Lehr sees hundreds of German shoppers during the holiday season - they come for the Christmas chocolates, the stollen and the Lebkuchen, and also for tree decorations and the wooden incense burners.

Whether or not that's the real reason for the spark of religious interest in the evergreens, the German community began to accept both trees and formal Christmas decorations in the 17th century.

Are you looking for a new addition to your traditional Christmas decor? After much digging, I'm making a case for this 100-year-old German tradition that is the answer to all my whimsical, folky ...

The word 'Christmas tree' originates from the German language, with the first ever example of it in the English language recorded in 1835. Other popular Christmas decorations include hanging ...