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 ...

Sydney Conley, left, hands a stuffed animal to a child along Market Street on behalf of a veterans’ motorcycle group during the Parkersburg Christmas Parade Saturday. (Photo by Evan Bevins) ...

If I’m being honest, so many European Christmas markets have become Instagram backdrops for mediocre mulled wine and overpriced bratwurst. Vienna is different. Local artist-made gifts, organic wine ...

A Nemesis Shrine motorized unit is shown in parade formation Saturday at the Vienna Holly Days Christmas parade. (Photo by Jess Mancini) VIENNA — Saturday’s annual Holly Days Christmas Parade in ...

The spirit of Christmas comes alive in Vienna through its markets, where the warmth of good food rivals the city’s lights. Beneath strings of golden bulbs, visitors share steaming mugs of punch paired ...