Christmas is celebrated year-round in Christmas, USA

You heard us right. It’s ALWAYS a holly, jolly time in the town of Christmas in Florida (not far from Orlando).

Plenty of tourists flock here to get their holiday cards and letters stamped at the post office, because who

wouldn’t want their postmark to read ‘Christmas, FL’?! Unsurprisingly, the street names are Christmas-themed

too. Look out for Bethlehem, Comet Street, Cupid Avenue and of course, St. Nicholas Avenue. 

To top it off, it’s the town’s American Christmas tradition to display a decorated, evergreen Christmas tree year-

round. In fact, the USA has a thing for weird and wonderful Christmas trees – check out this giant tumbleweed

Christmas tree in Arizona… 

Mexican communities swap Christmas trees for arty nativity scenes 

A country known for its vibrant colours and joyous celebrations, it’s no surprise that the traditional Mexican

Christmas is one of the most brilliant Christmas traditions around the world. Sure, some Mexican families still

put up Christmas trees, but beautifully decorated nativity scenes are a much more common Christmas tradition

during the festive period. 

Called ‘nacimientos’, locals proudly display these elaborate Nativity scenes in their homes or gardens throughout

the Christmas season, while local communities create public ones usually designed by local artists and

craftspeople. Even better, more characters are added throughout the Christmas countdown – baby Jesus is added

on Christmas Eve and the three kings pop up around 5th January.

The French go big on Christmas Eve 

In France, the Christmas traditions are wide-ranging but there’s one thing for sure – the French LOVE Christmas

Eve. The evening begins with midnight mass (or ‘ La Messe de Minuit’). The country isn’t too religious any

more but at Christmas the tradition lives on. This is when families gather together in the country’s stunning

cathedrals to sing traditional French Christmas songs and carols. Of course, all this singing really works up an

appetite, which is why you’ll find many locals hurrying home to celebrate ‘La Reveillon’ afterwards – a big feast

held during the early hours of Christmas Day. Menus vary but think chestnut-stuffed turkey, goose, oysters and

even foie gras and caviar for a super spesh meal.