1. PPT on all things Christmas-y

2. Difference in the expressions?:
Happy Holidays!
Have a very merry festive season, there!
Merry Xmas!
Merry Christmas!

3. Difference in the expressions?:
Happy Holidays! (US non-Christian)
Have a very merry festive season, there! (UK, non specific)
Merry Xmas! (Abbrev./non-Christian)
Merry Christmas!
(merry Christian)

4. What Christmas decorations do you know?

5. Spruce Trees
Used for Christmas trees in Anglo Saxon world since King of Norway gave to our UK Queen

6. Baubles

7. Tree-Top Decorations
Angel (Fairy is acceptable, though less than ideal: Both are superstitious, so you might as well have something fitting the festival’s origins!) Star

8. Holly

9. Holly wreath

10. Spruce wreath

11. What is Eaten/Drunk Around Christmas / On Christmas Day
What is Eaten/Drunk Around Christmas / On Christmas Day? What can you see?

12. Typical festive food & drink:
Mulled (hot, spicey) wine.
Roast turkey.
Brussells Sprouts.
Cranberry sauce.
Bread sauce (UK).
Roast parsnips.
Flaming (alcoholic) Christmas pudding.
Christmas cake.

13. And remember: Some (the more superstitious) people think:
It’s bad luck not to have taken down your Christmas decorations before the 12th night after Christmas ( ! )
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14. Requests: What Christmas songs do you know?