>> the leckerli torte, since 15 years. >> uh-huh. >> but the specialty is the top on it, the leckerli, since the 15th century. >> 15th century. so this just pops right down on here? >> that's right. >> wow. look at that. and that's it. do we cook it any more or anything? >> no, we don't touch it. >> that's it. it's done. >> yeah. >> now, here is a little version of it, it looks like, here. this looks like a little baby version. >> yes, for one person. >> perfect for eating. >> yeah. >> mmm! mmm. this is great. >> ok. >> merry christmas. >> thank you. you, too. >> close by the rhine is the johann wanner christmas house, where the art of glass-blown and hand-painted christmas decorations reach celestial heights, and i meet mr. wanner, an architect of christmas dreams. the passion for christmas for most of us began when we were small. is it the same with you, when you were children? >> ja. we all hardly could wait till it was evening, and then, when the bell was ringing, so-- >> what date would that be? what day? >> 24th. >> the 24th, on christmas eve. >> the evening of the christmas eve