Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Germany's Christmas Markets Open a Year After Attack by Marissa Melton Some 2,600 Christmas markets opened Nov. 27, 2017, across Germany under tighter-than-usual security -- nearly a year after an Islamist militant killed 12 people by driving a truck into crowds. VOA's Marissa Melton was in Germany as the markets opened Monday.