Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas!

Christmas EveChristmas Eve• Christmas Eve is the day before

Christmas day.• On Christmas Eve everybody gets

ready for Christmas Day – preparing food, wrapping gifts, visiting family.

• Sometimes people leave Santa and Rudolf a snack on Christmas Eve night for when they arrive at their house to deliver their gifts.

Christmas DayChristmas Day• Waking up and opening gifts and

cards.• Visiting family.• Christmas lunch.• The Queen on the TV making a

speech.• Christmas movies on the TV on a

night.

Boxing DayBoxing Day• Boxing Day is the day after

Christmas Day.• Its an old English tradition.• Visit family.• Eat left over food.

Christmas TraditionsChristmas Traditions• Decorating our homes with a

Christmas Tree and decorations.• Christmas dinner.• Giving gifts and sending cards.• Singing Christmas songs.• Christmas Eve and Boxing Day.• Christmas stockings and Christmas

crackers.

Christmas SongsChristmas Songshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iD4d74ecCs&feature=relmfu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOe1RVuDJDk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80CALDCNUrU&feature=relmfu

Christmas in the North East of Christmas in the North East of EnglandEngland

• Each town turns on its Christmas lights.

• Christmas trees in each town.• Christmas decorations in shopping

centres.• Fenwick Christmas window.• Pantomimes.• Christmas markets.

Christmas in SchoolChristmas in School• Decorate our classrooms.• Christmas activities – cards and

calendars to send home.• Christmas plays – Key Stage 1

and Key Stage 2.