Recipes for German Christmas or holidays Germans love celebrating Christmas, which starts four weeks before the actual day with Advent. Some of the traditional holiday customs include the use of advent calendars, St. Nicholas Day, and Krampus Night. Most of December in Germany has an old-fashioned Christmas vibe to it. German Christmas cuisine includes dishes including duck, geese, gingerbread, Stollen (the country's take on fruitcake), and cookies. a huge quantity of cookies. You should try all of these incredibly delicious German Christmas dishes, not just during the holidays, if you enjoy the custom of Christmas feasts and traditional delicacies. German Lebkuchen - Pfeffernusse - Vanillekipferl (Vanilla Crescent Cookies) - German Spritz Cookies - German Hazelnut Christmas Cookies - Authentic Stollen Recipe (German Christmas Bread) - Zimtsterne (German Cinnamon Star Cookies) - Easy Coconut Macaroons - Stollen recipes - Cinnamon Stars (Zimtsterne) - Gingerbread Cookies - German Oatmeal Cookies - and others