - Mark B. Evans - 2 days ago21, 2010, under Events-calendar Think Christmas in Munich, ... featuring Christmas music from central Europe, primarily Germany, Austria, and Bohemia. ...XMAS goes eWay as Christmas SMS, Greetings takes place of Jingle Bell
News Downtown (blog) - Suman Patel - 14 hours agoAccording to the song's history provided by Austria's Silent Night Society, Salzburg-born priest Joseph Mohr composed the best-known Christmas carol in 1815 ...
Stretched cable delays Crystal's gondola startup
Seattle Times - 2 days agoIt would begin runs just in time for Christmas. ... Austria-based Doppelmayr, discovered that the 13-tower gondola's cable had stretched more than three ...Holiday gifts postponed at Crystal Mountain, Summit at Snoqualmie -TheNewsTribune.com
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Store detectives dress as baby Jesus to catch Christmas market thieves
Telegraph.co.uk - 28 Nov 2010Store detectives at Christmas Markets in Austria are being disguised as the baby Jesus in an attempt to catch shoplifters and pick pockets. ...
Breakthrough World Cup Finish for Steamboat's Bryan Fletcher
First Tracks - 3 days agoRamsau, Austria - Christmas came a week early for Steamboat Springs, Colo.'s Bryan Fletcher, who set himself up with a strong jump then carried his own with ...Kingston College Chapel Choir sparkles
Jamaica Observer - Miguel A Thomas - 9 hours ago... the world-famous Vienna Boys' Choir in St Stephen's Cathedral, Austria. ... The Christmas-themed second half had a lighter composition of well known ...Christmas around the world
Artline - 1 day agoHe arrives at Christmas Eve in his sleigh pulled by reindeers. ... In Austria and Switzerland it is Christkindl or the Christ Child who arrives bearing ...
Nordic Combined weekly report
Ski Channel - Kristian Hansen - 1 day agoWilli Denifl will spend Christmas with his girlfriend in her region of Styria. From December 27th to 31st, Team Austria will train on the brand new hill in ...
“Athlete of the Year” Vonn is double winner
Idaho Mountain Express and Guide - 2 days agoBy the US Ski Team and Idaho Mountain Express Gift-wrapped Christmas Week victories by ... Hosp finished third with Austria's Elisabeth Goergl second. ...Courchevel prepares to host the world's best - PlanetSKI.eu
Schild gets 25th career win by dominating slalom - Monsters and Critics.com
Mancuso 21st in Courchevel Slalom, Stiegler Continues to Make Strides - Utah Skier Online
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Croatia gets serious on corruption
Financial Times (blog) - Neil MacDonald - 1 day agoHe will spend Christmas in Austrian detention, where he “gets along well with his cell mate”, local media say. While he awaits extradition, Austria intends ...
Silent Night
The Lincoln Tribune - Warren Shiver - 2 days ago24,1818 in a rural remote village of Oberndorf, near Salzburg, Austria by Joseph ...Christmas Eve in a local school ... One story was that at a celebration on
Christmas Was Born in Germany
Technorati - Liz Pereira - 1 day agoDid you know that this famous Christmas Carol was written by Joseph Mohr in German when he was a novice priest in Austria in 1816? ...Garden Faerie: Glühwein warms the gardener
AnnArbor.com - Monica Milla - 2 days agoIt's especially popular at Christmas markets throughout Germany and Austria, but you don't have to go that far to enjoy a nice warm mug. ...Switzerland angry over secret Austrian ski training
Austrian Times - Richard Wolf - 2 days agoSwiss media says that the exclusive training camp for the Austrian male ... and 13 podium places in 14 competitions before Christmas but failed to get a ...Frankfurt Christmas Market sets new record
Birmingham Newsroom (press release) - 1 day agoBy geoffc Birmingham's Frankfurt Christmas Market continues to grow from strength to ... to be the largest German market outside of Germany and Austria. ...Intl Bank of Azerbaijan gets International Socrates Award
Azerbaijan Business Center - 17 Dec 2010The IBA press service reports that on 14 December 2010 the residence of AustrianAustria) hosted a Christmas secular ... emperors, the Hofburg Palace (Vienna,
Store detectives dress as baby Jesus to catch thieves
TODAYonline - 29 Nov 2010Store detectives at Christmas markets in Austria are being disguised as the baby Jesus to catch shoplifters and pickpockets. In the German-speaking world, ...'Baby Jesus' used to catch Christmas shoplifters - Metro
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Globe and Mail - 1 day agoPeople visit a traditional Christmas market in front of the Empress Maria Theresa monument in Vienna, Austria. Switzerland's Roger Federer reacts after he ...
Early Christmas present for top Olympia stars
Yorkshire Post - 2 days agoNICOLA WILSON received an unexpectedly early Christmas present in front of a ... most recently winning silver at the Open European Championship in Austria. ...The Answers
Ottawa Citizen - 13 hours agoHe was worried there was too much focus on presents at Christmas. 13. d) It was first sung in the church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorf, Austria. ...THE WAY IT WAS: Yale Hotel hosts Christmas Eve dinner in 1905
Grand Forks Gazette - 2 days ago... guests with a Christmas Eve supper in the Yale's well-decorated dining room. ... has won a trip to the Innesbruck Austria Winter Olympics in February. ...It's Snowing In Austria
Ski Club of Great Britain - 16 Dec 2010... festive rush would see a White Christmas! But the heavens have opened over Austria bringing substantial snowfall, much to the relief of tour operators, ...X'mas dining int'l
Business Times (subscription) - Emmanuel Stroobant - 19 minutes agoBT Weekend asks several expats to share Christmas dining traditions and recipes ... one ChristmasAustria, ... Eve in the late 90s, at home in Schoenberg, Tirol-Harry Christophers
Big Issue in Scotland - 3 days agoThis takes a journey through Italy, Britain, Germany and Austria. The history of Christmas music is not as straightforward as you might imagine – in ...
Travel chaos for Xmas skiers
PlanetSKI.eu - 6 days agoTens of thousands of people heading to The Alps for their Christmas getaway have ...Austria rail services have been disrupted not by the snow but by the ... InSnow and ice continue to cause chaos around Europe - Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
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Singing Boys of PA, Keystone Girls Choir to perfom
NEagle - 21 hours ago... carols from France, Austria, Hungary, Armenia, Mexico, Poland and Holland. ... This work has become the most frequently performed Christmas work by any ...On the Tenth Day of Christmas, Maryland Racing
HorseRaceInsider.com - Vic Zast - 2 days agoThe auto parts magnate from Austria by way of Canada is, of course, right that the thoroughbred ...Christmas series. ... Only two more wish to this 12 Days of5 Best Places to Spend Christmas
NewsMax.com - 4 days agoFor people who really want to spend the holiday in style, here is a list of the five best places to vacation over Christmas: Salzburg, Austria. ...Even my teeth are cold
PlanetSKI.eu - 1 day agoAUSTRIA: The country had some of the best conditions in The Alps last week. ... We have seen such good snow levels in the week beofre Christmas, ...
Plymouth Argyle fans donate cash to help unpaid staff before Christmas
Plymouth Herald - 3 days ago... said people had donated money from countries including Germany, Austria, ... “In the run up to Christmas we all have families and it's only right that ...Today in History for Dec. 22
Richmond Times Dispatch - 2 days ago4 in G major, Op. 58, had their world premieres in Vienna, Austria. ... Abraham Lincoln: "I beg to present you as a Christmas-gift the city of Savannah. ...Tom Dice for Belgium to Oslo
Belgovision.com - 1 day ago... Armenia (AMPTV), Austria (ÖRF), Azerbaijan (Ictimai TV), Belarus (BTRC), ...Christmas. ... 2011 in Düsseldorf can still withdraw without consequences until
Bringing Christmas joy in more ways than one
Sunday Times.lk - 4 days agoJoy to the World, an extravaganza of Christmas music will be held on December 22 ... Last but not least is Alpine Harmony, a trio from Austria, including a ...
Events calendar
The Korea Herald - 9 hours ago“Yuki Kuramoto and Friends: Christmas Concert”: Cherished for his romantic ... boasting more than 500 years of history, is coming from Austria to Seoul to ...Austria advances
PlanetSKI.eu - 5 days agoAustria currently has some of the best snow in The Alps with yet more snow ... It's set to be one of the best Christmas periods for a while and there are ...
Director's Christmas fete is quite a production
Chicago Sun-Times - Thomas Connors - 4 days agoBrown directs the Goodman Theater's production of “A Christmas Carol,” and ... to take their guests (Greece and Austria were under consideration this year), ...TV highlights Christmas Eve
The Guardian - 4 days agoIn A Christmas History, Simon Russell Beale traverses Britain, Italy, Germany and Austria tracing the heritage of festive music to a soundtrack of Bach, ...
2011 World Darts Championship - Dennis Priestley through to second ...
Crunchsports.com - 13 hours ago... to set up a tasty second round clash with Gary Anderson after Christmas. ... to win his preliminary round contest against Austria's Dietmar Burger 4-3, ...Europe Is Off To A Flying Start
OnTheSnow.com - 17 hours ago... particularly those in Austria, saw up to 50cm of snow in the first big storm of ... More snow is forecast across the Alps over Christmas and New Year. ...From the archive, 23 December 1989: Celebration as a nation ...
The Guardian - 1 day ago... bearing candles and Christmas tree twigs and chanting slogans of freedom, ... "Austria, Austria," followed as they sought to guess my identity from the ...Austrian and Italian police team up at Xmas market
Austrian Independent - 3 Dec 2010Carabinieri Lorenzo Galli and Paolo de Biasi will join Austrian police officers on patrol at the Christmas markets of Innsbruck, Tyrol, during the next few ...Open Phones: What Did I get Myself Into this Holiday Season?
WNYC - 1 day agoI am leaving for Vienna Austria later today. I have a "free" ticket but to get ... surprised to find out that we have a large game of poker on Christmas. ...Why do Americans claim to be more religious than they are?
Slate Magazine - Shankar Vedantam - 1 day agoThe patron saint of Christmas, Americans insist, is the emaciated hero on the ...Austria, Ireland, and Great Britain. ... Finland, Slovenia, Italy, Spain,
Jeff Carmack: Crazy Christmas customs around the world
Huntsville Item - Jeff Carmack - 2 days agoIn England, children write their letters to Father Christmas and then throw them ... In Austria, on Dec. 6, Heiliger Nikolaus (St. Nicholas) rewards good ...Middle European League Post SCHWECHAT extends winning streak to 9 ...
News-Sports.net (press release) - 1 day agoIt is good for us that it is Christmas now” said Austrian manager Martin Micheu. The Austrian... national team lost its last game of the year to VK ChemesBouley, Balthazar, Bernardin Welcome Sad Kitchen Klutzes on ...
Bloomberg - Catherine Smith - 14 Dec 2010The restaurant is open for Christmas for the first time. ... at this West Village restaurant named after chef Kurt Gutenbrunner's hometown in Austria. ...Corkheads: Five last minute gifts for your wine lover
San Jose Mercury News - Jessica Yadegaran - 2 days agoNow it's three days until Christmas and you've got nothing. ... Poor things, jetting off to Austria and having to stuff their suitcases with bottles of ...Cold for Santa Not much snow
WeatherOnline - 14 hours agoSome showers affecting the west of Portugal for Christmas Day, but for most of ... Austria and Switzerland will both be very cold with a few sunny spells. ...Toddler looking forward to first Christmas at home
Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph - 3 days agoA toddler recovering from cancer is excited to spend his first Christmas at home after ... programme in Austria with a 90 per cent success rate in February. ...Convicted paedophile Ian Appleton. Picture: Jason Boud
Independent Online - 6 Dec 2010The trip started in Athens and moved to Rome, Italy; followed by a merry ChristmasAustria over the New Year of 1977; ... in London; skiing in
Christmas Traditions Around The World (PHOTOS)
Huffington Post - 6 days agoFor children of all ages, Christmas conjures up enchanting visions of snowflakes, ... In Austria as well as elsewhere in central Europe, St. Nicholas is ...CNN votes Reykjavik Iceland as best Christmas holiday destination
WebWire (press release) - Jonathan Baker - 14 Dec 2010Reykjavik, Iceland has been voted as this year's best Christmas holiday destination by ... Germany; Pogost, Belarus; Salzburg Austria and Sydney, Australia. ...Peace, not war
Wein-Plus - 3 days agoWine producers in the Wachau region in Austria have reached an accord just before Christmas, a member that had previously been expelled is to be reinstated, ...The Basque country is waiting for Olenchero
Andalusia Travel - 3 days agoWith the approach of Christmas and New Year holidays children are awaiting for ... in Austria it is Christkind, in Italy - La Befana - a kind old woman, ...What are you doing on Boxing Day?
Bluffton News Banner - Frank Shanly - 2 days agoThe short answer, is that it's the day after Christmas. ... It is observed in Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Ghana, Greenland, Guyana, Hong Kong, ...Jet2.com launches dedicated ski website
Easier (press release) - 21 hours ago... and for anyone lucky enough to be heading out to the Alps for Christmas or ... Salzburg is ideal for the snow-capped peaks of Austria, with 130 resorts ...Departures: Have a rowdy, bawdy Christmas
Providence Journal - 17 Dec 2010Our Christmas traditions are gentle, benign, G-rated affairs. Those of some other countries would curl your hair. In Austria, Santa Claus' evil twin, ...French envoy marks 2nd year with Cebu party; a flurry of Christmas ...
Inquirer.net - Jaime Picornell - 6 days ago... were well represented by the honorary consuls of Austria, Arcadio Alegrado; ...Christmas light-up ceremony at the Provincial ... Next day he attended the
Xmas debt trap warning issued
Austrian Independent - 14 Dec 2010The number of private bankruptcies in Austria rose by 6.4 per cent to 2586 cases year on year in the first three months of 2010, according to the Federal ...Vienna theft rate jumps
Austrian Independent - 3 days ago... are bustling with residents and tourists busy with their Christmas shopping. ... The number of overall reported crimes in Austria declined by 9.5 per ...German traditions bring holiday cheer to Vancouver Christmas Market
Xinhua - Christine McLaren - Zhang Xiang - 10 Dec 2010Christmas markets were found in over 30 countries throughout Europe, such as Austria, Italy, and Switzerland. Over time, they've spread to the United States ...The List: The many faces of Scrooge
Washington Times - 6 days agoA Christmas Carol, 1908 — Essanay Studios in Chicago produced this ... "What if," which was a top-10 hit in Austria, Belgium and Ireland and hit No. ...
Tiffany sends Christmas tree to Italy
eTurboNews - Elisabeth Lang - 6 Dec 2010One of their favorite trips was to go to Germany, Austria, or Switzerland for the traditional Christmas markets. But this year, 88.3% of Italians will stay ...Bet's blog: Christmas week in Tignes
Ski Club of Great Britain - 4 days agoSo now it is Christmas week and the slopes are a lot quieter than you might ... I hear on the grapevine that the conditions in Austria and Switzerland are ...
Child loggers can expect no Christmas break
CathNews Asia - 2 days agoThere will be no Christmas break for the children, some as young as nine, ... Gingoog City Social Welfare Officer Napoleon Austria Jr. admitted the ...Nikolaus-endorsing Austrians more generous this year
Austrian Independent - 2 Dec 2010Per capita spending on Easter presents range around 50 Euros in Austria, according to other studies. Expenditure at Christmas is set to be considerably ...One in five want extended shopping hours - Austrian Independent
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Dec 24, 2010
AUSTRIA CHRISTMAS
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