THE MORNING, THE DEUTSCHES HOUSE IS KNOWN FOR ITS OKTOBERFEST HERE IN NEW ORLEANS, ATTRACTING HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES, BUT ORGANIZERS ARE HOPING TO EXPAND THEIR HOLIDAY TRADITIONS WITH A SPECIAL ...

As the sky darkens over the town square, families gather in anticipation. The notes of “O Tannenbaum,” the 19th-century German Christmas carol, plink out of the sound system. A trio of tots race ...