The Inge-Glas company is one of the oldest in the world still making Christmas ornaments the traditional way. It was once one of over 1,500 manufacturers in this part of Eastern Germany ...

They live in Rinteln, Germany ... up all the ornaments around the house. The only room which is not decorated is their bedroom. "It's our retreat for when we've had enough of Christmas," Susanne ...

At the German Christmas markets ... Look for traditional German treasures like hand-blown glass ornaments, intricately carved wooden nativity scenes, beeswax candles in various shapes and sizes ...

Stick to the more common finds that are iconic to Germany, like hand-blown glass Christmas ornaments, beeswax candles in all shapes and sizes, wooden nativity scenes, strings of glass lanterns ...