Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Christmas Time


Christmas is very special in English speaking countries and you can find a lot of references on the internet. Here you are some links with videos, music and even recipes to try. I hope you'll enjoy everything. And I wish you Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2016. Have a nice holiday!

Christmas
http://www.whychristmas.com/customs/ : this is a page with a lot of information about Christmas including traditions, history, explanations of typical things and some examples of Christmas around the world.
http://www.history.com/topics/christmas/christmas-traditions-worldwide this is a short video which explains the history and traditions about Christmas.
This other page includes videos about many topics related to Christmas:

Christmas carols
This is also a worldwide tradition which is really famous. There are quite a lot of sites and videos with carols. Here you are just a few:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KG4yCPc_Tw : this is a video with some of the most famous carols with lyrics. It's a mix of them so try to see how many you already know.
http://www.carols.org.uk/index.htm : this British page has a large selection of carols with lyrics, music and some videos. As an example I've chosen these two:
But we are also used to listening the typical American carols, with more rythm. These are some of that kind:

Christmas recipes
Cookies are one of the most typical things to do at this time so try this recipe of shortbread, a delicious butter buiscuit or the traditional scones for teatime: http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/shortbread_1290
But if you want to enjoy cooking something special with the most “special people” at home, we recommend you to make these funny recipes with your children:

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