A rosy-cheeked young woman in a red checkered apron serves me mulled wine in a boot-shaped mug while a musical quartet in matching scarves, gloves, and beanies play “Silent Night” under a glittering ...

Home to Mozart and "The Sound of Music"; named a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its stunningly preserved baroque architecture and unique blend of German and Italian influence; marked on the map by the ...

VIENNA, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Austria on Wednesday chose a middle way in its standoff with neighbouring countries on whether skiing over Christmas is safe, by letting resorts reopen on Christmas Eve but ...

While good little boys and girls in America are preparing for St. Nick's Dec. 25 flyby, children in Austria are probably running for their lives because of Santa's not-so-jolly Christmas companion.

I love Christmas. Not nessasarily the religion part, though I’ll gladly take a helping of peace on earth and goodwill toward men if you’re offering. I love the traditions of Christmas. Cold weather, ...

The festive swirl of heartwarming Christmas sights, sounds and smells abound in Austria — the land where the season’s most-loved carol, "Silent Night," was first performed more than 200 years ago.

Traditionally in Austria, and elsewhere in Europe, it's not Santa who gives out the gifts but the "Christkindl" ("Christ Child"). And in the village actually called Christkindl, it's busy right now.

Over two billion people worldwide celebrate Christmas, each infusing the holiday with various customs and rituals. Austria, in particular, has Krampus, a creature that contrasts sharply with the ...

VIENNA (AP) — Austria will allow skiing to start on Dec. 24, but will limit the capacity of ski lifts and keep restaurants, bars and hotels largely closed until early January, officials said Wednesday ...

200 rescuers in Austria are working on Chrstmas day and possibly through the entire night to find 10 missing skiers. The Western Austrian ski resort region in Lech and Zürs is known as the most ...