The document summarizes key aspects of Christmas traditions, including that Christmas Eve involves caroling and mass, Christmas Day is spent opening presents and having dinner with family, Boxing Day is for visiting others and giving to the poor. It also describes Santa Claus as bringing presents down the chimney to good children, traveling by sleigh pulled by reindeer from the North Pole where he lives with elves. Children often write letters to Santa, and Christmas includes crackers, jokes, and television specials.

1. Christmas!!!!!Christmas!!!!!

3. Stucture of the festive period
• 24th December - Christmas Eve - carol
singing, mass, going out drinking with friends.
• 25th December - CHRISTMAS DAY! -
Opening presents, Christmas dinner, spening
the day with family.
• 26th December - Boxing Day - give to the
poor, visit relatives.

5. Father Christmas/Santa Claus
• He comes down the chimney on
Christmas eve, to bring presents to all the
good children.
• His sleigh is pulled by reindeers
• He lives in the north pole with elves, who
help him prepare for Christmas.

6. Children often write letters to
Father Christmas...

10. Christmas Dinner

14. Crackers

16. Christmas Cracker jokes...
• What do you get when you cross Santa
with a duck? ... A Christmas Quacker!
• What do Santa's little helpers learn at
school?...The elf-abet!
• What did the snowman say to the
aggressive carrot?...'Get out of my face'!

17. Christmas Television