Watch "Rick Steves' European Christmas" Saturday, December 13 at 4 p.m. on SCETV. From manger scenes and mistletoe to wintry wonderlands, this special celebrates the Christmas season throughout the European continent. Rick visits friends and families to reveal their customs and practices of the holiday season. Explore colorful, musical celebrations of Christmas across Europe and learn about customs from "the old countries," hear local choirs and discover holiday family traditions. | South Caroli

To celebrate the season, I’m sharing clips, extras, and behind-the-scenes notes from my one-hour special, “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. After we filmed her show before an awestruck crowd of German kids, we were invited to a private audience with her. We felt like paparazzi trailing some teenage heartthrob. In this clip of the interview, we learn ho