All about Christmas

It is Christmas Time!

What do you know about Christmas?

Can you tell a friend about this Christmas photo?

Do you know any facts about Christmas?

What is Christmas?

Christmas is a festival.

It is celebrated in lots of places around the world.

Many Christians celebrate Christmas to remember the birth of Jesus.

Christmas can be celebrated in lots of different ways.

Do you celebrate Christmas?

When is Christmas?

Christmas is usually celebrated in December.

Many people celebrate Christmas Day on the 25th of December.

Some people celebrate the weeks before Christmas during a time called Advent.

I have an advent calendar! Each day I open a little door on the calendar to count the days until Christmas Day.

Christian Celebrations

As part of Christmas celebrations, some people go to church.

Church services often include a retelling of the story of the birth of Jesus.

Christmas carols are sung. These are special songs often based on the Christmas story.

My family go to church for Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve.

Nativity

The story of the birth of Jesus is sometimes called the Nativity.

It describes baby Jesus being born in a stable in Bethlehem.

Nativity sets showing the story events are sometimes displayed.

At Christmas time, children sometimes perform in Nativity shows.

Can you guess which character I am playing in my Nativity show?

Decorations

Many people like to decorate their homes as part of Christmas celebrations.

Churches, shops and schools are often decorated too.

Christmas trees can be displayed and decorated with lights, tinsel and baubles.

What can you see at the top of this Christmas tree?

Cards and Presents

Lots of people like to send Christmas cards to their friends and family.

People often give Christmas presents to their friends and family too.

We are writing some Christmas cards for our friends. Do you like to send Christmas cards?

Father Christmas

Father Christmas flies around the world on Christmas Eve, delivering presents to children.

Father Christmas is also known as Santa, Papa Noel or Saint Nicholas.

Some families like to visit Father Christmas and his elves.

It is traditional for children to write letters to Father Christmas.

Have you ever been to visit Father Christmas?

Christmas Dinner

Lots of different foods are eaten during Christmas celebrations.

Some people like to get together with their family and friends to have a Christmas dinner.

Christmas dinner may include roast turkey, nut roast, Brussels sprouts, Yorkshire puddings, roast vegetables, stuffing and gravy.

My favourite part of Christmas dinner is the roast vegetables!

Christmas Foods

I made some gingerbread cookies! What is your favourite food?

These are some other foods that are sometimes eaten during Christmas celebrations.

Christmas cake

Christmas pudding

gingerbread cookies

candy canes

chocolate log

mince pies

Christmas Traditions

What Christmas traditions do you like to do?

Lots of people have their own Christmas traditions that they like to do each year.

wearing Christmas pyjamas

pulling Christmas crackers

visits from a cheeky elf

wearing Christmas jumpers

seeing Christmas lights

carol singing

Fun Facts

Each year, the country of Norway sends a Christmas tree to be displayed in Trafalgar Square in London.

The first Christmas card was sent in 1843 in London.

Electric Christmas lights were first used to decorate trees in the late 1800s. Before this, candles were used.

The Christmas carol, ‘Jingle Bells’, was the first song to be played in space.

Can you tell a friend something you found out about Christmas?