By KAREN BRADBURY | Stars and Stripes | Published: December 14, 2020 With the most eagerly anticipated events of the season canceled due to COVID-19 concerns, Christmas in Europe looks much different in 2020. While we’ll have to wait another year to stroll past Christmas market stalls, sip mulled wine, or perfect figure eights on the ice rinks, there are certain places where the spirit of the holidays is present year round. Once travel’s a go again, consider getting your pent-up Christmas fix at one of these destinations: Seiffen, Germany The Erzgebirge, or Ore Mountains of Saxony in eastern Germany are synonymous with Christmas tradition. Long a center for silver and tin mining, as deposits were depleted, local residents turned their hands to crafts such as lace making, weaving and carving. Gradually Seiffen emerged as the center of the startup industry of carving Christmas pyramids, nut crackers and incense burners resembling men smoking pipes. In 1699, town resident