CHRISTMAS EVE IN GERMANY | Feli from Germany

[@FelifromGermany]

Merry Christmas & Frohe Weihnachten everyone! 🎄😊 How do YOU celebrate Christmas? Share it in the comments! For more explanations about the different German Christmas traditions, check out the videos linked in the video description!

[@haileeraestout5567]

You Should React To How US Does Their Trees :)

[@haileeraestout5567]

And Please Do A Livstream One Day

[@solvingpolitics3172]

Merry Christmas Feli.

[@ravenwolf2448]

Merry Xmas n happy new year Feli. Just watched your family vid ..it was nice. In it you mention waiting for Christ child. Is that ok or a AKA? Just curious I've watch d a XMas doc on Amazon a couple times . About Santa like beging in other countries if memorie service me. Pretty sure it said Germany has two depending where you live a boy (forgot name) and a girl. Kringle. Anyway what iam doing taking in afternoon movie Nosferatu and then going over bros.Simple dinner .small thing. His kids try to share time with there boyfriends families and friends .So it might be just the three of us(I'm alone otherwise).Well he likes to over cook at times when there's a crowd so gonna tell him too look at this vid . He likes the German sausages and some other stuff. One last thing for a share if your travels ever bring you too GA..there's place called Hellen. It's a German town authentic restraint,windmills,shop. Well it was when my bro first came here and I just visited about12yrs ago planning on getting back. So hard to get place when you live in same state. Have a great rest of year Feli..your vids get better as you go for the most part..take care

[@Ард-Р]

We don't celebrate Christmas here exept for Christian majority towns and Churchs.

[@pigoff123]

My mother was German and my father was American. We had both American and German traditions. My mom put candles on the tree and we had electric lights on the tree too. My mom lite the candles on Christmas Eve and we sang German Christmas songs. Then she put them out and plugged the lights in and sang American Christmas songs.😅

[@johnscott8390]

Very cute tree Feli

[@Zireael83]

@@johnscott8390 why are you answering to "Feli" not under the video but under a specific comment? makes no sense

[@WienerVL]

For me "Stille Nacht" (Silent Night) was,is and will be forever my favorite christmas song! Merry Christmas to all who read this!

[@jtl-en4yx]

It is so prefect in English and in German! Any time I hear it in German I always think about the Christmas Truce during WWI when the British and German soldiers were both singing it at the same time.

[@lydia4127]

Same here. Every year my church ends the Christmas Eve service by turning off all lights except for those on the Christmas trees and everyone holds a candle and we sing Silent Night. It's so beautiful it always makes me feel like I'm going to tear up😊 Merry Christmas to all!

[@southbirdsouthbird]

@@lydia4127 We did that, as usual, in my Lutheran Church in California tonight. I sang it in German ('Stille Nacht.Weilige Nacht . . .) and heard many others doing the same. Brought tears to my eyes. . . O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum, Wie treu sind deinen Blåtter! Grüß Gott, meine lieber Feli! Fröhliche Weihnachten! ❤

[@Stein0001]

Did you know that the melody of “Silent Night” was written in one night because another song was needed for the Christmas service? There is a great movie about it simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Night de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_ewige_Lied

[@WienerVL]

@@Stein0001 Im Austrian of course i know the history of this song!

[@DogWalkerBill]

I think this is the first time I've heard Stille Nacht sung in German by Germans!

[@chadm2781]

Surprised on how well she can sing. The girl has some pipes!

[@pendragon2012]

We've begged her for years to do an all singing video. 🙂

[@johnhoare1055]

She could have been a Schlager star! 🙃

[@gpriest1965]

In 1985 I was stationed in Nuremberg, and that city did Christmas like no other city in the world! What an experience!! It was something I'll never forget!

[@gregorygant4242]

Army base ? Nuremburg has some of the best Christmas traditions there did you know that Sandra Bullock , the actress, grew up there in Nuremberg ? She speaks perfect German.

[@rebajean94lala]

I was just asking my mom and aunt why we did fondue on Christmas eve! My grandpa's parents are from Germany (Kircheim unter Tech) and I wasn't sure if it was actually a German tradition something my family started. I was so happy to see it in your video!

[@arr64lima63]

Listening to your family singing the carols choked me up. We came to the US in 1963 from Germany and I have not heard the German carols since then. It was pretty emotional for this 73 year old. Thank you and hertzliches neues yahr.

[@beasley1232]

Fun fact: Did you know in the early founding of the USA the Christmas tree was despised in the USA and was not welcome by most WASP Americans.

[@christineblack1223]

​@beasley1232 Most Christmas traditions were dispised in the U.S. specifically New England. The holiday was seen as English, and there was a lot of resentment towards England because of the Revolutionary war and the war of 1812. It also had to do with the fact that new England was populated by later day Puritans who thought Christmas was hedonistic and sinful- music, dancing, eating, drinking, and expeessing love might lead to eternal damnation , so many of these traditions including the tree were outlawed.

[@baxtercol]

Ich spreche nur ein bischen Deutsch aber Ich möchte sagen das gleiche für Ihnen.

[@christineblack1223]

@@baxtercol Could you translate?

[@baxtercol]

@@christineblack1223 I said that I only speak a little bit of German but that I wish the same for you.

[@stacyroberds1421]

Feli, I’ve only discovered you a few months ago but you already have a place in my heart. You are so lovely….says the gushing American! 😂 But it is sincerely felt. I’m 66 years old, have a college degree in German and have never been to Germany - my biggest dream. Recently I’ve been trying to recapture my German skills, though I was never fluent, through Easy German. Wish I’d had all the amazing technology to learn a language back in 1979! My daughter and her husband plan to take me to Munich for Oktoberfest in 2025 as he goes every year at that time working for a German company based in Munich. I cannot get enough of your videos and am honored to have witnessed a bit of a true traditional German Christmas. I know the German words to the carols but listening to your family singing those carols on Christmas Eve touched me to the core. Thank you for sharing! All the best to you and Ben in 2025. ❤

[@candydeebe2725]

...and from Holland: Frohliche Weinachten! Happy X-Mas! Vrolijke Kerst, und Merry New Year!

[@TheYizuman]

My Dad passed earlier this month and this is the hardest Christmas without him. I am however grateful he was blessed to be 100 years old and 6 months before the Lord called him Home.

[@carolp5968]

From an Ohioan living in Austria for the last 25 years, Merry Christmas & Frohe Weihnachten to you, too!

[@sylviaweber4144]

Lucky you!

[@Sleepingbear2222]

The best Christmases is with children. To see the awe and wonder in their eyes makes the holiday truly memorable. And that viewpoint my friend is internationally felt and cherished.

[@Zireael83]

this! :)

[@sylviaweber4144]

Brought tears to my eyes-this is how we celebrated until my parents passed. Loved hearing all the songs....thanks for sharing.....

[@acatismansbestfriend5719]

We were in Munich yesterday and tonight in Frankfirt before we head home early tomorrow. I learned so much about German culture watching your videos in preparation. Had a wonderful time here and the people were so warm and welcoming and helpful!

[@regor2102]

Your dad's a Christmas tree genius.

[@mumblinmae1140]

Frohe Weinachten Feli und Familie! Thanks so much for this wonderful video! My entire family was born in Germany and I’m the only Canadian born member. So much of what you shared brought back fond memories of my childhood. I wish you and Ben and the rest of your family, the most blessed of Christmases and the most joyous of New Year’s! Love from Canada, Irene.

[@DogWalkerBill]

Dear Feli, I saw your video today (Dec-30.2024 my time) on my TV where you announced you are now a US citizen! Congratulations! Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! Billie Keck, Wayne County Pennsylvania, USA

[@barburich5796]

We celebrate Xmas eve also just like in Germany my children started following my mothers memories they would say poems sing songs play instruments and plenty of German food now all the grandchildren are doing it also Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

[@RubyNeumann]

Thank you... I'm missing the Germans in my family. You brought the music back, the candles and the food. It was beautiful!

[@johnfriel-uj2zs]

🇩🇪 🇩🇪 🇩🇪 🇩🇪 🇩🇪 🇩🇪 🇩🇪 🇩🇪 Outstanding Video As Usual 😊 Merry German Christmas 🎄 😀 Thanks Feli😊

[@allydormois]

Thank you for sharing your family christmas with us, Feli :)

[@EpiphanyLondon]

Such great voices! ❤😊

[@RIBill]

We'vw been in Augsburg and were in Munich last night. We celebrated on your behalf! Frohe Weihnachten!!!

[@Peter-m5n7m]

Feli, THANK YOU! I miss my German friends from Kontact, Christmas in Bad Windsheim, Rothenberg, and the Nurnberger Christkindlesmarkt!🎄❤

[@marciahohn4521]

Such a beautiful tree!! Feli I am sitting here with tears in my eyes. I want to thank-you SO MUCH for all you share about Germany, in such a way that I can truly feel what it was like living there again. (over 30 years ago now) Truly, you give me a wonderful gift this way! I loved it there, and miss it very much!

[@HildegardActual]

Thanks for offering a glimpse into your Christmas traditions. It was very interesting to see the differences and similarities. Also good for you respecting your family. I've never been a fan of being on camera either, but I *always* had one in my face as a kid.

[@keldonmcfarland2969]

We have antique Christmas candles on our tree. We don't light them, we use them only as decorations. But my grandmother when she was a kid did light them some 80 years ago. I love decorating the Christmas tree with my family.

[@christophermatthews6972]

My mother's family had candles on their tree, but didn't light them. Apparently when my mother was young they lit the candles until one year when the tree caught fire and one of her uncles threw it out of the window.

[@emilyminchew6131]

The Christmas carols in German brought tears to my eyes! Very charming!

[@WillFly1968]

One of your best yet. Family is always best. Merry Christmas from Louisiana.

[@robwestbrook437]

Frohe Weinachten Alle. Danke sehr.

[@bulukacarlos4751]

Your cousin's wife is Argentine!!! A great greeting from Patagonia and a very Merry Christmas to you and your family.

[@gregorygant4242]

Messi , he plays for Miami now right ? Um, that's quite a downgrade in my opinion from the clubs in Europe no one watches footaball(soccer) that much in the US , they must have paid him a heap of money.

[@bulukacarlos4751]

@@gregorygant4242 Your analysis is correct, but he is already in the physical decline of his career (he continues to do magical things, but less and less) and he deserves a peaceful end in an environment that appreciates him and allows him to be comfortable with his family. Unlike many professional players, he is a calm and family-oriented person. Greetings from Patagonia and Merry Christmas!!

[@jgeur]

@@gregorygant4242 sorry but i can't recall, did someone ask for your opinion?

[@gregorygant4242]

@@jgeur I didn't ask for yours I just made a comment since his wife is from Argentina . Don't get your knickers in a knot there Sir .

[@abboed.4076]

Funny, as a Dutchman who grew up in Germany, I still listen to these typical German Christmas songs like 'Alle Jahre Wieder' alle Jahre wieder, I mean every year again, even almost 40 years later. 😎👍 PS: Guten Rutsch! 😉

[@hctim96]

Feli, this is great!! thank you for letting us into your family traditions...!!

[@michaelmullen2991]

Listening to "Stille Nacht" brought back memories of going to church for the German service on Christmas eve as a child, Marry Christmas🎄

[@JThomasSon]

A family full of singers! That's very nice! My family is the same. It's a very special thing. (We've received applause sometimes after singing four-part happy birthday in a restaurant.)

[@Brian-vn4xb]

Merry Christmas, Feli!

[@AFGhaneAFGhane-k5m]

Fröhliche Weihnacht Feli und Ben ... und an alle Follower !!!

[@BlackStarsRiseGaming]

OMG, your dad goes hard. LOVE IT. Let's go!!!

[@pendragon2012]

Back to back days with Feli videos??? Merry Christmas, indeed! 🙂

[@Cacozealous]

Yes!

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

Stop....nope

[@DENVEROUTDOORMAN]

​@TypicalMixBreed nope

[@martinkasper197]

​@@DENVEROUTDOORMAN🤡🤡🤡

[@Paweł_Świderski]

I am Uppersilesian so our lands are connected in some ways. The gifts are brought by Christ Child too and it's exceptional thing in Poland. We also celebrating Christmas Eve. I love german culture and traditions. Merry Christmas!

[@fcjeske5]

Merry Christmas from a German Silesian my silesian brother 💛💙

[@davidponseigo8811]

Very beautiful Christmas, I'm so happy you showed us this !

[@ziggle314]

Deine Weihnachtsfeier ist wie die Weihnachtsfeier meines Vaters in seiner Kindheit. Vielen Dank fürs Teilen. I am practicing my German on you 😊

[@dougmorris2134]

Hello Feli, thank you so very much for showing your Christmas in Bavaria, your family’s traditions, decorations, tree and candles, Christmas songs and carols and wonderful food shared together, fantastic. Here in my home in Oxfordshire, alas no tree, no candles or singing, but Glühwein, Lebkuchen stars and chocolate hearts and a Marzipan Stollen and just a simple turkey (No stuffing) with roast potatoes and parsnip (my fan oven ist kaput so had use the chip pan but I use olive oil) and boiled carrot and Brussels sprouts. The turkey thigh, I cooked in the microwave oven. It worked out quite well and tasted good. Sadly no room for Christmas Pudding. Wishing you and your family 🎄Love Peace and Happiness🎄 From Oxfordshire 🎄🇬🇧❤️🇩🇪🎄

[@chrisk5651]

Viennetta!!! We used to have that in the 80’s and 90’s!!!!! Don’t remember seeing it anymore!

[@jd-zr3vk]

What a wonderful tradition that is passed on from generation to generation.

[@Ginny62-49]

Merry Christmas Feli and Ben!🎉🎅 celebrate with my best friend and her family. We was friends 48 years. So they are like my family.

[@George-ux6zz]

I hope you have a very Merry Christmas Feli and your family, God bless you 🙏 🎅 🎄 ❄️ 🤶

[@RyanKenobi1991]

Mein Cousin hat einen Stand auf dem Christkindlsmarkt am Marienplatz. Ich war jetzt zwei Tage am Stand, es waren so viele Amerikaner da. So viele liebevolle Menschen, die das Land meiner Träumer immer sehen können. Genau wie du. Wünsche dir frohe Weihnachten.

[@patrickwalsh6233]

Thank you for sharing, Feli! Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 ❤

[@dawnjenney5519]

Oh my goodness I have tears rolling down my face. So real and rustic and beautiful Feli. Thank you for sharing your lovely family celebration ❤️🎄🙏

[@joeshmooo5327]

Absolutely Beautiful, Thanks for sharing your family traditions with us.

[@mattomite9097]

Thank you Feli for all your wonderful and informative videos. I always look forward to your videos. I’ve learned so much about Germany, Germans, traditions, etc. I love how you show things in a truthful and realistic light. Not just a bunch of fluffy good things type videos. You show differences in our cultures and countries in their entirety. Thank you and Merry Christmas

[@AndrielleHillis]

Frohe Weihnachten, Leuten!

[@theresanichols2370]

Brought tears to my eyes. I get up in the Amisiedlung in Munich with an American father and Münchner Mutti. Christmas Eve Was always at Oma place downtown. She too lit the tree Christmas Eve with real candles but only long enough for all of us to sing Stille Nacht. We also ate wurst, for us mainly Wienerwurst and also Oma's Kartoffelsalat. Such happy memories! Thank you for sharing yours!

[@WilsonCastaway-ct3sm]

Luv this, Feli ... Thank You! ❄️ 🫶🏼

[@helgagaines3598]

Feli , you and Ben make a great couple. Love to see the two of you together. MERRY CHRISTMAS. FROEHLICHES WEIHNACHTEN.

[@Herzschreiber]

Euch, liebe Feli und Ben, und allen anderen ein schönes Fest! May it be the Christmas you have wished!

[@californiahiker9616]

Wie schön mal wieder eine deutsche Familie Weihnachten feiern zu sehen! Ich mache seit langen Jahren Fondü am Heiligabend. In diesem Jahr mache ich zum ersten Mal Raclette an Silvester. Danke für Dein Video! Alles gute für Dich, Ben, und Deine Familie! 🎄

[@davidponseigo8811]

Sausage and Pretzels sound wonderful !

[@VladislavBabbitt]

Eine fröhliche Weihnachten für Dich und Deine Familie!

[@nickhydier1201]

Herbei, O Ihr Glaubigen (O Come let us adore Him) is one of my favorite Christmas songs. Along with Stille Nacht.

[@Nikioko]

The carol you mean is called Adeste Fideles.

[@monikatraeger7774]

This was terrific! Loved hearing your family sing the German Christmas songs. I know Stille Nacht und O Tannenbaum. I still sing them myself, and I recognize a couple of others but not enough to sing along. Thank you for sharing. I miss my German parents so much.

[@zulubob5824]

That little baking thing you melt cheese in when eating is awesome

[@chopper7352]

Merry Christmas Feli & Ben. it's almost Midnight (11:12pm) on Christmas Eve here in Western Australia. Cheers from Perth, Australia 🇦🇺

[@gregorygant4242]

Perth ? GTHOH ! It's must be hot over there in Perth . I was born in OZ left in my late teens now living in Southern Europe. I was a Melbourne boy born and bred and at Christmas, New Years time we sometimes had a heat wave like 43-44 degrees Celsius I hated that. Does AFL even still exist over there in OZ now ? I was a huge Australian rules football fan back then. I never saw snow until I went to Europe . Merry Christmas mate !

[@chopper7352]

@gregorygant4242 Hi Mate. It was actually the coldest Christmas Day in the last 30 years here in Perth yesterday (only 23 deg C. 2 & 3 days earlier we had 2 days at 40 & 41 deg C. Yeah, AFL is still going strong mate. Is now 18 teams in the competition. All the best mate. Cheers fm 🇦🇺

[@magmalin]

Christmas Greetings to you in Perth where I spent my childhood. We celebrated German Christmas on the 24th there as well, but spent the 25th at Cottesloe beach. which was nice but not very christmassy.

[@christinashelby6083]

Thanks for showing us this glimpse into family celebrations! There is a story my father-in-law likes to tell about how, one Christmas, his dad had so much trouble setting up the Christmas tree that he nailed it to the floor. NAILED it to the wooden floor of the house. Lol. Needless to say, his dad was in a bad mood and my FIL hightailed it out of there, ha.

[@southbirdsouthbird]

Thank you for sharing these personal moments with us. What a beautiful family! You are a You Tube hero!

[@joeg8269]

That was a fantastic video! I always like seeing different cultures and how they celebrate the holidays. Been to many parts, and even though there may be variations, WE are more alike than not. Something we need to appreciate / remember in today's society.

[@berniej.rucker4252]

Years ago...when I was in junior high school...on Dec. 21st (my late mother's birthday) our family packed into four different cars (I have four sisters and one brother; at the time there were four nieces and nephews as well) for our annual shopping trip to Frankenmuth, Michigan. While in Bronner's, we came upon a Christmas album sung in German. EVERY ONE of the tunes your family and you sang back in 2023 was in that album and we used to play it judiciously every Christmas season! I STILL remember that it started out with, "Kling Gloetchen." (No umlauts on my phone.)

[@ChrisTian-rm7zm]

Frohe Weihnachten, Feli!

[@ericthered760]

Great Christmas dinner, Feli. As the saying goes, "You just can't 'knock' wurst" !! 🎄

[@natashaw401]

Lolll

[@WW-wf8tu]

You have a very lovely family holiday experience here. I hope the 2024 holiday is equally as beautiful as this 2023 video shows. A nice home. Friendly relatives. Pretty decorations. Good food and good feelings all the way around. The picture perfect Christmas setting. You are very fortunate. Thank you for sharing with us! And Merry Christmas to you and your family Feli!

[@GaryFake-l2z]

Feli I spent 2 weeks in Dusseldorf Germany for Christmas and I loved it

[@renzoperez4133]

Increíble! Me gustó mucho que muestres como se celebra en tu país! Feliz navidad y Saludos desde Argentina ❤

[@GaryNichols50]

Merry Christmas, Feli & Ben.

[@ericvanvlandren8987]

Merry Christmas Feli! Have a wonderful holiday and a happy new year!! 😘🎄😘

[@JohnDarwin7]

Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones.🎅

[@MelanieA-nr1jz]

Oh wie schön und festlich es bei euch war ❤

[@robbnutter4665]

I spent 3 years in Germany (USAF) and miss the gluhwein. My friend and his wife lived off base and their German neighbor gave them some that was home made. It was sooo good!

[@davewhanger6722]

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

[@hadilu65]

Frohe Weihnachten und alles Gute im neuen Jahr für Euch beide und eure Familien. 🎄🍀

[@StevePerryisthebest]

Fröhliche Weihnachten, liebe Feli and Ben, von Deutschland 🎄🎅

[@rhondapetsch9646]

Aw, your family is amazing! The carols made me tear up remembering Christmas’s in Germany.

[@josephpoole2826]

Thank you for sharing your family's celebration 🎄

[@ESUPhysicsBuckley]

Love your videos. We just returned to the US from Munich for our 6th Christmas Market trip since 2016. Thanks for sharing the German traditions. My mom's family was from Poland, so we generally have a modest dinner of fish and potatoes on Christmas Eve where we "break bread" with everyone at the table and give them our wishes for the new year. Then we have a traditional American Christmas morning on the 25th with opening the small gifts in the stockings and the larger gifts in the early afternoon while the Turkey is in the oven. I was so happy to hear some of the lovely German Christmas carols at the markets in Regensburg, Tegernsee and Salzburg this year. (I have learned some of them from old records that my wife's mom had -- she was from Munich too.) I love being able to share the various traditions that make Christmas even more special.

[@downtubecrank103]

Wunderbar! Visits to my grandparents 1st generation Germans here in Texas always had candles lit on the tree. I’m glad it’s still the tradition there in Munich. How nice of you to share. Thanks Feli.

[@DD3PO]

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing your traditions. Merry Christmas 🎄

[@vondattrulybluntyepalways3422]

Beautiful tradition in Germany 🇩🇪. Thank you for sharing. Merry Christmas and many more.

[@bulldog6925]

Happy holidays to all who are following Feli!

[@petergrabner624]

That was a lot of singing😅😂 Thank you very much for sharing and merry Christmas!

[@tambriar2573]

I just celebrated Christmas Eve with my dear German friends and have for several years, I love it!

[@Harry-Hartmann]

Frohe Weihnachten wünsche ich euch alle 🎄🎁 🎅🏻👌🏻👍🏻

[@blAfriCan_aMeriCan]

What a wonderful family, Feli! It warms my heart to see all of you together. I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 😊🎄❤️🎉😉🎁🎅🏼

[@wulfdicke5377]

Fröhliche Weihnachten from LA. Beautiful video. I really love the German Christmas traditions very similar to how my family still celebrates in Berlin and Dresden. Another delicious tradition is the fruit cake Christstollen. Viele Grüße

[@peterhug5866]

We have always had real candles on our trees (my Dad was Swiss as you may have guessed from my last name). And we had to go upstairs on Christmas Day afternoon and wait for the bell to say that we could come down as well. We also sing carols around the tree, although your family does it much better. One rule we had that you didn't mention (and it may be that my family invented it) was that all the kids had to give everyone at least one present, but they absolutely HAD to be something you completely made yourself. And I grew up in Clifton Gaslight in Cincinnati until I was ten...

[@thess344]

Thank you for sharing this. Merry Christmas!

[@protox07]

Have a happy holidays Feli from Germany

[@marcpaloma2262]

Wishing you and Ben a very Merry Christmas. Thank you for all the wonderful content this year. Looking forward to more of your channel in 2025!

[@kcthesledgestoryteller]

Like you, and SOOOOOOO many others on KZbin, I make full use of the “Christmas Village” music - because it’s PERFECT!

[@echo4749]

Watching a silent night documentary and videos of the Christmas Truce. Merry Christmas 🎄