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Mistletoe: This is a plant that looks like this. There’s a fun tradition that North Americans follow during Christmas. Mistletoe is often hung from a doorway between two rooms. If someone stands under the mistletoe, it is customary for someone else (usually a member of the opposite sex) to kiss him/her. It can be quite a surprise to be suddenly kissed, but the person who is kissed usually quicklyrealizes they must be standing under mistletoe.

Christmas tree: This is a decorated tree. Presents are placed under the tree. On Christmas morning, families and friends open their presents together.
Trimming the tree – decorating the tree is called ‘trimming the tree’.
Christmas ornaments – are ornaments used to decorate the tree and placed around the house.
Christmas lights – strings oflights used to decorate the Christmas tree. Many people also put up Christmas lights on houses and decorate their trees outside with lights, too. It’s quite a sight to drive around town looking at the Christmas displays different people have put up.
lawn ornaments – decorations placed on people’s lawns. Popular lawn ornaments are Santa Claus, Reindeer, Rudolph, Sleighs, Mangers and Elves.manger – historically, a small wooden trough that animals ate hay from. Jesus was put in a manger after he was born, so some people set up a manger with a plastic baby in it and animals around.
nativity scene – is a scene depicting Jesus’ birth. Usually Joseph and Mary are in a stable with shepherds and magi or wise men with gifts gathered around, angels on the roof and a star above the whole scene.Some nativity scenes are quite small and may sit on people’s furniture. Other scenes are life size or bigger.
chestnuts – are commonly eaten at Christmas. There’s a famous Christmas song, “Chestnuts roasting by an open fire”
white Christmas – a Christmas with snow.
stockings – literally, ‘socks.’ Nowadays, they are quite big-you would have to be about 10 feet tall to fit into the stockingsmost children hang. People hang stockings in front of a fireplace. Small presents are placed in stockings and usually opened on Christmas morning.
Swaddling clothes – narrow strips of cloth wrapped around an infant (Merriam-Webster On-line). Jesus was wrapped in swaddling clothes and placed in the manger
Santa Claus – a large, plump man dressed in a big red suit, big black belt and carrying a sackfull of gifts which he distributes to children all around the world on Christmas Eve. Santa Claus is also called Santa and St. Nicholas or just St. Nick. Santa Claus is a derivation of St. Nicholas, the original ‘Santa Claus’. To learn more about St. Nicholas, go to Christmas ESL Lessons - St. Niocholas Story
Reindeer – Santa rides in a sleigh that is pulled by reindeer. The most famous reindeeris Rudolph, the red-nose reindeer.
Holly – a common Christmas ornament which has bright red berries. To learn more about Holly at Christmas, go to History of Holly Christmas ESL Lesson
Poinsetta – this plant is also commonly used to decorate at Christmas.
Sleigh – a ‘carriage’ that rides on snow. Santa's Sleigh
gift wrapped – when you’re shopping, you can often ask the salesclerk if theyhave a gift-wrapping service.
eggnog – a drink commonly served at Christmas parties. If you’d like to find out how to make some, you can find Cyril Collins grandfather’s eggnog recipe at this Christmas ESL - eggnog recipe (with or without alcohol)
Christmas carols – songs that are sung at Christmas. If you would like to hear some of them, and read the lyrics, go to Christmas ESL Lessons - Carolsand Christmas songs
(Christmas) carolers – are groups of people that walk down a street going from house to house singing Christmas carols. Usually the people in the house will come to the door and watch the carolers sing. It is a tradition to give each of the carolers something after they sing - usually a small snack such as a chocolate, or some other treat around the house, or even a glass...