German in the UK

Christmas is fast approaching, and this Think German newsletter comes to you full of festive fun, including Christmas music, theatre and comedy, seasonal online specials and German Christmas markets.

Frohe Weihnachten und einen guten Rutsch ins Neue Jahr!

The Deutscher Chor London is providing Londoners with the rare opportunity to hear Bach's masterpiece, the Weihnachts-Oratorium, sung in the original German. There are just two chances to see the concert (12 and 13 December), so book your tickets soon!

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You've heard of German Christmas markets, but did you know that festive celebrations in Slovakia include throwing sticky foods at the ceiling, or that there are two Father Christmases in Belgium?

Find out more about the rich array of European Christmas traditions in the German Embassy's 27 Days of European Christmas Customs Advent calendar, including a window for each EU member state.

» www.germanembassyadventcalendar.org

The UK-German Connection website is packed with festive features for primary and secondary pupils! Highlights include an interactive Advent calendar, where you can learn Christmas facts, play games and enter this year's Christmas competition, as well as festive songs, stories and recipes.

voyage kids Christmas Special

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If you're looking for a way to occupy the kids during the Christmas holidays, then the new staging of the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale Hansel and Gretel promises to be an enchanting and eerie Christmas treat for all the family!

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Get into the festive spirit at one of the traditional German Christmas markets taking place across the country in the run-up to Christmas. Why not head to a Weihnachtsmarkt and stock up on traditional Christmas gifts, while enjoying a glass of Glühwein and sampling some typical German food?

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Do you need a way to relieve some of the stress of preparing for Christmas? Then join German Comedy Ambassador Henning Wehn at the Leicester Square Theatre for his meticulously planned and perfectly executed German Christmas Do.

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