Christmas Caroling With the Von Trapps in Vermont Evokes ‘Sound of Music’ Nostalgia

The famed Austrian family brought to the U.S. their love of the mountains, beer, and holiday cheer.

The Trapp Family Singers in 1941. Courtesy of Trapp Family Lodge

The holiday season brings an intangible warm and fuzzy feeling.

In German, they actually have a word for it: “gemütlichkeit.”