When it comes to traditional holiday images, Germany’s Bavaria is the heartland. In this clip from “Rick Steves' European Christmas,” we savor classic holiday themes: glittering trees, old-time carols, and colorful Christmas markets. | Rick Steves' Europe

To celebrate the season, I’m sharing clips, extras, and behind-the-scenes notes from my one-hour special, “Rick Steves’ European Christmas.” Germany’s grandest Christmas market, in Nürnberg, comes complete with an angelic Christkind dressed in gold, played by a real-life teenage girl. After we filmed her show before an awestruck crowd of German kids, we were invited to a private audience with her. We felt like paparazzi trailing some teenage heartthrob. In this clip of the interview, we learn ho

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Watch Now: "Celebrate a European Christmas" Last night, almost 5,000 households hopped aboard my Monday Night Travel sleigh — and together, we enjoyed a colorful, traditional, and musical celebration of Christmas across Europe — from Norway to Germany and from Switzerland to Italy. We explored joyful Christmas markets, heard local choirs, shared holiday traditions with families, sled down high alpine slopes, and dropped in on Midnight Mass at St. Peter’s. Missed last night’s celebration? Enjoy t