German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomes carol singers from the country's 27 dioceses at an Epiphany reception at the Chancellery in Berlin. The Epiphany Singers (Sternsinger) charity campaign involves children canvassing door-to-door at the beginning of January, dressed as the biblical Three Wise Men, offering songs of blessing and collecting money for children in need and other charitable purposes. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES