You both look amazing. Your channel is a breath of fresh air in my world.

@chubbybunny915

2 жыл бұрын

What a lovely comment. I agree with you. 😊

@KirstenJoerg

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so so much!

As an American with a lot of ancestors from Germany-but a family uninterested in heritage/history-I can’t thank you enough for helping me learn what I’ve been yearning for, for so long. Slowly feeling closer to my beloved ancestors. ❤

If I'm having a tough week, I watch one of your videos and feel so much better!!! You are the sweetest couple on KZread! Loved the Christmas spirit and wonderful treasures!

@KirstenJoerg

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

Tradition for me is hanging all my grandparents' Christmas stuff on the Christmas tree. Like you, I like a traditional tree and the Christmas balls I have are very old, but I wouldn't trade them for anything. They bring back so many nice memories. The figurines for the nativity scene belong to my mom. I occasionally buy old Christmas balls that I find at flea markets or drift stores.

@KirstenJoerg

2 жыл бұрын

This sounds heavenly, nothing more special we think.

@elaineteut9579

2 жыл бұрын

I have many ornaments and figurines that were my parents or that my parents gave me. They will always have a special place on our tree or placed around our home at Christmas. I cherish them. We have many beautiful German ornaments as our daughter worked in Germany for a couple years.

Kirsten I see how much you missed Yoerg because I see his hand on your hand like my husband does often with me.I wish you to be always happy together. Thank you for the beautiful Christmas decorations it makes me dream about my childhood

50 years ago my husband and I were too poor to afford expensive ornaments for the tree, so we bought wooden ones and painted them ourselves. They are on our tree every year. We still love them and so do the grandkids.

Joerg looks so happy to have you home, I think he missed you very much Kirsten, but now you can both look forward to Christmas. Lots of memories with the decorations of my Grandmother's tree, looking forward to seeing your new ornaments on this years tree.

Me as a German I'm absolutely obsesesd with Raeuchermaennchen, we even have a Scots Man and a Fisher Man 😁😁. The stuff from the Erzgebirge is top notch, it's the cradle of christmas decoration. We have a huge pyramid and I can't wait to light it this year. Thanks Kirsten and Jörg 😘

@KirstenJoerg

2 жыл бұрын

Ja, ist einfach schön und ein Must Have an Weihnachten. Liebe Grüße

@angelines29

7 ай бұрын

As an Erzgebirger I approve this message 😊

I loved learning about the German traditions. My next door neighbor growing up had a pyramid and as a child I loved looking at it because it was not a familiar decoration.

I am glad that you are together again. Is starting to look like Christmas, and I am watching this video right now. Blessings. 🎅🤶

What gorgeous ornaments. We always have a multi colored tree, lights and ornaments. When our boys were young, we had two trees, a real one that we cut down, for our dinning room and an artificial one for our living room. For our real one, we would make our ornaments, colored paper chains, and home made cookies to hang on the tree. Most years, we had as is called here a Charlie Brown tree. Not a perfectly shaped tree and with holes within the branches. It would get decorated and it was beautiful to us.

Two of my favorite things! Christmas and a Kirsten & Joerg video. The two combined makes me so happy!! Thanks for sharing your traditions. Such fun!!🎄❤

@shelleypaulson1336

2 жыл бұрын

Completely agree!

My husband and I lived in very rural country for 30 years. We bought 35 acres, all wooded, except for an area we cleared for our homesite. Every year, beginning in Fall, we would go out daily, hiking and exploring, just to be enjoying the beauty of seasons. We collected hickory nuts, walnuts, pinecones, and dried thistles, seedpods, and thin, curly twig branches. We put the nuts in wooden bowls, with nutcrackers nearby. I would use paint spray to turn thistles gold or silver, the pinecones snowy white, the seed pods left their softly faded, natural colors. The curly twigs were sprayed with a light dusting of glittery soft white, as if ice was on it. We waited until Dec. 1st, to cut or find windblown evergreen branches laying in the snow. I brought them inside to be made into swags and wreaths, adding pinecones, seed pods and a big plaid bow. We had planted holly bushes around our home, so I did vases and swags of evergreen and holly, also tucking in the golden thistle and the curly frosted twigs. The live wreaths hung inside and outside our front door. Swags of holly and evergreen that I wired on a rope, draped all along our farmhouse front porch. Small vertical swags hung down inside, within each window,, while a cranberry red wax (battery) slender pillar candle in a tall wooden holder sat on upper windowsill. I used "snow spray" to frost the window at edges. It was so cozy and welcoming. I am a widow now, and moved into a town neighborhood. But I have holly bushes and two evergreen trees ...around my home. I still decorate in this old fashion way....

@KirstenJoerg

2 жыл бұрын

This sounds so special and you will keep these memories in your heart - forever.x

Thank you! There is nothing more magical or whimsical than a traditional German Christmas! We celebrate Yule on the Winter Solstice. In addition to handmade blown glass and wooden ornaments, our house (inside and out) is decorated with natural cedar bough greenery, wreaths, pine cones and acorns, mistletoe, holly and ivy. On the actual Solstice, we have no sources of artificial light, only candles, and real wood fires. Everything is handmade, and hand-decorated, including the food, sweets, and gifts. Each year, one special ornament is added to the tree. I still have several magnificent decorations from my childhood Christmas' in Germany.

@KirstenJoerg

2 жыл бұрын

This sounds absolutely heavenly. Love nothing more than everything natural, what a dream.

My husband and I will be married 49 years in January. I have collected Christmas decorations from the first Christmas. Whenever we travel I always buy something new for Christmas. I also have a angle that was always on the top of my tree, when I was a little girl. Special memories like you have.

You both have gotten me into the Christmas spirit! And I thank you! Can't wait to see this year's tree!!!

@KirstenJoerg

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

i think my friend i used to caregive her, she was writing her memoir. and in her farmhouse in the midwest they made a huge batch of lebkuchen, rolled it out on the table, cut & baked them. and they kept well, and were brought out for visitors for the whole holiday season

Our Aldi's in America have a lot of the German goodies you had at the store I can't wait till the stolen is out cuz I will love the marzipan one

@margareteraab3899

2 жыл бұрын

Home Goods has Stollen. I bought rum and regular. It's not Christmas until the Stollen and lepkucken are in my house. I'm from Munich living in Michigan.

@lorisiedl8733

2 жыл бұрын

@@margareteraab3899 they don't have home goods in my neck of the woods just Aldi

It's lovely to see such traditional, old fashioned Christmas goodies. I deplore the commercial aspect to it all. I have tree decorations going back to the 60's that belonged to my Nana, beautiful glass ones that would not look out of place next to yours. Thanks for sharing such inspiring things.

@KirstenJoerg

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

Yes, my family here in Germany (Lower Saxony) decorates with lots of wooden art from the Erzgebirge: Pyramids, Schibbögen/candle archs in nearly every window, nutcrackers, smokers, miners and angels and the musical box which plays silent night. And of course we have a self-bound Advent wreath with four bee wax candles. A huge (villeroy&boch :-)) christmas plate has a place in the living room with Lebkuchen, Dominosteinen, Spekulatius, mazipan and lots of christmas cookies in many shapes baked and decorated by the children. The christmas tree we fell in the forrest and it gets red or white glasballs from Lauscha, straw stars and some Erzgebirge miniature hangers, but isn't too colorful. Outside the house we have the big Herrnhuter star. Now I am in a christmas mood. Thanks for your wonderful videos!

@KirstenJoerg

2 жыл бұрын

Das klingt einfach toll! Ganz ganz liebe Grüße von uns.

There are a lot of the German Christmas goodies that I have been introduced to and are hard to stop eating! One of the things I remember as a child was my grandmother’s Christmas tree that had Bubble Lights. For those who haven’t seen these ,they resemble a string of glass candles with a coloured liquid that bubbles when the bulb warms the liquid up. They are still available today and gives the tree a retro look Take care and happy tree decorating 🇨🇦 ❤️

I absolutely love your German Christmas decorations. They bring the magic back to Christmas as far as I'm concerned, nostalgia never gets boring. 💜💙

@KirstenJoerg

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

There was a Christmas shop here in Portsmouth, NH many years ago called the Red Door that carried the wonderful pyramid decorations. Back then my children were young and those beautiful pyramids were beyond my budget. By the time I could afford one the shop had gone out of business. I haven’t seen them anywhere since. They are magical!

@tesselizabeth4319

2 жыл бұрын

I live in Portsmouth! I think I remember a Christmas shop, too!

@susan2657

2 жыл бұрын

I live in New Hampshire and I remember that store they had some beautiful beautiful things in there. Thanks for bringing back that memory

Being of French Canadian heritage, one big tradition is Tourtierre (traditional pork/beef pie) for Christmas breakfast. I've been vegetarian for quite some time so it'll be made with Impossible burger here at my place. I also love bubble lights. We had a small tabletop tree with bubble lights when I was a child and I loved it. Now, I have a few bubble light nightlights that I plug into the kitchen outlets at Christmas. Your decorations are so beautiful. I have a small pyramid, bought it years and years ago.

I absolutely love the calming tone of your voices after a stressful and chaotic day at work. I recently found your channel and am thoroughly enjoying learning about the UK, Germany, and you! Thank you for sharing.

@KirstenJoerg

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

You are very fortunate to have a husband that appreciates all those beautiful decorations. My husband is Cuban, he grew up during the revolution so they never really knew Christmas and he still asks me to thia day on which day Santa brings the gifts 🤣🤣🤣

I have Christmas ornaments and decorations from my parents and grandparents from both sides. They bring back the best memories each year and are stored separately to be handed down someday.

I was born and raised in Germany and now live in the USA - I keep for my family all our German traditions alive and of course, implement some American traditions my husband grew up with. I just got done putting the kids' advent calendars up and filled and all is ready for St. Nikolaus to come on 12/6 - we are excited for the Christmas season

I was 63 this July and I have ornaments from Germany that came with my ancestors, giant hand paint glass balls and some indent, those are so fragile, I just love them. We had a pyramid when I was a kid, it was mesmerizing. There's a huge garden center near where I grew up, I told my brother I wanted to go next time I'm visiting, they have trees decorated with ornaments from around the world, I'm hoping I can find some nice ones like yours, as well as hoping Aldi having some of those treats =^)

@KirstenJoerg

2 жыл бұрын

Oh how wonderful - hope you can check out the garden centre, I bet it will be lovely to check out all the ornaments.

@itsmewende

2 жыл бұрын

@@KirstenJoerg I haven't been in I bet 30 years, hard to wrap my head around that number. Another KZreadr lives near there and she said Yes they still have all the trees decorated, I can't wait.

Nowadays there are many different kinds of the tree decoration but I still preserve so many glass balls and ornaments for years. I'm 67 now so it means I still have so beautiful stuff.

This video makes me happy! Simple pleasures! Thanks for sharing!

We get together on Christmas morning (23 of us) for a huge Christmas breakfast. Then we have our gift exchange, play games, listen to music. If there’s snow some go sledding. This year we put up my (83 yr old) mother’s tree in October. She’s ill and we aren’t sure how much longer we will have her with us. So we are enjoying her tree, decorations, and traditional Christmas foods with her. People, love your family well, time goes quickly! Thank you Kirsten and Joerg for sharing your love and gentleness with us! Mary

@KirstenJoerg

2 жыл бұрын

Spending time with your loved ones is the most important, we can so relate.

You two are a sight for sore eyes and hearts, in the midst of our Covid crises. And your house is always so charming and decorated to perfection. You're changing me from a 'sloppy' painter into a more careful one!

Loved this, starting to feel Christmasy. 🌲

@KirstenJoerg

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

My nephew married a German girl, and his first Christmas was his first time having goose at the holiday. I have wanted his wife to get me some of the hand blown glass ornaments but forget to have her do it in time for her to ship it to the U.S.

@lilly6766

2 жыл бұрын

They might be on sale after Christmas 🙂

Bin auch schon total in Weihnachtsstimmung🌲.Zuhause bei meine Eltern haben wir jedes Jahr ein Weihnachtsgesteck gebastelt. In Oase würde denn eine Kerze,etwas Grün,und Deko rein gesteckt. Das war immer schön. Beim Essen würden denn die Kerzen angesteckt. Und den Stollen war auch Tradition. Wie bei Euch. Danke für das tolle Video 🥰 Und geniesse die Vorweihnachtszeit👍😍

@KirstenJoerg

2 жыл бұрын

Das klingt so so schön!! Ganz ganz liebe Grüße und auch für Dich eine schöne Vorweihnachtszeit.

I lived in Bitburg in the 1950's when my father was stationed at Spangdahlem US Air Force Base. We were there for 4 years and we loved this area of Germany. We came home to the US with hundreds of Christmas ornaments. We had many of the items you showed, but alas many broke in transit and my sister and I dropped quite a few. (We were under 8 years of age at the time) I remember a VERY BEAUTIFUL TREE TOPPER, blown glass silver with silver bells attached. I really liked this video and it brought to mind MANY beautiful memories of Germany.

@KirstenJoerg

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yes, that's actually not too far from where I'm from in Germany. So glad you have such wonderful memories of your time there.

So good to see you both in your lovely attic room. Thank you for showing us the wonderful Christmas decorations and things to eat. You are both so lovely together and so obviously in love and right for each other, it does my heart good xx

@KirstenJoerg

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Elizabeth!

As children my brother and I were so excited when a package arrived from family in Germany filled with Weihnachts chocolates and cookies! The Weihnachtsdeko store Kathe Wohlfahrt is a vendor at the annual Vancouver German Christmas Market. I have added a few ornaments to my Weihnachts collection over the years. And from Villeroy & Boch, I have a few Christmas plates and three ceramic gingerbread houses. My gosh - it is soon time to begin decorating 🎄

Hi love your Christmas decorations, and telling us all about German traditions

There you go again...taking me back to the years our family spent in Germany. I have to say the only place that is better than Vieux Quebec at Christmas, is Germany! So cozy, so traditional, so family-oriented, and just so festive. FYI Amazon has the Glass Blower in English. I am putting it on my list for my stocking stuffer. 😁 Thank you both so much for this. God bless. I'm going to have to watch this again. 😆

@KirstenJoerg

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! You will LOVE the Glass Blower, it's fantastic.

This year I have crocheted a lot of decorations for a cozy, ‘crafty’ vibe.

@KirstenJoerg

2 жыл бұрын

That sounds lovely!

Thanks to this video I was able to show my Nan the smoker after I found it so beautiful and it turns out she has hers from her childhood growing up in Germany and recently found it in the attic after many years and has now been passed down to me! Something to cherish! 🎄

In Germany we have the concept of Aussteuer. Things you collect for your daughters when they get married. (sheets, or cutlery for example) We made a Christmas Aussteuer for our daughters. Since they were born we bought every year a special ornament for the Christmas tree. When they moved out (we didn't wait for a wedding) they had this wonderful collection of Christmas ornaments. Best idea we ever had.

@altenberg-greifenstein

10 ай бұрын

Someone is still doing this? I though they stopped doing that almost 100 years ago.

@stucklescrafter5712

10 ай бұрын

@@altenberg-greifenstein it's kind of a family joke this Christmas Aussteuer. You're right nobody does this anymore.

love this! growing up, a lot of our christmas traditions were influenced by the german and norwegian ancestry on my mom’s side. due to covid, last year was the first one i wasn’t with my family for the holidays. so i made my own sauerbraten and lefse (norwegian flatbread). the decorations you showed look so similar to the ones i inherited from my grandparents. there’s a scandinavian version of the pyramid you showed, but it’s made from metal and makes a tinkling sound as it rotates! love how much different cultures share traditions. thank you for the lovely video! 💕

@KirstenJoerg

2 жыл бұрын

I know, it was very hard for us as well last year not being with family. It's the most important of all being with your loved ones. Love hearing about different cultures and traditions. Hope you're well.

Three of my four grandparents immigrated from Germany to America. One tradition they all had was the placement of a 'green pickle' ornament in the tree. The first kid to find it got a special treat (like some ribbon Christmas candy or a packet of all-sorts licorice.

I lived in Bad Tölz Bavaria many years and cherish my German decorations and ornaments

Thank you for sharing your Christmas goodies.

@KirstenJoerg

2 жыл бұрын

You are so very welcome!

My childhood Christmas was different from my adulthood. Counting me there were nine children. We may not had a lot but we knew we were loved! As an adult, I collect nutcracker dolls. I do not do the Christmas tree. I instead decorate with nutcracker dolls and religious figurines. I live in Arizona, USA and our weather is warm throughout the year. I grew up in a snowbelt and do not miss the snow. 😊

@KirstenJoerg

2 жыл бұрын

Love the idea of decorating with nutcracker dolls.

Joerg reaction to all the sweets 🥰. You both bring so much joy to all of us. 🎄

@KirstenJoerg

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

I live in Michigan in the United States and we have a town on the east side of the state called Frankenmuth. It's nickname is Little Bavaria and I saw the most beautiful smokers and pyramids there when we were visiting 2 years ago. Thank you so much for sharing these beautiful items! Christmas time is so special to me and my heritage is fully German and irish, making it more beautiful and more spectacular. Your videos have become something I look very forward to and make me even more anticipatory to visit Europe in the next 10 years!

@TheCynthiaRice

2 жыл бұрын

I lived in Saginaw for a few years and loved to go there!

@dawncampbell9385

2 жыл бұрын

We live in Michigan also!! The festive season is upon us, Thank you for the video ♥️

@sjt609

2 жыл бұрын

@ VIOLET, I live in Canada and going to Frankenmuth is a favourite Summer destination. The most delicious chicken ever and Bronner's Christmas store are just two of the best places in Michigan. (You've got a great heritage, with both Irish and German,...as do I. You can't beat that combination! LoL. I've also got Scottish and English thrown in for good measure.) Have a marvellous week. xx

@charlenewilliford6957

2 жыл бұрын

Went to Frankenmuth this summer and loved it.

@VioletBloom

2 жыл бұрын

@@charlenewilliford6957 it's such a beautiful little place 💓

Interesting and very relaxing as always. Your Christmas decorations are very beautiful. The Christmas food looks delicious

You both look amazing and that room is stunning and quite cosy and calm ❤️

There is nothing more beautiful then a German Christmas….Danke from Camarillo, CA.

I keep my small tree up all year.with all of my German wooden ornaments . It reminds me of our trips to Germany!

Our tradition is using all the ornaments my kids have made for me over the years. I also collect vintage ornaments that remind me of my childhood. Some of my kids still come to decorate the tree with me. We are in California.

@KirstenJoerg

2 жыл бұрын

I just LOVE this, so special!

I used to have a lot of those decorations, they are a tradition and so beautiful. Miss German a lot.I am from an area near Freiburg.

I simply love this time of year. This video makes it all the more special, it gives several ideas for decor and holiday treats. Thanks for sharing.

Dance schon-forgive me I don’t know how to do the accent marks on this keyboard! This was a lovely visit, everything you highlighted was wonderful! It’s good to see you both again. I had begun to do things for Christmas also though we haven’t celebrated Thanksgiving in the US (11.25.21) yet this year. It all goes by so fast it really is necessary to stay ahead of things. When I watch you two it is a relaxing (and fun) moment for me to take a breath. Can’t wait for your next post! Portsmouth. NH 🦃🎄

@KirstenJoerg

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Janice!

Those are absolutely the most beautiful Christmas ornaments I've ever seen.

I do a thankgiving tree and I have the blown glass turkey, corn, broccoli and a slice of pumpkin pie! I also add hanging wood acorns and garlands of leaves. Seeing your ornaments was a joy. You are both lovely!

@eileenmc8808

2 жыл бұрын

That sounds really lovely. Poor old Thanksgiving sometimes seems passed over 😔.

@KirstenJoerg

2 жыл бұрын

This sounds amazing! Thanks so much Kathleen.

The whole world owes Prince Albert and therefore Germany a debt of gratitude for many of our most beloved Christmas traditions. The main one is, of course, the tannenbaum. I love to picture a Victorian era Christmas from Dickens with all of the festivities. German food and particularly the sweets are fantastic. Your channel addresses my favorite interests. I look forward to enjoying it with each new video.

@shawkitty2524

2 жыл бұрын

You're so right about Prince Albert!

German Christmas traditions, decorations and food were very much a part of my English upbringing due to my mother being German. Now, my adult children, here in Canada, celebrate the same way. It does my heart good to see them insisting on following these traditions with their children. Thanks to my Grandmother and my mother they have learned the true and special love for family and Cristmas. You showed all the treats we pick for Christmas so now I'm ready to go too. You two are such special people. Thank you so much for the memories.

This year we are having a Christmas market in our city centre. I have missed it for 2 years because of Covid it couldn't happen. There is a lot of food from all over the world and also ornaments etc. I'm sure there are some smokers as well. Looking forward to that.

Have a short every time Jorg says "yeah " that should put us in a festive mood!!

Como eu amo vocês! E legendas em Português! Muito obrigada 🙏🏻 assisto todos os vídeos! Moro em Piracicaba,São Paulo Brasil 🇧🇷❤️😍🥰❤️

I always like youre christmas videos. 🎄🤗Cant wait till you to do the christmas tree. Thank you for the video 🌸

@KirstenJoerg

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Cindy.

I just loved this video, thank you Kirsten and Joerg! I love how Joerg enjoys tasting all the goodies; makes me smile every time. We are in Wisconsin, USA where it gets very cold so we actually already put up our lights outside but will not flip the switch on until the end of this month. Your video now put me in the mood to decorate inside but I will force myself to wait a bit longer. One of our favorite decorations and what our home is known for in our area are the candle lights in all the windows of our 3 story farmhouse. So cozy and inviting. Looking forward to your next video; I enjoy all of them!

@KirstenJoerg

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Linda! Yes, it still extremely early for us too, it's only since we have our KZread channel that we decorate early as it would be too late otherwise.

Ahh such sweet memories from my daughter's Oma (on her Dad's side) - stollen, candle pyramid, and chocolates filled with orange liqueur - yummm!

I'm from Argentina, South America. Here Christmas it's VERY hot (like 38° Celcius degree) and because of that saddly we didn't have the great culture of food that nordic countryes have. We eat cold meats and rolled beefs with creamy dressing, and a lot of diferents salads with vegetables and fruits and also do barbacues in the outdoors. The ones who have a pool in their houses sit on their tables with swimwear and flip flops! (hilarious but comfy). Mostly we celebrate the night on 24th, and since like the majority of us decent from an European ancester (Italian or Spanish) we use to have a larger partys or reunions with all family and friens that we can gather and, of course, TONS of food and drinks (Fernet, Daikiris, Gin&Tonic, Caipirnhas etc.) and of course A LOT of music. Then we prepare the lunch of 25th, we don't care for the morning because ours partys in the night before are very cheerful and long, and also "Papá Noel" or Santa come to us at 00:00 of 25th, so the children can open they gifts in the night and go to the bed with they presents. The only tradition that survives the years and the weather it was to make the toast of 00:00 with a christmas bread (italian panettone) and apple cider, maybe you can find a praline nougat on a table but is not that common. The sweets that we eat are fruit salad, ice cream, chocolate dipped peanuts or raisins and the national dessert of christmas for us: MANTECOL (a sweet made of peanut flour, butter and honey - inspired on a greek dessert called halvá o chalwás). I absolutley love your channel, you are the nicest people! I adore the elegance that you both have, specially Kirsten and I also love when Joerg show, tell and try all the candys and sweets, He have the joy of a children!!! Please do more videos about Germany Christmas. Thanks for sharing!!!

@KirstenJoerg

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, the weather makes it all very different. I lived in Egypt with my parents and the festive season seemed always very strange to us especially because of the weather. Thanks so much for watching.

I really enjoyed your video, which I watched today (Dec. 7th - a bit late), with all your lovely decorations and delicious food. I haven't tried some of those. I am partly Dutch so my traditional Christmas is a mixture of English and Dutch. We also have speculaas at Christmas and this year my cousins have sent me a chocolate letter in the shape of an S for Stella and some papernoten biscuits. These are eaten at SinterKlaas on Dec. 5th in Holland. My English traditions include listening to the 9 lessons and carols from Cambridge in the afternoon on Radio 4 at 3 pm on 24th, followed by mince pies, sausage rolls and Advocaat on Christmas Eve, preferably whilst watching a thriller film on TV. We leave a glass of milk and a mince pie on the grate for Father Christmas, in case he visits our house. Our Christmas tree decorations have been collected over the years and each one has a special significance. Every year we buy 2 or 3 new ones. This year is was a pair of angel wings because we lost our lovely cat this year. I will remember her each year when I dress the tree and put her wings on it. Thank you for sharing your traditions.

You guys are such a wonderful couple. I love all your ornaments, timeless beauty and classic. Quality over quantity. Kirsten love your outfit .🎄🎄😘

So glad you got to visit your family and I enjoyed they lovely and yummy things you got . Looking forward to seeing your home decorated for Christmas. ☺

@KirstenJoerg

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

On my goodness your beautiful ornaments are just enchanting! I have been collecting old glass ornaments for many years and probably have some of the Krebs ornaments. If you are familiar with the Christopher Radio brand he purchased many of the old glass molds and recreated the old glass traditional ornaments. I have many many of those as well as the old Shiny Brite ones. A tree full of all the sparkling glass is just .......heavenly. I'm so happy there are people out there that still treasure the old traditional says of decorating for Christmas. Such beautiful memories. Thank you both for always sharing with us. You are a treasure!

Imagine how beautiful it will be if you hang your Xmas ornaments on a white Xhristmas tree instead the green one you have...

Absolutely love Christmas and must thank Germany for most of our traditions. The arch is so beautiful!

@KirstenJoerg

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

Kirsten and Joerg, I absolutely love your content. You remind me to appreciate traditions past and present. To treasure things and enjoy the differences between countries and people. Thank you so much.

@KirstenJoerg

2 жыл бұрын

Thank YOU!

Greek kourabiethes, are my favorite traditional Christmas treat. Many countries take credit for these high-butter content, toasted almond cookies that are covered with powdered/confectioners sugar. Here in the US, they’re often rolled round and called Italian wedding cookies, but our tradition is rolled-out, flat diamond shapes. These are nearly impossible to make in a warm house, the dough is so tricky to handle, so we make them in the winter only. Some put bourbon in them, we like pure vanilla instead.

Добрый день ! Игрушки очень красивые .

Wow,what gorgeous decorations, I truly love a traditional Christmas 🎄. Love the video and everything.

So cute! I loved this video! Beautiful romance! Old fashioned romance needs to come back because it is so beautiful and lovely. Love you both!

Absolutely love all the Christmas decor 😍

Thank you Kirsten & Joerg for another lovely video. Love & appreciate quality as you all do. Gorgeous ornaments!🌞

Thank you for your great content.i love everything Christmas. Finally 😍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@KirstenJoerg

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

Just Lovely!! Thank You for Sharing.

You are both an absolute JOY to watch. Your channel is a blessing to viewers. I’m so looking forward to this year’s Christmas decorating.

Love all your Christmas decorations .

Love the decorations reminds me of our glass decorations when I was little back in the 50s/60s beautiful

@KirstenJoerg

2 жыл бұрын

So glad you like it!

I am so grateful for all your shares on German products, specially the traditional ones from the Erzgebirge, which I didn't know of. As a German who grew up in Italy, I have always followed the German Christmas traditions, which my mother loved. And so do I 😍😍

Hello from Houston, Texas. You both are adorable, I am enjoying watching your videos. I never knew that the propeller on the wooden pyramids moved on their own by using candles. Now it makes sense, thank you.

All these wonderful German cookies and candies remind me so much of my childhood. My mother ,being German, had all of the Christmas decorations like you have. I always loved the decoration where the candles, when lit, make the angels go around the top. But ours was gold metal. Thank you for making my memories seem real again.❤️

Absolutely beautiful xo thank you sharing 🎄

My moms side of the family is German and there's nothing as beautiful and the vintage glass blown ornaments. I have just a few of them and I get so excited when I put them out because there are nothing else like them in style and meaning. Thanks and I can't wait to see your tree again this year.

@KirstenJoerg

2 жыл бұрын

So glad you have some of these ornaments, makes it quite special.

Im from the Philippines, but i do love German christmas.. their traditions and festivities amazes me. Thank you always Kirsten and joerg for sharing your stories, i really love watching your videos☺️☺️

@KirstenJoerg

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching Anya.

What a wonderful time of the year. Look at all those beautiful Christmas 🎅 treats, cookies to eat and the dishes to put them on and the wonderful ornaments for the🌲. “ It’s being to look like Christmas 🎄 “ . Thank you for sharing with us the traditions of a German Christmas.

😊 Thanks 🎄

Your holiday videos are always perfection! So looking forward to this season’s content! 🎄

Live in NY am half German and British/Irish and decorating the tree 🌲 is very important and lucky to have ornaments from my youth but still buy a few every year even though I’m 60+. My German grandmother’s Christmas tradition was to make her springerle cookies every Christmas and loved how she used her old rolling pin with the wood block pictures. Merry Christmas 🎁 to you both!!

All of these decorations are stunningly gorgeous! 🌹🌹

My great grandfather from Wales was a glass blower. He relocated to Elgin, Illinois outside of Chicago.