Part 1: Christmas Story and England

While each European country gives Christmas its own special twist, they all follow the same story of how the son of God was born on earth, as told in the Bible and illustrated over the centuries by great artists. In this segment of Rick Steves' European Christmas, we begin where the Christmas story begins: with the Annunciation of Mary and the birth of Christ. We'll also experience the local Christmas traditions of Bath and London, England, from choirs and caroling, to mince pie, Father Christmas, and more. For more information on Rick Steves' European Christmas — including the European Christmas DVD, Blu-ray, Music CD and Book — visit

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Part 1: Christmas Story and England is an episode from Rick Steves' European Christmas (video) by Rick Steves.

This episode is 14:15 long.

This episode was published on Nov 10, 2006.

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