Christmas in the US

Christmas Holidays

• Christmas Eve is December 24• Christmas Day is December 25

Decorations outside

Decorations Outside

Christmas Wreath

Christmas Tree

Christmas Tree

Christmas Tree

Decorate the banister

Stockings

• Children hang stockings by the fireplace

• On Christmas morning they are full of presents

Christmas Cookies

• Families make and decorate Christmas Cookies together

Christmas Lists

• Children write lists of presents they want and mail them to Santa

Christmas Eve

• Cookies for Santa • Carrots for Santa’s

reindeer

Santa

• Santa comes and brings presents on Christmas Eve.

• Santa comes down the chimney at night while the children are sleeping to drop off the presents

Santa’s Sleigh

• Santa delivers presents on his sleigh with his 8 reindeer

Naughty or Nice

• Santa brings presents to good children

• Santa brings coal to bad children

The North Pole

• Santa’s presents are made by elves in the North Pole

Christmas Caroling

• Christmas Caroling is singing Christmas songs together in groups

Snacks for Santa

• Children leave milk and cookies out for Santa

• They also leave carrots out for his reindeer

Chistmas Morning

• Children wake up to presents under the tree

Christmas Dinner

Christmas Cards