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There are all the traditions of eating good stuff at Christmas...

... in the United States:

Food – There is nothing better than having a big delicious meal that you can enjoy with your friends and family. Both on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, many North Americans have Turkey, duck, ham or any other roast meat to celebrate the occasion. There are many other types of food that are eaten often depending on the culture and traditions of the family. Accompanying the meal, there are a large selection of sweets such as gingerbread cookies and Christmas shortbread cookies.


North American Christmas Customs - An inside look for ESL Students | ILAC News & Events

... in the United Kingdom:

Christmas Day

Nowadays, according to research by, of all things, Jarlsberg cheese, the average family gets out of bed just before 8am and is ready to start opening presents by 8.19am. Once the wrapping paper has been torn off all the presents, the family sits down to breakfast at 9.02am, but not before they have tucked into a bit of chocolate at 8.39am.

13 per cent of families always attend church on Christmas Day.

Unfortunately all the excitement and stress means that at precisely 9.58 on Christmas morning the first rows begin, and the average parent ends up losing it, and they start to tell off their children for the first time around 11.07am.

The strain of cooking the big Christmas dinner sees the average Brit start to sip their first alcoholic drink at 11.48am.

27 per cent of families sit down to watch the Queen’s Speech.

Dinner is finally served at 3.24pm, with 85 per cent of people enjoying the traditional turkey with all the trimmings.

All that food and drink means the first person falls asleep at around 4.58pm, with dad being the leader in losing the "staying awake" battle. Almost half of those who do nod off end up annoying the others with their loud snoring. For those who manage to stay awake, family board games are brought out at 5.46pm.

38 per cent of families think that spending time with the family is the best thing about Christmas Day.

And lights out? 11.39pm.

Christmas in the UK, British culture, customs and traditions in December - Christmas Celebrations
Christmas in Britain - Learning English



Christmas Food | Learn English | A British Christmas - YouTube

Here's a very good resource:
Celebrations and Traditions - Links - ESL Resources
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