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 ...

Believed to have originated in Germany, the legend of the Christmas spider tells a sweet story that inspired one of our favorite Christmas traditions. Related: The 27 Best Christmas Ornaments of ...

For many collectors, Hubert said, the ultimate in Christmas ornaments are glass ones created in Germany a century ago. More recently, he said, interest in home-grown pin ball ornaments dating from ...

What was required to make them? The history of glass Christmas ornaments is a tale of humble beginnings leading to worldwide fame. In the mid-19th century, in Lauscha, Germany, the glassworker Hans ...