Christmas

Fun Christmas facts

The word Christmas is Old English, a contraction of Christ's Mass. "It's a Wonderful Life" appears on TV more often than any other holiday movie. If you received all of the gifts in the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas," you would receive 364 gifts Gold-wrapped chocolate coins commemorate St Nicholas who gave bags of gold coins to the poor. The world's tallest Christmas tree at 221ft high was put up in a Washington shopping mall in 1950. Nearly 60 million Christmas trees are grown each year in Europe. The Queen's Christmas speech was first televised in 1957.

The Festive Season

Las vacaciones de Navidad The Christmas Holidays
Nochebuena- Christmas Eve Da de Navidad Christmas Day El da de San Esteban Boxing Day

 Nochevieja New Years Eve or Hogmanay (In Scotland) El da de ao nuevo New Years Day Ao nuevo - New Year

El da de Reyes The 6th of January

It wouldnt be Christmas without.

El nio Jess Baby Jesus

La Virgen Maria The Virgin Mary

Jos Joseph

Los ngeles The Angels

 Los Pastores The Shephards

El burro The Donkey Los Reyes Magos The Three Wise Men

A few Christmas Symbols

Oro, Incienso y Mirra Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh La estrella de Beln The star of Bethlehem A crib Un pesebre Un ramo de Navidad A Christmas Wreath El acebo Holly

 Una tarjeta de Navidad A Christmas Card Un rbol de Navidad A Christmas tree Luces Navideos Christmas lights Un pastel de Navidad A Christmas cake El murdago Mistletoe

 El espumilln Tinsel Regalo de Navidad A Christmas Present Adornos de Navidad Christmas decorations El pavo Turkey

El reno Reindeer

 Cohete Chino A cracker Un villancico A Christmas Carol

La comida de Navidad Christmas dinner

La nieve The Snow

Un calendario de Adviento An Advent Calendar

Pap Noel Father Christmas

Christmas Events
La misa del gallo Midnight Mass

Poner el rbol de Navidad To put up the Christmas tree

To bake a Christmas cake- Hornear un pastel de Navidad Ir de compras para la Navidad - To go Christmas shopping Construir un mueco de nieve - To build a snowman

Christmas Expressions!
Try to greet your friends and family in English this year! ( Im sure they will be impressed!)
Feliz Navidad,! Felices Pascuas! Merry Christmas! Felices Fiestas! - Seasons Greetings! Feliz Navidad y Prspero Ao Nuevo! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Qu te regalaron para Navidad? What did you get for Christmas?

Christmas Activities
Here are some excellent activites for you to do to help you learn about Christmas in the United Kingdom! Good Luck!
Whose present? Christmas quiz Santa snowball shoot My favourite day

Improving your English by watching films

One of the best ways to improve your English is to watch English films. So why dont you watch some Christmas classics during the holiday? (I think I will watch some Spanish Christmas films too to improve my Spanish!) Here are a few films that you could watch:

Its a Wonderful Life Miracle on 34th Street Home Alone Elf Noel

Maybe you can think of others?

Christmas in Scotland
In Scotland we always look for an excuse to party! So myself and my work mates in Scotland are going to meet up in Glasgow and go out and celebrate in the City Centre! We will go for dinner in a nice restaurant and then party in a nightclub!

 Also, every year at Christmas time myself and my friends from school go to George Square in Glasgow. There we go ice skating and then have lunch in a nearby restaurant. I love George Square at Christmas- its beautiful! That is us keeping each other warm on the ice-rink!

Christmas time is extra special in my family because on the 22nd December it is my mums birthday! I am really looking forward to seeing her this year. Myself, my brothers and our respective partners will gather in my mums house to wish her a happy birthday, eat some party food and have a glass of champagne to celebrate! She is a very special lady to us.

 On the 24th December I go out for a nice lunch with my boyfriend. In the evening we all go to mass at our local church. I really enjoy the Christmas Vigil because I love all the hymns and it is always full of people!

When mass has finished I go out with my boyfriend and our friends and we party the night away!. Christmas Eve is my favourite night of the whole year because everybody is in a good mood, the music is great and it is Christmas day the following day!

Christmas Day!
On Christmas morning all of the family get up early so that we can open up our presents together.
In the afternoon we eat Christmas dinner which includes: Starter: Prawn Cocktail and Lentil Soup Main Course: Turkey, roast potatoes, mashed potatoes, carrots, turnip, sprouts and pigs in blankets. Dessert: My mum always makes a lot of desserts so we can have our pick! Desserts include trifle, strawberry pavlova, Christmas cake, cheese cake

 On Christmas night, my boyfriend and my brothers partners come to our house and we play party games and just enjoy each others company. For me, that is exactly what Christmas is about: being with the people that you love most in the world.

And last but not least.

I hope that you all have a wonderful, happy and safe Christmas with your friends and family! I am excited to return to Scotland to see all my family again, to go to mass together, and to exchange gifts. I also cant wait to tell them all about your work in the Bilingual Section! Ill see you all in January! Merry Christmas and keep up the hard work!

Lauren x