Christmas Around the

World

Who’s this guy in the red suit?

In England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, he’s Father Christmas, or Santa to some.

In Belgium, he is de Kerstman.

In France, he is Père Noel.

In Brazil, he is Papai Noel.

In Hungary, he is “the winter Grandfather”.

In Russia, he is Father Frost.

In England, we are very traditional, we have a Christmas tree, we talk about the Christmas story. In school we sing carols and have nativity plays.

It’s cold and if it snows, we make snowman, have snowball fights, fall over on the ice – but it’s not cold everywhere…..

In Australia and Jamaica, it’s hot and sunny – would they want to be eating a roast dinner?

Maybe, they would have a BBQ on the beach.

Different places, celebrate Christmas in different ways.

How we celebrate might change, but the reason we celebrate does not. Christians all over the world celebrate Christmas for the same reasons.…..The birth of Jesus.

Joyeux Noel

Frohliche Weinachten

Kala christougenna

Selemat Natal

Meri Kurisumasu

S rozhdestvom

God Jul

Felix Navidad

Suksan Wan Christmas

Nadolig llawen

Chuc Mung Giang Sinh

Srecan Bozic

Srekan Bozic

Vasel Koleda

Krismas ki subhkamna

Nollaig shona

Buon Natale

Souksan Van Christmas

Milied Hieni

Merry Christmas

Jingle BellsDashing through the snowIn a one horse open sleighO'er the fields we goLaughing all the wayBells on bob tails ringMaking spirits brightWhat fun it is to laugh and singA sleighing song tonight

Oh, jingle bells, jingle bellsJingle all the wayOh, what fun it is to rideIn a one horse open sleighJingle bells, jingle bellsJingle all the wayOh, what fun it is to rideIn a one horse open sleigh

Dashing through the snowIn a one horse open sleighO'er the fields we goLaughing all the wayBells on bob tails ringMaking spirits brightWhat fun it is to laugh and singA sleighing song tonight

Oh, jingle bells, jingle bellsJingle all the wayOh, what fun it is to rideIn a one horse open sleighJingle bells, jingle bellsJingle all the wayOh, what fun it is to rideIn a one horse open sleigh