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hi everyone I'm Gina it's getting cold
there are lights and decorated trees
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everywhere you look that can only mean
that it's nearly the 25th of December
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and nearly Christmas Day in this lesson
you're going to learn about how
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Christmas is celebrated in Britain if we
think of Christmas we think of snow
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scenes but do you know what the
definition of a white Christmas in the
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UK is we'll show you the answer at the
end of this video one of the most famous
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Christmas traditions and the one that
causes the most stress is exchanging
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gifts children get excited to see what
present Santa Claus will leave for them
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under the Christmas tree and leave
brandy and the mince pie out for him on
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Christmas Eve for adults it means
braving busy stores to find the perfect
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presents for those they love but always
remember it's the thought that counts
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christmas is a time for families to
gather together and central to this is
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the Christmas dinner the whole family
sits down together to eat a heavy meal
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of Turkey and all of the trimmings
followed by Christmas pudding for
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dessert often we pull Christmas crackers
and inside these are terrible jokes
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cheap presents and paper Christmas hats
after lunch while everyone is waiting
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for the food to digest many people
switch on the TV and watch the special
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Christmas programs and movies that are
broadcast the most famous of these is
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the Queen's Christmas speech it's
broadcast simultaneously on the two
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biggest TV channels in the UK the BBC
and ITV at 3:00 p.m. and the Queen
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reviews a year and gives us a Christmas
message that usually speaks of tolerance
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and forgiveness
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if you send the letter to Santa and
address it to the North Pole then it
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will go to the North Pole if you address
it to Santa's grotto then instead it
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will be answered by his British elves
and now I'll give you the answer to the
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earlier quiz if we think of Christmas we
think of snow scenes but do you know
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what the definition of a white Christmas
in the UK is a Christmas is considered a
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white Christmas in the UK if a single
snowflake falls on the roof of the
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weather Centre in London during
Christmas Day it doesn't matter how much
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snow the rest of the country gets it
only counts if it snows at the London
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Weather Center how is this lesson did
you learn something interesting do you
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remember the name of the most famous
Christmas program leave us a comment at
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English class 101.com
and we'll see you in the next lesson bye
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