Christmas Eve in Germany

When our children were small, we locked the living-room, where the presents were waiting under the tree. When "Santa" came he lit the candles on the tree and we were allowed to go into the Christmas room. But first I lit the real candles to make the evening special. Once they have burned down we light the electrical lights, like they are now sparkling beside me.

As I grew up in a nursery, my family never had time for a christmas dinner. Whoever was hungry, had to find something in the kitchen. This year we were spoiled by our oldest daughter - she made a wonderful dinner and desert - everything vegan.

Of course I played some songs on my harp - listen to Gloria in Excelsis deo

Then we all unwrapped our presents and finally played a card game. A typical German Christmas Eve.

To make sure, nobody will get hungry during the holidays, we have some christmas food on the table: