Christmas time is here, so please enjoy our Christmas information! View holiday traditions in France, along with some great holiday recipes,
and of course Free Christmas e-cards, children's crafts, France Europe Christmas Markets, great gourmet holiday foods and gift ideas of all types, for you to give and enjoy this holiday season!
Christmas is the time for gift giving to those we love and hold dear to us....our family, good friends, fellow workers and employers, to share with them and enjoy this holiday season.
View our 'Holiday Gift Ideas Section' below with something for everyone on your shopping list this year.
Christmas Gift Ideas and Places to Visit this Holiday Season
Chocolate
Christmas
Gifts for your friends and loved ones, Holiday Collections,
Truffles and Corporate Gifts, or simply order a 'Refill'.
The perfect gift for
family, friends, co-workers, you boss and clients who love
chocolate!
Give the gift of books for Christmas.
Flowers are always a winner, from blooming plants, harming bouquets, a gift of flowers is loved by everyone.
Give a special gift - a France or European
tour, a Ski Holiday - take the
whole family this is your gift to them!
River Cruise and visit the Christmas and
Holiday Markets of Europe.
FREE Christmas eCards - Cards in
ENGLISH and
Cartes en FRANCAIS
100Free-eCards both animated and
static.
123Christian eCards.
AngelWinks Heavenly Christmas Card Shoppe - a great
fun and loaded with cards for everyone!
Christmas Wishes Cards for Everyone.
E-Greetings Free Christmas eCards
Got Free eCards for Christmas here.
River Songs Free eHoliday Cards
Translation Booth Christmas Cards
Around the World.
Yahoo Holiday eCards
FREE French Christmas eCards
Great selection of French Cartes de Noel
Linternaute Cartes de Noel - this is a great French
Only site!
Cyber Cartes pour Noel et Bonne Annee 2011
en plus . . .
Animated Cartes de Noel for all ages.-
Scroll Down for Cards
Holiday Cartes, Bonne Annee 2011 and many
more to Voeux.
e-Cartes Musicales - over 175 for Noel!
Fantazya Cartes de Noel from Canada.
Kidado Noel cartes and
Cartes Nouvel An
Great Animated Christmas Cards [Not Free
but Minimum Annual Fee]
Jacquie Lawson - highly
recommended for a small annual fee with great cards!
Blue Mountain Free Christmas
Cards and membership available for a
minimum fee.
Christmas Markets
Markets in France
Strasbourg's famous
Christkindelsmärik from 26 November -
31 December 2011
- have been held in the city since 1570, and are among the finest Christmas markets in Europe. One of the largest takes place at the Place Broglie in the heart of the city.
Avignon
Christmas Market
a very special Christmas Market.
Christmas in Luxembourg and the "Klees'chen"
can be seen on many occasions
"Klees'chen", in fact, is none else but St. Nicholas.
The BBCs - A French Christmas!
Paris Tourism Office and Noël Events &
Happenings.
Christmastime in Paris
- fun happenings in photos.
Joyeaux Nöel - Christmas in France by Oiver Mailon, age 12
Lyon's Festival of Lights Dec 8 - 11th
Nöel in Alsace and
Alsace Christmas Markets below:
Noel in Strasbourg
and Official
Strasbourg Capitale de Noel
since 1570.
Strasbourg's Christmas Market
Noel in Colmar
and
La Magie de Noel Colmar
Noel in Metz
Christmas Market of Mulhouse
Montbéliard in Franche-Comté
celebrates les Lumiers de Noel
Amiens in Picardie's
Marche de Noel
Le Marche de Noel de Lille
Reims (Champagne)
and the festive holiday season traditions,
and
more
The North Pole and Christmas in France
Christmas Traditions in France from
the French Government
The annual international exhibition of Christmas crèches at Rivière-Éternité,
Christmas crèches are nativity scenes [crèche is a crib/manger]
Santons are the
little clay saint figures to go around the crèches
Holiday Names
Christmas Markets
in Belgium
Belgium's famous European Christmas Market from December
2 to January 1 every year. As the year’s end draws near, the Christmas markets blossom in many cities and towns in Belgium.
Visit the
Village de Noel in Belgium.
Boulogne-Sur-Mer Christmas Market
Brussels Yuletide Festivities
Christmas in Belgium, there
are two Santas!
Christmas in Luxembourg
Luxembourg Christmas
Christmas
Decorations &
Christmas Trees
[Sapin de Noël - the Christmas Fir Tree Traditions]
From the History Channel - All About
Christmas History, Trees, Traditions and More.
Christmas Tree History
About Christmas Trees and Traditions
Christmas Tree Traditions and
Christmas in France Traditions
An article: Sapin de Noël
The introduction of the Christmas tree in Canada
Holiday Stories and Traditions
Christmas for Children - Crafts, Songs, Clip Art, Stories
Plus . . . .
Chansons de Nöel from around France
Christmas Songs in French
Papa Noel fun things to do.
Enchanted Learning Christmas Crafts for the Kids
White House Holidays
Christmas Recipes - Traditional and
New Favorites
Most requested Christmas Recipes - this is great!
La Cuisine de Noël sous Le Genêt Isolé, a huge recipe site
Joyeux Nöel Recettes de Nöel
Saveurs du Monde Noel
Dinde de Noel [Christmas Turkey]
Recettes Cuisine de Noel
Recettes Traditionnelles de Noel
Bûche de Noël the
traditional Yule Log Cake, and
history of the Yule Log.
Recettes de Noel from Saveurs
Gourmandines France
Three Kings Cake Recipe and a
little history about the cake
Christmas Réveillon, [réveillon is awakening]
Everyone attends midnight mass, and returns home for the
the traditional meal eaten after Midnight Mass in France and Canada.
The traditional Christmas meal 'Réveillon' can be
Goose with Chestnuts, or
Turkey with chestnuts and mushrooms, and in Brittany it is buckwheat cakes and sour cream,
Filet of Pork with Apples,
Roast Oysters on the Half Shell,
Sauteed Foie Gras with Apple Julienne.
Histoires de Noël and
Père Noël [Father Christmas]
Le Village du Pere Noel
Momes Histoires de Noel and
More History
Noel Histoires for Enfants
Histoire de Noël
Histoires et Poèmes
Le Pere Fouettard
[Father Spanker] is Pere Noel's helper and keeps track of who was naughty or nice!
Petites Hisroires de Noel
Le Pere Fouettard Lithograph in the Museum National Arts & Traditions Populaire.
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