While good little boys and girls in America are preparing for St. Nick's Dec. 25 flyby, children in Austria are probably running for their lives because of Santa's not-so-jolly Christmas companion.

The festive swirl of heartwarming sights, sounds and smells of Christmas abound in Austria -- the land where the season's most-loved carol, "Silent Night," was first performed more than 200 years ago.

VIENNA (AP) — A flip of the switch, some oohs and ahhs from a crowd of onlookers, and a giant decorated Christmas tree went up in lights on Vienna’s town hall square as the Yuletide season got rolling ...

Traditionally in Austria, and elsewhere in Europe, it's not Santa who gives out the gifts but the "Christkindl" ("Christ Child"). And in the village actually called Christkindl, it's busy right now.

With several Christmas markets and a high chance of snowfall, Innsbruck, Austria, is one of the best places to celebrate the holidays. The Christmas season is in full swing across Europe, and there's ...

Pixie Lott has shared a glimpse into her snow-filled Austrian Christmas with her husband Oliver Cheshire, toddler Albert and newborn son. The singer, 34, who welcomed her second child with her model ...

The festive swirl of heartwarming sights, sounds and smells of Christmas abound in Austria — the land where the season’s most-loved carol, “Silent Night,” was first performed more than 200 years ago.

The feast of St Nicholas marks the beginning of Christmas in Austria. The saint, accompanied by the devil, asks children for a list of their good and bad deeds. Good children are given sweets, toys ...

200 rescuers in Austria are working on Chrstmas day and possibly through the entire night to find 10 missing skiers. The Western Austrian ski resort region in Lech and Zürs is known as the most ...