Finding the Perfect Christmas Tree

Danish Christmas traditions are plentiful: the lighting of the Advent wreath or the burning of dated candles every day counting down to the 24th of …

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It’s Yuletide sweater time again – is yours ready?

It’s beginning to look (and feel) a lot like sweater weather in Denmark, pretty much everywhere you go…not that we’re complaining. Did you know that …

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Delightful Christmas market 11 and 12 November

If you live in the Copenhagen area, and would like to visit one of the annual Christmas markets outside of Copenhagen, the one which takes …

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An expat’s Danish Christmas experience: “Such an important family event”

Bettina Schmidbauer is German and married to a Dane. In this interview she shares her experiences with the Danish Christmas and her family’s Christmas traditions. …

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Looking for a few books to read over the Christmas break?

Even if it may not be the most obvious way to get to know a country, it is one of the best: through its writers …

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