Flula Borg is an amazing gift to German comedy and thankfully for us American’s, Conan O’Brien thinks so too and has the German star on as a frequent guest on his late night show. On last night’s CONAN, Flula was on to give a rundown on some of Germany’s popular …
PulsePlay: “A Not-So-Classic German Christmas”
We are serving up a brand new PulsePlay playlist specially crafted for the Christmas holiday — A Not-So-Classic German Christmas — and as the title states… this isn’t your traditional German Christmas music. If you’re tired of all the old school Christmas Weihnacht hits, enjoy 4 festive hours of German Christmas …
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Act Fast: Free German Christmas Concerts Hit the Midwest
The holidays wouldn’t be complete without the classic music that accompanies them, and we all know that experience isn’t complete until we are surrounded by others joining in on the spirit. Instead of putting another dent on that wallet this season by buying expensive concert tickets, the German Consulate General of …
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The Christmas season may have gotten its start around the time of Halloween this year, but now that we are into the month of December, we can expect to be surrounded by that special Christmas cheer. For a catholic charity in Germany though, they want to spread a different message by …
Sources: Bonifatiuswerk via BBC
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Edeka’s Christmas Ad Once Again Stirs Up Emotions and it May Be The Worst Mistake
After last year’s dark and emotional Christmas ad with a man faking his own death just to get his children home to visit, Edeka had some big shoes to fill with their new ad this holiday season. The German retailer may have accomplished that needed emotional tug, but some subtle …
Sources: Edeka, The Guardian
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Germany’s largest supermarket chain Edeka doesn’t really have a lot of name recognition outside of its home base, but after releasing their Christmas ad on YouTube, their name has gone international as the video quickly became a viral hit. Edeka’s Christmas ad packs quite the emotional punch, which seems to be …
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Joerg Sprave, a German engineer, has gained some YouTube fame with his videos of mostly whacky slingshot ideas, and this Christmas he got into the spirit of the holidays by creating “The Santa Slayer”. Sprave pruned an evergreen tree down into a shape that resembles an arrow, and let it fly …
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Elaborate Christmas light displays are not as common in Germany as they are in the United States, but when Rolf Vogt visited the U.S. with his son in 1999, he was inspired to bring some of that Christmas cheer back to his hometown of Calle, Germany with a dazzling display …
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Online Advent Calendar By German Embassy Goes Live
Now that Thanksgiving has past, it is time for the holiday season to get underway. Of course people and stores have gotten into the holiday spirit before Thanksgiving, but one thing that holds off every year is the longtime tradition of the advent calendar. The advent calendar has been a …
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Germany Looks To Clone The Perfect Christmas Tree By 2016
As the holidays approach, do you find yourself hunting for the perfect Christmas tree? While some may find joy in the process, a group of German scientists want to make things a little easier by cloning what they believe is the perfect Christmas tree. The Nordmann fir is one of the …
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