UK Traditions
Explain the tradition of caroling.
When people go door to door singing Christmas songs/hymns to spread festive cheer.
What meat is most commonly eaten in a UK christmas dinner?
Turkey.
What do British kids usually hang by the fireplace for Santa to fill?
Stockings
Finish the lyrics "Rockin around the _______ at the Christmas party hop"
Christmas tree
What fruit is often found inside a stocking on Christmas morning?
An orange.
Name 2 vegetables that are commonly served with Christmas dinner
Brussel sprouts
Parsnips
Carrots
Roast Potatoes
What is the name of the calendar used to count down to Christmas?
An advent calendar
Finish the lyrics: “Last Christmas I gave you my heart but the very next day ___ ___ __ ____”
What months are pantomimes most commonly performed in?
December/ January
What do Scottish people call New years Eve?
There is no dialogue, only a song.
Only 26 minutes long.
What do people traditionally place on top of a Christmas tree?
A star or an angel
Finish the lyrics: “Dashing through the snow, on a one-horse open ____, over the fields we go”
Sleigh.
What is shown at 3pm on Christmas Day?
The Kings Speech
What celebration is said to be more important in Scotland: Christmas or New Years Eve?
New Years Eve (Hogmany)
When is ’boxing day’?
26th December.
Finish the lyrics: “ I won’t ask for much this Christmas, I won’t even wish for…”
Snow
What is commonly found inside a Christmas cracker?
A paper crown, a small gift, and a joke/riddle..
What do people in the UK often think the first Christmas advert represents?
The start of the festive/ Christmas period
When do people sing Auld lang syne?
Hogmany (New Years Eve)
Finish the lyrics: “Silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is____”
Bright