Christmas in Vienna is magical, celebrated from around mid-November with traditional Christmas markets, Advent concerts and ...

There are about a dozen holiday markets in the historic center of the city, selling handmade arts and crafts, Christmas decorations, various incarnations of the famous Viennese frankfurter ...

I celebrated Christmas in Austria where there are deep-rooted traditions regarding the season – folk singing and dancing, going to mass, the Christmas market, lighting the tree, drinking ...

In Austria baked carp is served for the traditional Christmas dinner. December 6 in Austria is when Heiliger Nikolaus or St. Nicholas, rewards good children with sweets, nuts and apples.

Austria is known for its slow-paced, stop-and-smell-the-strudel attitude. For Christmas, Austrians start early, go slow and touch all the holiday bases.

That’s why I love Christmas in the Austrian alps. It’s all your favorite Christmas traditions turned up to 11, plus a few weird ones added for good measure.

By Verena Wolff AAP· 28 Nov, 2013 12:30 AM2 mins to read ...

In Austria, police in Vienna also said they were stepping up security around churches and Christmas markets, apparently responding to the same intelligence about a potential threat. They did not ...