Christmas in England

It is that time of the year again, when you are thankful for everything merry and bright. May

this Christmas be a delight!

All you need to know about Christmas

• Christmas Eve

• Christmas Day

• Boxing Day

• Christmas Recipe

• Christmas wishes

• Christmas carol

Christmas EveThe day before Christmas is very busy for families in England. They wrap presents, bake cookies, and hang stockings over the fireplace. Then everyone gathers around the tree as someone tells the favorite story. After hearing their favorite Christmas story, children write a letter to Father Christmas with their wishes. They toss their letter into the fire so their wishes can go up the chimney.

Christmas Eve

After the children fall asleep on Christmas Eve, Father Christmas comes to visit. He wears a long, red robe, carries a sack of toys, and arrives on his sleigh pulled by reindeer. He fills the children's stockings with candies and small toys.

Glossary:wrap presents – pakować prezenty

stocking – pończocha, skarpeta

fireplace –kominek

gather – zbierać się

toss – rzucać

robe – szata

sack – wór

sleigh - sanie

Christmas DayChristmas gifts are opened only on Christmas days. Christmas dinner is eaten usually at midday and only after that gifts can be opened.

During the Christmas dinner, roast turkey is served with vegetables and sauces while rich fruity Christmas pudding is served as desserts with brandy sauce.

Christmas DayAfter dinner, the family gathers in the living room to listen to the Queen of England deliver a message over radio and television. At teatime in the late afternoon, the beautifully decorated Christmas cake is served.

Glossary:gift – prezent, upominek

roast turkey – indyk pieczony

deliver a message – wygłaszać orędzie

icicles – sople lodu

laughter – śmiech

peep - podglądać

Listen to a Christmas Song

"Early Christmas Morning"

Listen to the children singWatch them dancing all 'round the Christmas tree ...Waiting for the openingEarly Christmas morning ...

All around the world is sleepingLittle children there's no peepingWait and see what Santa's bringingEarly Christmas morning ...

Icicles and breakfast cakes ...Friends and family we will celebrateSounds that joy and laughter makeEarly Christmas morning ...

All around and far off placesAngels waken smiling facesWrapping us with love and gracesEarly Christmas morning ...Early Christmas morning ...

Boxing DayThe day after Christmas is called Boxing Day. This day has nothing to do with fighting. Long ago, people filled church alms boxes with donations for the poor. Then on December 26, the boxes were distributed.

Now people often use this day to give small gifts of money to the mail carrier, news vendor, and others who have helped them during the year.

Glossary:church alms boxes – pojemniki na datki w kościele

donations - datki

the poor - biedni

distributed - rozdawany

news vendor – sprzedawca gazet

mail carrier - listonosz

Christmas Pudding

The Ingredients:

3 ounces of flour 5 ounces of bread crumbs 5 ounces of suet 1¼ pounds of mixed dried

fruit

1 small orange 1 small lemon 1 small cooking apple 2 eggs 1 tablespoonful of treacle ½ teaspoonful of mixed spice ½ teaspoonful of cinnamon ½ teaspoonful of nutmeg 1 small carrot 6 ounces of sugar (brown or

white) 4 ounces of candid peel Pinch of salt

Christmas PuddingThe Method of MixtureMix flour, bread crumbs, suet, and mixed dried fruit into alarge bowl. Add grated orange and lemon rind and juice.Add grated cooking apple. Mix well. Add eggs, treacle,spices and grated carrot. Add sugar, candid peel and salt.Mix well. (Optional ingredient tablespoon of whisky or brandy).Allow mixture to stand over night in a covered bowl.Place mixture into well greased pudding bowls. Cover with

grease proofpaper and secure with string.Pressure cook according to pressure cooker instructions.Allow to mature for approximately one month before final

serving.

GlossaryOunce - uncjaFlour - mąkaBread crumbs – bułka tartaSuet - smalecDried fruit – suszone owoceTablespoonful – łyżka stołowaTreacle - melasaTeaspoonful - łyżeczkaNutmeg –gałka muszkatołowaCandied peel – skórka

kandyzowanaPinch - szczypta

Bowl - miskaGrated - startyRind - skórkaCovered - przykrytyGreased - natłuszczonyGrease proof paper - papier do

pieczeniaSecure - zabezpieczaćString – tasiemka, sznurekPressure cook – gotować w

szybkowarzeMature - dojrzewaćApproximately – w przybliżeniu,

około

Christmas wishesMay this Christmas be so special that you never ever feel lonely again and be surrounded by loved ones throughout!

Love, Peace and Joy came down on earth on Christmas day to make you happy and cheerful. May Christmas spread cheer in your lives!

Here's wishing you all the joys of the season. Wish you and your family a Merry Christmas!

Sing a Christmas carol Joy to the world, the Lord is come!

Let earth receive her King;Let every heart prepare Him room,And Heaven and nature sing,And Heaven and nature sing,And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing.

Joy to the world, the Savior reigns!Let men their songs employ;While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plainsRepeat the sounding joy,Repeat the sounding joy,Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy.

He rules the world with truth and grace,And makes the nations proveThe glories of His righteousness,And wonders of His love,And wonders of His love,And wonders, wonders, of His love.

Thank you and Merry Christmas!!!