Christmas Stories. Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from American Literature!
Enjoy Christmas with your family! Here are some favorite Christmas stories for you and your family to enjoy this holiday season. The Little Match Girl - Hans Christian Andersen The Gift of the Magi - O. Henry Merry Christmas - Stephen Leacock Papa Panov's Special Christmas - Leo Tolstoy The Elves and the Shoemaker - The Brothers Grimm The Other Wise Man - Henry Van Dyke The First Christmas Tree - Henry Van Dyke A Kindapped Santa Claus - L. The Last Dream of Old Oak - Hans Christian Andersen 'Twas the Night before Christmas - Clement Clarke Moore The Christmas Masquerade - Mary E. A Burglar's Christmas - Willa Cather A Dream-story: The Christmas Angel - Henry Van Dyke Christmas Every Day - William Dean Howells A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens What Christmas is as We Grow Older - Charles Dickens A Child's Christmas in Wales - Dylan Thomas.
What is Boxing Day? When is Boxing Day?
| Why is it called Boxing Day? | History of Boxing Day St Stephen's Day | What happens on Boxing Day? | Fox Hunting | Hunting the Wren In Britain, Boxing Day is usually celebrated on the following day after Christmas Day, which is 26 December. Like Christmas Day, Boxing Day is a public holiday. Traditionally, 26 December was the day to open the Christmas Box to share the contents with the poor. copyright of projectbritain.com What is a Christmas Box? The Christmas box was a wooden or clay container where people placed gifts. © copyright of projectbritain.com Through our research for this page, we have discovered that Christmas Boxes were used in different ways: To protect ships During the Age of Exploration, when great sailing ships were setting off to discover new land, A Christmas Box was used as a good luck device. If the ship came home safely, the box was handed over to the priest in the exchange for the saying of a Mass of thanks for the success of the voyage.
Christmas: American traditions and its real meaning (JN BJ) –[Multimedia-English videos] Christmas in Britain –[Multimedia-English videos] Learn English With Christmas Songs - Listening Quizzes and Lessons. Christmas Karaoke - Sing along to Christmas Carols and Songs! Christmas Day in the UK. December is here and many people are starting to think about Christmas.
In some places preparations for Christmas such as displays in shops and lights in the streets start as early as October! I am living in Spain at the moment, last year I spent Christmas in Finland and this year I will be spending Christmas with my family in the UK. It is very interesting to experience the different traditions in different countries during Christmas time. In my family, we usually get up very early on Christmas day and open our presents. My mother likes French food, so we have a French style breakfast with bread, croissants and lots of different cheeses. Some people go to church at Christmas and I go on my own because I am the only Christian in my family. Sometimes it can be difficult to remember the meaning of Christmas.