Deck the halls with boughs of holly,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
'Tis the season to be jolly,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Christmas (commonly abbreviated as Xmas) is about to come and cities all over the world are already decorated and prepared to celebrate the joy of this special season. In New York, a big Christmas tree is set right in Rockefeller Centre, along with an ice-skating ring (picture above). In London, people can enjoy the special Christmas market in Camden and its traditional hot wine! Families in the English-speaking countries gather to decorate their houses and sing Christmas carols (like the one above), just like families from all over the world do.
Here are some links where you can listen to several Christmas songs in English:
On Christmas Day, Santa Claus comes down the fireplace and leaves presents under the Christmas tree and inside the stockings. On New Year's Eve, people get together to celebrate the beginning of a new year, by, for instance, writing their wishes on pieces of confetti and then throwing them on Times Square (New York), or admiring fireworks next to the Big Ben (London). It's the day for New Year Resolutions, which should (but probably won't) be finally taken into consideration.
Next, you can click on these links to check if Christmas traditions in the English-speaking world are very different from ours or not:
Now, I'd like you to watch some funny Christmas commercials and, later, comment them on our Google Classroom group. Do you live similar situations to the people on the commercials?
See you in class and Ho Ho Ho!
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