Rick Steves' European Christmas

From England to Norway, Burgundy to Bavaria, and Rome to the top of the Swiss Alps, Rick Steves' European Christmas gets you a seat at the family feast, up in the loft with the finest choirs, and into the kitchen with grandma and her best-kept holiday secrets. With enchanting photos and more than a dozen recipes, this great gift book captures the spirit of the season perfectly.

Rick Steves' European Christmas includes the following video segments:

Rick Steves reads the Biblical Christmas Story

Bath Bach Choir sings the Twelve Days of Christmas

Bath Abbey Choir of Boys and Men

Norwegian Girls Choir sings Carol of the Bells

Santa Lucia Day in Norway

Medieval Music in Burgundy

Phonema Faisons Rejouissance Noel traditionnel

Christmas Carols in Germany

Wilhelm-Loehe School Choir Da pacem Domine

Rick Steves interviews the Christkind

Concert in Cathedral, Salzburg

Silent Night

Shepherd Carols in Tuscany

Explanation of Nativity Scenes

Presepi Manger Scenes

Pope John Paul II, Final Christmas Midnight Mass

Sacred Music of Monks

Merry Christmas

Norwegian Girls Choir sings Joy to the World

Christmas Eve Around the World Rick Steves has spent 100 days every year since 1973 exploring Europe. Rick produces a public television series (Rick Steves' Europe), a public radio show (Travel with Rick Steves), and a podcast (Rick Steves' Audio Europe); writes a bestselling series of guidebooks and a nationally syndicated newspaper column; organizes guided tours that take thousands of travelers to Europe annually; and offers an information-packed website (ricksteves.com). With the help of his hardworking staff of 70 at Europe Through the Back Door-;in Edmonds, Washington, just north of Seattle-;Rick's mission is to make European travel fun, affordable, and culturally broadening for Americans.