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- Christmas falls annually on December 25th
- Christmas 2009 is Friday, December 25th
- Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is a popular Christmas story that takes place in Victorian England
- Popular English Christmas dishes include Christmas bread, Christmas cake, mince pies, plum pudding and roast turkey
- English children believe Santa Claus (also called Father Christmas) lives in Lapland, instead of at the North PoleThe Independent: The house that Santa Claus built
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English Christmas Customs
Going to see a pantomime show ("panto") is a popular Christmas tradition.Kaboose: Christmas in EnglandChristmas crackers, which are small tubes filled with sweets and trinkets, originated in England. They were created by a man named Thomas Smith in 1846.Woodlands Junior School: Christmas Crackers
Father Christmas and Yuletide
Father Christmas became associated with Santa Claus in England in the 1950s, but his origins are steeped in Norse and Saxon legend. The Saxons welcomed King Frost, Father Time and King Winter to their firesides in the hope that the winter weather would treat them kindly.The Christmas Archives: Christmas Customs of EnglandThe Norse god Odin had twelve incarnations. His winter incarnation was known as Jul, which is where the term Yuletide originated. During the month of December, Odin came to earth disguised in a blue cloak and riding an eight-legged horse. He would sit around the fire and listen to the people, and occasionally he left behind a loaf of bread for an impoverished household.The Christmas Archives: Christmas Customs of England
Twelve Days of Christmas
English Catholics were victims of repression during the Elizabethan era, and subject to violent retribution should they practice their faith. A scholar by the name of Father Harold Stockert claimed to have found hidden references to Catholicism in the song the "Twelve Days of Christmas," tying the symbolism expressed in the song to Catholic beliefs and rituals.On Religion: A Christmas Mystery However, others have refuted this claim. The website Snopes.com states that "[t]here is no substantive evidence" to support the theory, and suggests that the idea may have originated with people conflating the secular tune with the religious song "In Those Twelve Days."Snopes.com: The Twelve Days of Christmas-
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Christmas in England Questions
Does England use miles or kilometers? 3 AnswersThe United States and Myanmar are the only countries that have not adopted the Metric System. However it turns out the UK does use Miles instead of Kilometers. ... read more
What do you do on Christmas? 16 AnswersThis year, I am doing something completely different than I have ever done. I will celebrate the holidays with my husband's family in Michigan. I am not quite s... read more
What is your favorite Christmas memory? 19 AnswersSitting in bed waiting for Santa with anticipation. I was 7 years old and still believed that Santa Claus was a real live person. My brother was fast asleep in ... read more -
Christmas in England
- California Mall: English Christmas Traditions
- HowStuffWorks: Christmas Traditions in England
- British Studies Web Pages: Christmas in England
- The History of Christmas: Christmas in England




