It is the greatest holiday in Britain. English people
celebrate this holiday with big dinners. Children have a lot of fun. They play under Christmas trees, find presents in their Christmas stockings, eat Christmas pudding, watch pantomimes. The grown-ups don’t work on that day.
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Many years ago postmen had bright red coats.
They looked like robins. At Christmas they brought many
Christmas cards. And people began to think about a robin as a Christmas bird. You can see it on almost every Christmas card.
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Every English family sends and receives many Christmas
cards. Traditionally there is a robin on almost every
card. And you know already that a robin is a Christmas bird. Sometimes there is a bunch of holly on the Christmas card. You can read on the card: “Merry Christmas!”
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Christmas pudding was first made many, many years
ago. Now it is the highlight of Christmas dinner.
Children often put holly on the pudding. Traditionally a coin is placed into the pudding. It brings luck to a person who finds it.
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Who’s got the beard that’s long and white? Santa’s
got the beard that’s long and white. Who comes around
on a special night? Santa comes around on a special night. Special night, beard that’s white. Must be Santa, must be Santa, must be Santa, Santa Claus.
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1. When do English people celebrate Christmas? 2.
What day comes after Christmas? 3. What day is before