He had emailed me photos of his beautiful snow-covered village a month before. Being Norwegian, I admit that I was biased…and Norway was destined to make the cut. Being Norwegian, I admit that I was biased…and Norway was destined to make the cut. After producing more than 100 travel shows, Rick Steves and his film crew finally celebrate Christmas in Europe. I've worked with producer Simon Griffith for six years and his brilliance was what I've come to expect. Each of the two crews generally had three or four days to film a region, and then one day to travel to the next. The Bavarian family the German Tourist Board lined up for us tried hard…but the evening just felt stiff. The vast basilica was packed, the pope seemed radiant, and our cameraman put our viewers right in the front pew. Join Rick Steves for a colorful, musical celebration of Christmas across Europe. My rule is generally, no family on the crew. Our crew took up the rear, was unable to find a taxi, and had to walk through Rome for an hour laden with all their gear to get back to their hotel. Racing back into Salzburg to salvage something of Christmas Eve, we hiked to the abbey where Maria of The Sound of Music caused her fellow sisters to sing, "How do you solve a problem like Maria?" This year he was Samichlaus — that's Swiss-German for "St. The Christmas special is the only time we’ve ever filmed with a sound technician. First — like a video Advent calendar — we have lots more windows to open, peeking in on families and cultures and countries as Christmas approaches. 56min 2005 13+ After producing more than 100 travel shows, Rick Steves and his film crew finally celebrate Christmas in Europe. Season 11 of Rick Steves' Europe debuts this October and features eight all-new episodes. Norway is the home of three of my grandparents, so it gave us a great chance to be with family while giving a glimpse at the wintry Nordic culture. In the teeming metropolis of Cairo, we climb to the center of a pyramid, greet the Sphinx, and marvel at King Tut’s gold. see our FAQ. But smartly, I trusted Simon. To celebrate the season, I’m sharing clips, extras, and behind-the-scenes notes from my one-hour special, “Rick Steves’ European Christmas.” Today we travel to the Swiss Alps, which seem to shout the glory of God. As the harpist did her magic, I just sat in the back, feeling very thankful. During the 2005 holiday season, my crew and I enjoyed producing a one-hour public television special we hope will be around for many Christmases to come. Norway happened to be wet and warm when we visited, and the secular Norwegians don’t really do Christmas with the gusto I had imagined. The Bavarian family the German Tourist Board lined up for us tried hard. So our sound man carefully set up the microphone stand to the side of the altar facing the choir of nuns (as I sat in the back happily humming "Climb Ev'ry Mountain"). My Christmas Eve dinner was the last two bratwursts on the griddle with a stale roll, snapped up just as they were closing down the tent. Then, in a festive finale, bells ring throughout the Continent as Christmas Day sweeps across Europe. No European traditions except we make homemade pizza on Christmas Day. In Oslo, we had one night to get some music. Up here, where villages huddle under towering peaks, Christmas fills a … Monday, December 21 at 9 pm on KRCB TV in the North Bay. It premiered on September 3, 2000; since then a total of 10 seasons and 129 episodes have been produced and broadcast in syndication. In France, we found Paris celebrates Christmas with its typical urban flair: extravagant lighting, yummy window displays, skating up on the Eiffel Tower. As the harpist did her magic, I just sat in the back…feeling very thankful. To celebrate the season, I’m sharing clips, extras, and behind-the-scenes notes from Rick Steves’ European Christmas.. Germany’s grandest Christmas market, in Nürnberg, comes complete with an angelic Christkind dressed in gold, played by a real-life teenage girl. For example, German Christmas tree lots were just opening up on December 22, as they don't put up trees until Christmas Eve. I knew Val socially but had never slogged through a TV production with her. In an auditorium with several hundred lovingly wonderstruck grade-schoolers, the Christkind held court. Fröhliche Weihnachten! From England to Norway, Burgundy to Bavaria, Rome to the top of the Swiss Alps, locals brimming with holiday cheer celebrate Christmas in seven European countries, including a very memorable Christmas Eve Mass at St. Peter's in Rome. For coronavirus (COVID-19) travel information, Join Rick as he experiences the local culture, cuisine, and fun along with some powerful lessons that only travel can teach. It was a Bethlehem home show, as all over town creative crèches were on display. Olle's parents came by (grandpa even grew an old-fashioned big white beard for the filming) as they pulled out all the stops to celebrate a traditional Swiss family Christmas Eve…on December 21. Merry Christmas! The festive swirl of heartwarming sights, sounds, and smells of Christmas abound in the land where the season's most-loved carol, "Silent Night," was first performed over 200 years ago: Austria. Up here, where villages huddle under towering peaks, Christmas fills a … We drove there and arrived just half an hour before the concert began. Merry Christmas! But December had been unseasonably warm, and on the days leading up to our arrival the town was bare and wet. Ignoring the language barrier, the cute little village children just promised they were nice and not naughty, sang their Swiss Santa a Christmas carol, and eagerly dug into his big burlap bag to get their goodies. When we were making our Rick Steves' European Christmas special, we knew that filming an intimate family Christmas feast would not necessarily come out natural and fun-loving on TV, so we filmed two and picked the best. Rick Steves' European Christmas. When we were making our Rick Steves' European Christmas special, we knew that filming an intimate family Christmas feast would not necessarily come out natural and fun-loving on TV, so we filmed two and picked the best. Maddy Thomas (who runs my favorite minibus tours from Bath into the countryside) has a lovely family and delighted our crew with kindergartners singing in ancient churches, crusty blokes playing gruff Father Christmas, and an intimate afternoon with her kids and husband preparing the figgy pudding and mincemeat pies for a fairy-tale English Christmas. After considering everywhere from Poland to Greece to Ireland, we settled on seven cultures: England is so perfectly jolly and ye olde, with a Dickensian ambience and a wonderful tradition of caroling. In writing the script for the special, I had to choose which countries would “make the cut.” I could fit only seven into the mix. We succeeded, learning about Epiphany, Advent wreaths, the origin of St. Nicholas, the pagan roots of so many Christian traditions, and all those fascinating cultural differences. Then, at the door of their gingerbread-cute yet massive home, the entire family greeted us with a Christmas yodel. Andy's sidekick, the black-clad henchman Schmutzli, was Olle's son, Sven. We could never have pulled off the production of this special without the help of Steve Cammarano (editor, assistant field producer), Gene Openshaw (script and book text editing), Maddy Thomas (England mom/guide/organizer), Christina Schneeweiss (Salzburg guide/organizer), our two talented and hard working cameramen (Karel Bauer and Peter Rummel), and many more both in Europe and in our home office. Buon Natale! This season features the Austrian, Italian, Swiss, and French Alps, two episodes on …

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