Boxing Day


① memo 20171226 ~ Boxing Day ~ Boxing Day with the band ‘Stadtmusikkapelle Igls-Vill’ in 2008 in the town center of Igls (Innsbruck) Tyrol, Austria.

Crib


① memo 20171225 ~ Crib ~ Nativity scene Christmas 2008 in the town center of Igls, Innsbruck , Tyrol, Austria .

Gloria


① memo 20171224 ~ Gloria ~ Gloria in excelsis Deo … Mountain Christmas ( ‘Bergweihnacht’ ) in Tirol with an atmospheric, lantern-lit parade in the evening of 23 December 2008 in the town center of Igls , with music from the Church choir of Igls-Lans (“Kirchenchor von Igls-Lans”), Innsbruck , Tyrol, Austria .
(this film version combining the choir music with the parade is based on a special request – many years ago – by one of the participants in the parade – here link to the previous version https://michelvanderburg.com/2013/12/17/tiroler-bergweihnacht-in-igls-mountain-christmas-in-tirol/ )

Midwinter Night in Haarlem Hotel Amadeus


① memo 20171222 ~ Midwinter Night in Haarlem Hotel Amadeus ~ Today 10 years ago , a frosty night at 1 AM in Hotel Amadeus – a 16th century building – overlooking the central ‘market’ square (Grote Markt) , next to the town hall , in Haarlem , Holland

Christmas Shopping


① memo 20171220 ~ Christmas Shopping ~ ‘Dancing’ around the christmas tree in the Hague’s Arcade shopping mall (‘Passage’ in Dutch) in front of the Apple Store , The Hague , Holland