Desserts / Sweets
Eaten all year, but especially during Christmas. Can be solid or filled. Cadbury, Quality Street, or Celebrations are the most popular brands.
What is Chocolate? / What are Chocolates?
The most popular meat dish for Christmas.
What is roast Turkey?
Jesus' birth date (supposedly).
What is Christmas? / What is 25 December?
Children write their wishlist on these and throw them in the fireplace afterwards.
What are Letters to Santa Claus?
On this day you should get rid of the Christmas tree and decorations, or else you will get bad luck.
What is 6 January?
A typical dessert with layers of fruit, biscuits, custard, and cream.
What is Trifle?
A steamed or boiled cake containing dried fruits and nuts, drenched in alcohol several times and then set on fire. Made 6-8 weeks in advance.
What is Christmas Pudding?
In the 1930s this American company launched a Christmas campaign and forever changed the colour of Santa Claus' outfit to red.
What is Coca-Cola?
Children hang these at the end of their bed (not the fireplace) to receive presents.
What are Christmas Stockings?
People that are sometimes dressed up and that go door to door to sing Christmas songs.
What are Christmas Carolers?
A traditional British treat with dried fruit and spices. It used to contain meat, but it no longer does.
What are Mince Pies?
The most traditional vegetable dish at Christmas.
What are Brussels Sprouts?
In this year (or century) the Christmas tree was introduced to England.
What is 1840 / the nineteenth century?
Children lay this out for Santa Claus at night.
What are Milk and Cookies?
This is the day after Christmas Day. Most people go shopping on this day.
What is Boxing Day?
Originally from Germany, this bread with nuts, spices, dried/candied fruit, and filled with marzipan has become very popular in Britain.
What is a Stollen Cake?
A hot beverage made with wine and spices.
What is Mulled Wine?
This is the root or origin of Christmas.
What is Saturnalia / a pagan holiday? (Celebrated by the Romans and during Medieval times)
Children open their presents on this day.
Christmas morning / 25 December.
A paper tube that makes a loud bang when pulled apart. Contains a joke, a paper crown, and a small gift.
What are Christmas Crackers?
A rolled up chocolate cake, filled with cream, covered with chocolate ganache. Resembles a log/branch.
What is a Yule Log Cake?
Baked, puffed (pancake) batter, eaten as a side dish. Usually accompanied by gravy.
What is Yorkshire Pudding?
This book from 1843 helped popularise Christmas during Victorian times.
What is A Christmas Carol (by Charles Dickens)?
Musical theatre with costumes, slapstick humour, and audience participation that is especially enjoyed by children at Christmas.
What is Pantomime?
The Christmas Day speech of the Queen, broadcast on the television.
What is the Royal Christmas Message?