CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
People in the UK give Christmas presents to their friends, family, and sometimes work colleagues. They wrap the presents in festive paper and, at home, sometimes place them under the Christmas tree. Families usually...
Category: Customs and traditions
CHRISTMAS FOOD AND DRINK
Food and drink play an important part in many people’s Christmas celebrations. On Christmas Day many families have a special – and usually large – Christmas lunch which they might eat at some time...
CHRISTMAS MUSIC
There is a lot of music linked with Christmas. This post about some of the music associated with Christmas in the UK. Christmas carols are songs about the religious meaning of Christmas. They are...
CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT IN THE UK
CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT IN THE UK In the UK, there are many fun activities during Christmas. Here are some of them: A pantomime is a family show performed in theatres at Christmas. It has music,...
CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS
People in the UK often put Christmas decorations in their homes. These decorations include Christmas trees, lights, ornaments and Christmas cards. Some people put Christmas decorations outside their homes, and sometimes their displays are...
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS
People in the UK usually greet people in a particular way during the Christmas period and many send Christmas greetings to people they know. People often wish each other Merry Christmas. In the days...
THE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
The Days of Christmas Welcome to the first of a series of posts about Christmas. This one is about the days of Christmas. Christmas celebrations in the UK can spread over quite a long...
More about holidays
More about holidays In an earlier post we looked at the meaning of “holiday” and some of the ways we use the word. This time we look at other uses of the word and...
Holidays
Holidays In British English “holiday” is the word we use to mean a period of time when someone doesn’t have to go to work or school. The equivalent word in American English is “vacation”....
Shopping precincts and retail parks
Shopping precincts and retail parks are types of shopping centres. In a previous post we discussed the difference between department stores and shopping malls. We said that there were other sorts of shopping centres....