This story originally appeared in the December 2024 issue of Town&Gown magazine. Delights abound during the December holidays ...

Behind today’s mythical Santa Claus from the North Pole, is a real saint – St. Nicholas. How he came to be today’s ...

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From a charming Danish village lookalike in the West to a historic bluff-top town in the South, these destinations add local ...

This dreamy journey through Minnesota takes you to 12 charming towns where Christmas dreams come true with dazzling displays and joyful festivities. Buckle up, buttercup – we’re about to sleigh the ...

A European city has a growing reputation for the best Christmas markets in Europe - and it's not where you might expect.

How much Christmas market magic can be packed into a single day? While a day’s outing to a city such as Strasbourg, France, or Cologne, Germany, can expose a visitor to a good number of strikingly ...

GERMANY has taken festive excess to a whole new level with the unveiling of the world’s most expensive Christmas tree. Standing at 10 feet tall, this solid gold monstrosity is worth an ...

Europe is well-known for its magical Christmas markets, but you’ll find the holiday spirit extra sparkly in the US, writes ...

When you think of European Christmas markets, your mind probably goes to Germanic landscapes like Cologne or Vienna and the ...

Every December, the building becomes the town’s Christmas centrepiece. Much like opening a door on an Advent calendar to ...

Christmas cheer is just around the corner, and while a white Christmas is never a promise in the UK, plenty of European ...