Showing posts with label nativity pyramid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nativity pyramid. Show all posts

German Christmas Pyramid and Swedish Angel Chimes

December 20, 2025

Welcome to the fifth installment of The Mindful Christmas Home! Today's focus: getting back to basics and pure joy during the holidays - like learning about new and different Christmas traditions from around the world.

Having just visited a number of European towns along the Rhine river, I have so much beauty and history to share with you. But in light of the upcoming Christmas holiday, I specifically wanted to talk about the German Pyramid and Swedish Angel Chimes. 

rotating brass angel chimes lit candles on mantel

So which came first -- the German Pyramid or the Angel Chimes? Read on for a narrative regarding these two iconic Christmas decorations and how one led to the other.

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