You know I have watched this 3 times now and every time the beauty of it brings tears to my eyes. Thank you Rick and Family, for this beautiful celebration.
Look at Rick Steves, he stil looks in his prime on the video. Now, he doesn't even have front teeth anymore. His kids are still kids as shown on this video, now one is probably running the agency.
I can’t think, nor am I aware of any such quality Christmas video on UA-cam! A (yearly) must watch to all who celebrate Christmas and maybe even those who don’t! Vintage or not I always enjoy it equally, if not more every Christmas!
This special first aired on PBS stations in December 2005. This programme was filmed the previous December. Sadly, this would be the final Christmas for Pope John Paul II.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year of love for cute explorers trips abroad seeking for inspirations and having the chance to admire natural beauties, the true Holy Creation so full of secrets and mysteries to find out. Let them web technologies work for you guys, connecting people is what we need the most, for those who might become your supporters from now on and decide to enjoy the next explorers adventure, Happy holidays travelers ❤🎉❤
Jesus Christ is the thrill of Christmas hope for a sick and weary world-Romans 10:9-10 from the Bible: “That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart man believes to righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made to salvation.”
It should be pointed out, that salubrating Santa Lucia, an Italian saint, is a swedish tradition. Not norwegian nor danish. In the 1920th there was a beautiful contest of who was the prettiest girl as St Lucia. After that there is dozens of St Lucia salubrating the light in december 13rh.
Let's invite everybody enjoy cute trips abroad because... traveling is about being explorers of the Holy Creation, of exploring it's never ending beauties and discover new business opportunities abroad, helping ourselves each other and...being supportive towards traveling companies, go champs go for it, cyber friends like me are always here to backup you guys, never stop believe in. Mother Earth's so atractive charming gorgeous in purpose to be admired, loved, cherrished and...still we have to live as perfect victims of those who do not give a damn, those who think they have no responsability towards the climate change to keep it under control and save this paradise on earth, we all know by now what we have to do, scientific knowledge is average TV entertainment, everybody knows how global warming works and what we have to do next to fight it back and invert the trend😢😢😢
❤❤❤ man see you after a long time man this is almost 20 25 damn when I was a kid you were in Europe you saw us Europe❤❤❤❤ how you doing you doing all right man
timeless..each one always needs a savior. so much development and yet no one can yet find a way out of needing a savior. simply because humans live at expense of another human. crazy..the basics of life itself are flawed.
We did Christmas and New Year’s in Seville twice recently. So much fun. Spanish teenagers with arms linked, singing at the top of their lungs while walking in the streets. So happy.
Nativity displays at every corner. And a Christmas market around the Cathedral which is like visiting a museum of beautiful and unique artistic nativity scenes.
@@mikerilling6515Wait. He became a Lutheran Christian and is dating Rev. Shelley B. Wee, a female Evangelical Lutheran Bishop (since 1993) in the Northwestern Washington Synod.
Unfortunately, he has cancer, got divorced, and regrets his life of travel and what it did to his family. You always thought it was all wonderful. This is old.
This show aired on my local PBS station a few days ago. I was startled to see a man filming at the festival of Bath with a handheld camcorder! I thought to myself, good grief, when was this special recorded? That brief scene seems to have been edited out of this version of the show. Rightly so, I think. Brief as the scene was, it really dated the whole video, which is an immediate "pass" for many younger viewers.
PBS stations in the US always air Rick Steve's European trips. They are very old videos from 80s and early 90s, nothing new. And then PBS stations ask you to shell out money to support the stations. Can't they produce new travel videos instead of airing these very old travel videos?
Mary and Joseph were said to go to Bethlehem for a census. The census taker comes to you, you don't go to the census taker. Moreover, they lived in Galilee, which was not under Roman aegis and therefore the citizens in Galilee were not being counted. Everybody, it's just a story. Enjoy it, cherish it, but understand it's untrue.
So, you are the expert on how census were conducted over 2000 years ago??? The bible says you were to be counted (census taken) in the home town of the husband...hence the travel requirement. Why must you attempt to put your spin on things?
My main source is the scholar Paula Fredriksen, and there are others. The husband, Jospeh, was from Nazareth, not under Roman aegis at the time. No one travelled for a census! Jeez. No Roman census required that people travel! Look it up!@@justsmy5677
@@fillhixx Wow Cuba? Must have been a midlife crisis for him. Glad to see he's back to his Eurocentric self. Maybe someday someone will show him a map of the world. Might blow his mind.
An annual tradition, thank you Rick Steves and team.
I love Christmas around the world, Jesus taught us to love one another..please love and be loved. Merry Christmas to all!✨🎄
You know I have watched this 3 times now and every time the beauty of it brings tears to my eyes. Thank you Rick and Family, for this beautiful celebration.
I have this on DVD and watch it twice a year!
These videos will soon become “good-old days” if not already!
Look at Rick Steves, he stil looks in his prime on the video.
Now, he doesn't even have front teeth anymore. His kids are still kids as shown on this video, now one is probably running the agency.
@@Jesus-The-Everlasting-FatherHe still has his teeth ! 😅
Thank You Sir.
Merry Christmas to You and Your Family.
I miss Christmas with my Austrian parents….Frohe Weihnachten 🌲❤️🌲
I can’t think, nor am I aware of any such quality Christmas video on UA-cam! A (yearly) must watch to all who celebrate Christmas and maybe even those who don’t! Vintage or not I always enjoy it equally, if not more every Christmas!
Fantastic tour through Christmas afar, well done Steves Family! Merry Christmas Everybody!
I miss Rick Steves’ videos!
Thank you for making this video. So great to see how they do Christmas in other places. So charming!
Fabulous show - Thanks Rick Steves'
Merry Christmas, everyone!
I’ve watched this several times; a classic from the GOAT
Thanks for share this Christmas time at Europe, greetings and Christmas blessings from our Lord to all World
Agreed! Please indicate when first aired!
Also agreed, it is a great show worth a place amongst programs watched annually.
Merry Christmas 🎄
Ricks vlogs were always great. This christmas vlog is excellent even if it was made about 30 years
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It' s wonderful, Rick Steves can take us on this journey, truly, Christmas is magical
This is my favorite
I bought a copy years ago. I watch it every Christmas. Thank you!!! Wondering if part 2 could happen adding other countries not seen?
Absolutely Beautiful! Brought tears of Joy. Wish I was able to visit especially Salzburg! Bob.
I watch this every year at Christmas too. I’d love it if they did an update with the same families. ❤
Beautiful thank you
Peace and good will for all
Pity the “birthplace” of Jesus is under siege. He was the King of the Jews ! 😮
51:56 amazing that the house didn't burn down
Wishing you a very wonderful Christmas 🥰🎄
IMDB indicates 2005 as year of airing. 18 years ago…😊
Yes, this is an old episode.....it's when Rick was married to his first wife & his children were very young!
At least 20 years then?
@@cindymaceda2999Rick and Anne are divorced? Very sad if true.
That was beautiful thank you
To celebrate in world unity the birth of Jesus any day of the year is valid
Oddly enough, while watching this joyful Christmas video, a Save the Children advert suddenly came up about the starving children in Gaza. 😢
Vintage. No shade but please at least say when first aired. Otherwise we think this is current ✌🏼 just a suggestion. Happy holidays 🎄🙏🏼
aired in 2005 , well before EU bureaucrats cancelled European culture starting in 2013 with unlimited migration.
Yeah I think this's for this year, 2023
Yes I clicked thinking it was current 🤨
@@fantastic1231it have to be before 2010 because he got divorce from his wife 2010😂
This special first aired on PBS stations in December 2005. This programme was filmed the previous December. Sadly, this would be the final Christmas for Pope John Paul II.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year of love for cute explorers trips abroad seeking for inspirations and having the chance to admire natural beauties, the true Holy Creation so full of secrets and mysteries to find out. Let them web technologies work for you guys, connecting people is what we need the most, for those who might become your supporters from now on and decide to enjoy the next explorers adventure, Happy holidays travelers ❤🎉❤
Nice one.🎉❤
This was on many years ago look rick had. Brown hair his kids were young and pope john paul 2 was still alive. But its still good to watch.
I miss Christmas in Germany 🇩🇪
So do we. We lived there 6 winters. They do Christmas really well.
Even the video is a bit older, christmas has much more style in Europe...
❤old traditions full of meanings, not only gross marketing
Jesus Christ is the thrill of Christmas hope for a sick and weary world-Romans 10:9-10 from the Bible: “That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart man believes to righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made to salvation.”
A little bittersweet seeing Anne and Rick so happy here, knowing they would divorce just a couple of years later.
I realize how special Eastern European Christmas is when i watched this video....
Mr Rick I m not Christian but I 56:19 every year I watch your show but this time you did something special and it hits me really hard
Our Muslim grandchildren in Paris always celebrate Christmas.😊
Bro that’s the Lord reaching out to you. Just ask Him!
it's January 15th in the States. European Christmas hits different
Watch out ! Melania is coming back to the White House. Wait for her next Christmas decorations.😂 (She said she hates Christmas.)
❤❤love ❤❤love ❤❤
Is this the full video that subscribers get or just what we watched on PBS.
Cute!❤
καλη χρονια Steve from athens
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Look prefect
It should be pointed out, that salubrating Santa Lucia, an Italian saint, is a swedish tradition. Not norwegian nor danish. In the 1920th there was a beautiful contest of who was the prettiest girl as St Lucia. After that there is dozens of St Lucia salubrating the light in december 13rh.
Protivite sa mi!!!aj vy!
Let's invite everybody enjoy cute trips abroad because... traveling is about being explorers of the Holy Creation, of exploring it's never ending beauties and discover new business opportunities abroad, helping ourselves each other and...being supportive towards traveling companies, go champs go for it, cyber friends like me are always here to backup you guys, never stop believe in. Mother Earth's so atractive charming gorgeous in purpose to be admired, loved, cherrished and...still we have to live as perfect victims of those who do not give a damn, those who think they have no responsability towards the climate change to keep it under control and save this paradise on earth, we all know by now what we have to do, scientific knowledge is average TV entertainment, everybody knows how global warming works and what we have to do next to fight it back and invert the trend😢😢😢
Sar main Aapka channel dilo janu song se dekhta rahata hun vah aapka which channel lag raha mere ko bahut pasand hai sar Mera taluk Pakistan city se
Micah’s daddy will never bear the crown
Always do love his documentaries…but heath is first !!! Get fixed dude … waiting for next expedition… !!!
Health.😊
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❤❤❤ man see you after a long time man this is almost 20 25 damn when I was a kid you were in Europe you saw us Europe❤❤❤❤ how you doing you doing all right man
Wonderful, but that Pope died a long time ago. How old is this video?
2oo5
timeless..each one always needs a savior. so much development and yet no one can yet find a way out of needing a savior. simply because humans live at expense of another human. crazy..the basics of life itself are flawed.
I guess how Xmas is celebrate in Spain is not important🤔 the only country he left out🇪🇸❤️
We did Christmas and New Year’s in Seville twice recently. So much fun. Spanish teenagers with arms linked, singing at the top of their lungs while walking in the streets. So happy.
Nativity displays at every corner. And a Christmas market around the Cathedral which is like visiting a museum of beautiful and unique artistic nativity scenes.
Sar English sikhane ka Vipin deshon ke upar kya Karun Sikh Nahin pa Raha bahut mushkil Saman lag rahi hai mere ko sirf per mere ko bada shauk
Who is ricks 2nd wife. And when did he break up with ann his first wife.
I think it was when she discovered that he was homosexual
@@mikerilling6515Wait. He became a Lutheran Christian and is dating Rev. Shelley B. Wee, a female Evangelical Lutheran Bishop (since 1993) in the Northwestern Washington Synod.
@@mikerilling6515Rick & Shelley sent out a Christmas greeting photo on X.
Rick and Anne are divorced? So sad to hear that. They seemed so happy in this video.
Micah’s daddy was damned by the Norwegian furhrer
🍀TAKK!🇮🇸 Enjoyable video🌿🙏🏻GLEÐILEG JÓL🫶🧑🏻🎄🎅🏻
You should run special tours. I am sure many would be keen. Standard tours are so boring and full of pushy tourist shopping traps.
repeat ! He doesn't have a new video anymore....
Unfortunately, he has cancer, got divorced, and regrets his life of travel and what it did to his family. You always thought it was all wonderful.
This is old.
This show aired on my local PBS station a few days ago. I was startled to see a man filming at the festival of Bath with a handheld camcorder! I thought to myself, good grief, when was this special recorded? That brief scene seems to have been edited out of this version of the show. Rightly so, I think. Brief as the scene was, it really dated the whole video, which is an immediate "pass" for many younger viewers.
Too quiet ...
This is very old. Europe has added a couple of million cultural enrichers from Muslim countries. The magic is gone.
PBS stations in the US always air Rick Steve's European trips. They are very old videos from 80s and early 90s, nothing new. And then PBS stations ask you to shell out money to support the stations. Can't they produce new travel videos instead of airing these very old travel videos?
OLD
But nostalgic. Christmas was not so commercial then.😢
We sang carols at the Royal Albert Hall. Carollers came to our homes.😢
Mary and Joseph were said to go to Bethlehem for a census. The census taker comes to you, you don't go to the census taker. Moreover, they lived in Galilee, which was not under Roman aegis and therefore the citizens in Galilee were not being counted. Everybody, it's just a story. Enjoy it, cherish it, but understand it's untrue.
So, you are the expert on how census were conducted over 2000 years ago??? The bible says you were to be counted (census taken) in the home town of the husband...hence the travel requirement. Why must you attempt to put your spin on things?
Typical American arrogance…you know everything..NOT🤔
@@justsmy5677 SUN not son of god
@@Ionabrodie69 SUN not son of god
My main source is the scholar Paula Fredriksen, and there are others. The husband, Jospeh, was from Nazareth, not under Roman aegis at the time. No one travelled for a census! Jeez. No Roman census required that people travel! Look it up!@@justsmy5677
Old video !
SUN not son of god
33:50. Hey, Archbishop! Put your compact away and stop admiring yourself! 😅
Need a new video. This thing is sooooo old. I've seen it at least 3 times.
Shocked that the eurocentric Rick Stieves does another Europe episode.
Are you equally surprised to find bread at the bakery? ;-) (check out the Cuba episode for a real brain buster!)
@@fillhixx Wow Cuba? Must have been a midlife crisis for him. Glad to see he's back to his Eurocentric self. Maybe someday someone will show him a map of the world. Might blow his mind.
@@fillhixxI thought Fidel cancelled Christmas forever. 😊