On this day Dad puts up the

Christmas tree and decorates it. We

help and hang silver stars and We say Christmas Eve to the 24th December.
chocolate figures on the tree. “Eve” is the short form of evening. You
Mum goes shopping. The shops are don’t get your Christmas present on
open all day and night, so that people Christmas Eve like in Germany.
can buy presents or food for the 24.12

evening and the next days. Mum
buys a big turkey for the Christmas
dinner.
Christmas cards hang in the living
room. In Great Britain
people always send
Christmas cards to
family and friends. We have balloons
and paper chains in the living room,
too. It is like a birthday
party!
But that’s not all! Dad hangs a
mistletoe on the door and whenever
two people meet under the
mistletoe they have to kiss!
Carol singers go from house to house
and sing songs. They get a little
money.
But we have a party! We sing and
dance and play games. It’s so funny!
Before we sleep we hang a big stocking on
the mantelpiece. In the night
Santa comes with his sleigh and
his reindeer.
His favourite reindeer is Rudolph. They stop
at the houses and Santa comes in through
the chimney!
Then he goes to the Christmas tree
and puts the presents under it and
into the stockings.