Rick Steves' European Christmas Part 4: Norway

Rick travels to Drøbak, Norway's self-proclaimed capital of Christmas, for Santa Lucia Day, and enjoys a Norwegian Girls' Choir concert in Oslo. For more information on Rick Steves' European Christmas — including the European Christmas DVD, Blu-ray, Music CD and Book — visit www.ricksteves.com

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[removetube]

The Girls Choir are really good! :)

[pman1018]

That performance in the old Aker church in Oslo was my absolute FAV performance in this special. Rick Steves is the European traveler I trust the most.

[Mnnvint]

I know no families that hang up mistletoe. If someone does, it's probably something they learned from watching American sitcoms... and the Christmas tree is not a pagan remnant, silly, it's a fairly new tradition (from Germany in the 1850, like most of our Christmas tradition).

But the hidden almond is real.

[adamantidis]

i love Norway....!!!!

[shinyredtractor]

Beautiful country. Beautiful people. Love the kransekake. And the marzipan pigs. The fjords are something you need to see in person. I think it's time to go back and visit.

[scorpiofootiemad]

That song they sang is the Advent hymn Long Ago Prophets Knew

[NsOSnipSU]

The only bad thing about this vid is, there is no snow. I live in Oslo, and the snow is one of the most important things, which makes the norwegian christmas the most beautiful. God i love xmas (esp in Norway) :D

[237Michael]

What a nice country and people. Cheers from Canada!

[alttab7890]

LOVE IT!!! EVERYTHING IS DIFFERENT THERE COMPARED TO THE U.S.

[Imperiosum]

For those asking, the song sung by the choir is called "Personent Hodie."

[diagreen]

love rick.he goes to all the places i never will.

[Robocop80s]

Yes, would please tell me the name of the song the Girl's Choir was

singing at the end of the clip. It was abosolutely amazing. They had voices

as Angels would sing. Completely breathtaking and phenominal... Also may

I add that every clip I see In relation to Norway there is always a sense

of great national pride, and for a lack of better word they seem very folkish

or very much steeped in their tradition. I'm blown away. I hope to visit

this beautifal country someday...