Christmas Is My Favourite Holiday

Christmas Is My Favourite Holiday
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Apart from decorating the house from top to bottom, I enjoy sending Christmas cards to everyone I know.

In America, early in the month of December, people are already busy writing and sending out Christmas cards. In fact, the average American family mails out 28 Christmas cards to family and friends. Last year more than 2 billion Christmas cards were sold in the USA, and the majority of them were religious.

The first Christmas card was created in England in 1842. It was designed by John Calcott Horsley. The first card said “ Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you!” Of the original one thousand cards he printed, only twelve exist today.

Here is a list of some favourite greetings that you can find on Christmas cards.

Wishing you a world of joy and peace at Christmastime and always.
Best wishes to you for a happy holiday season and a bright new year!
With many good wishes for Christmas and the year ahead!
Wishing you a Holiday Season filled with beautiful moments and cherished memories!
Hope your Christmas is touched with
A special kind of magic!
This brings you the best of wishes
As Christmas appears
For the merriest of Seasons
And the very best of years!

Why not have your class “interview” their families. They can ask questions about their childhood Christmases, or what they like most about this holiday, or what special food is served at their home on Christmas.

Remind them that an interview means “questions and answers”, no long discussions are necessary. In fact they should try and keep it simple. Again I suggest photocopying everything and forming a booklet for everyone to read.

Here some teacher assistance may be necessary. She can talk about Christmas customs in general, writing on the blackboard new vocabulary words or expressions.

Example:

To put up the Christmas tree •••••• to decorate the tree •••••• to take down the tree

To light candles •••••• to put up the Christmas stable

to decorate the table •••••• to wrap the presents •••••• to open the presents

Christmas balls, garlands, decorations, wrapping paper, ribbon, bows

Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Christmas dinner, guests

To lighten up the last lesson before Christmas I suggest finding the music (in internet) to The Twelve Days of Christmas. It’s a traditional song that is very enjoyable.

Here are the words to the song:

The 12 Days of Christmas

        On the First day of Christmas my true love gave to me
                                                A partridge in pear tree
        On the Second day of Christmas my true love gave to me
                                                2 turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree
                      Third day……   3 French hens
                      Fourth day…… 4 calling birds
                      Fifth day……… 5 golden rings
                      Sixth day………6 geese a-laying
                      Seventh day…..7 swans a-swimming
                      Eighth day…… 8 maids a-milking
                      Ninth day……    9 ladies dancing
                      Tenth day……   10 lords a-leaping
                     Eleventh day… 11 pipers piping
                      Twelfth day….. 12 drummers drumming

May I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a truly happy new year!!!

A Nice Thought:

“I will honour Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year.”

Charles Dickens