关于庆祝圣诞节的英语作文（合集20篇）

庆祝元旦英语作文2017年：欢庆元旦佳节New Year‘s Day celebration today under drizzling skies, the weather is particularly cold, but I was very happy because today is the first day of the New Year. Today, Mom and Dad took me to the streets, colorful flower show in my eyes, exceptionally beautiful; the streets are covered with colorful ribbons; children wear clean clothes and beautiful, with the smiling father and beautiful mother took lively streets, and why? Because today is the first day of the New Year. Back to my grandparents‘ house, kitchen in steaming hot, grandmother chop the vegetables and meat, vegetables wrapped in northern strip, a short while tasty dish on the side bar on the table, bite in the mouth fragrant and delicious aftertaste infinity, we talked and laughed cheerfully, and why? Because today is the New Year. Today is the first day of the New Year, is the starting point for the new year, we are a year older, and I must consciously strive to learn in the new year, promote the advantages and overcome the shortcomings, I want to grow up quickly, building a more a better tomorrow.庆祝元旦今天的天空下着毛毛细雨，天气也特别地冷，但我却很高兴，因为今天是新年的第一天。今天爸爸妈妈带我去街头，五颜六色的花展现在我的眼前，格外美丽;大街小巷挂满了五光十色的彩带;小朋友们穿着干净又漂亮的衣裳，跟着笑容满面的爸爸和秀丽的妈妈涌上热闹的街头，为什么?因为今天是新年的第一天。回到爷爷奶奶家，橱房里热气腾腾，奶奶剁着菜和肉馅，包着北方菜条，不一会香喷喷的菜条就端上了桌，咬在嘴里又香又好吃，回味无穷，大家有说有笑乐呵呵的，为什么?因为今天是新年。今天是新年的第一天，是新的一年的起点，我们又长大了一岁，我要在新的一年里自觉努力学习，发扬优点，克服缺点，我要快快成长，建设更美好的明天。

Christmas is a holiday for a foreigner too, when I was a kid, when Christmas day arrived, I will get a nice present, so I look forward to the arrival of Christmas, and is better than other festivals.

Foreigners before Christmas, it seems the Spring Festival of our country. When Christmas comes, every store door is a big and high Christmas tree, green branches with white cotton, decorated with colorful lights, flash blinking shiny eyes. Under the tree is filled with all kinds of gift box, exquisite packaging, let a person fondle admiringly. Tonight, all the way of pedestrians are permeated with smile on the face, give a person a kind of detailed and, sweet feeling. Road playback Christmas songs, melodious songs, make feel better. Malls hung on the wall of a photograph of an amiable Santa, Santa Claus is tall, paunchy, wore a wide fat red pajamas, wearing a red top, the thick cream white beard and two white thick eyebrows, red round face, two eyes blue serene, sincere quiet, call a person a see then has the feeling of kind, constantly waved to us.

Heard that Santa Claus will sit reindeer tonights car, the car filled with lots of presents, all over the world, inside put presents in children have prepared Christmas stockings. For children all over the world to send a gift to send to a joy.

圣诞节是一个老外过的节日，在我小的时候，每当圣诞节到来了，我就会得到一份精美的礼物，所以我盼望圣诞节的到来，胜过其他节日。

老外过的圣诞节，它好像我们国家的春节。每当圣诞节到来，每家商场的门前都有一棵又大又高的圣诞树，翠绿的树枝点缀雪白的棉花，上面挂满了五彩缤纷的彩灯，一闪一闪眨着闪亮的眼睛。树下摆满了各种各样的礼物盒，精美包装让人爱不释手。今晚一路上,行人的脸上都洋溢着笑脸,给人一种详和,温馨的感觉。路上回放着圣诞歌,歌声悠扬,让心情舒畅。商场的墙上挂着一张和蔼可亲的圣诞老人的照片，圣诞老人身材高大，大腹便便，穿着宽肥的红衣裤，戴着一顶尖尖的红帽子，霜白的浓浓的胡须和两道雪白粗眉，红红的圆脸，两眼碧蓝安详，目光诚挚恬静，叫人一见便有慈祥之感，不停地向我们招手。

听说今晚圣诞老人就会坐着驯鹿拉的车，车上装着很多礼物，跑遍了世界各地，把礼物放到小朋友准备好的圣诞袜里面。为全世界的小朋友们送去一份礼物，送去一份欢乐。

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Dear Mr. Wang,

Hello!

Recently, our class held the "Beautiful Christmas Chorus Competition" activity, I was unable to participate in the school recitation team recording activity, so I feel very sorry.

Remember Monday, you asked the students: "these days there are two festivals - Christmas and New Years Day, which holiday do you want to celebrate? We happen to coincide with the selection of "Christmas", of course, this is also my favorite holiday, it can be seen that we love Christmas in particular. Although, the festival chose my favorite, but when the team leader, not so gratified. You let the students recommend, but for some reason, the students did not choose me. I think, if you can recommend yourself first, then let the students vote on it. Because only let the students recommend or vote, the recommended students may not want to be, while the equivalent students like me, but may not have the opportunity, do you think I said reasonable?

Teacher, in fact, this is a small matter, the most regrettable is not able to spend Christmas with my classmates. How I envied bu Qingyang the other day for his successful participation in the party! Do you know? That afternoon, during the rehearsal of the recitation team, we were absent-minded, dejected and extremely sad.

Teacher, in fact, I understand your work, you are also for our good, I just want to talk with you about my heart.

merry

The work is smooth

Song Yuxuan

evely nation has its own folk festivals. Those festivals give people a chance to be away from their regular work and everyday worries to enjoy themselves and to develop kindship and fiiendship. The spring festival is the chief holiday in china while christmas is the most important redletter day in the western world.

the spring festival and christmas have much in common. Both are prepared hefiorehand to create a joyous atmosphere; both offer a family reunion with a square feast: and both satisfy the children with new clothes, lovely presents and delicious food. However, the chinese spring festival has no religious background while christmas has something to do with god and there is santa claus with white heard to bring children presents. The westerners send each other christmas cards for greetings while the chinese people pay a call on each other.

nowadays, some of the chinese youth has begun to celebrate christmas, following the example of the westerners. Perhaps they do so just for fun and out of curiosity.

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The name Christmas is short for “Christ’s Mass,’’ A Mass is a kind of church service. Christmas is a religious festival. It is the day we celebrate as the birthday of Jesus.

There are special Christmas services in Christian churches all over the world. But many of the festivities of Christmas do not have anything to do with religion.

Exchanging gifts and sending Christmas cards are modern ways of making the Christmas season merry.

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Today is Christmas Day. It’s a western holiday, but it’s popular in our country, too. Today, our English teacher buys chocolates to us. They are very sweet. And then, she teaches us a song, Jingle Bell. It’s a lovely song and easy to sing. We learn it quickly. At night, my mother cooks some delicious western food. I love this Christmas Day。

Today is Christmas day

It was one of the last days before Christmas, and the as sistants in the large store had their hands full serving eager Christmas shoppers.

At one counter an old lady was choosing gloves red ones for her daugher in law, light blue ones for her niece, pink ones for her grand daughter, green ones for her sister and by the time she had found what she wanted, the counter was covered with pairs of all colors and sizes.

When the salesgirl had finally written out the bill and was about to turn to the next customer with a tired voice. "Thank you very much, madam," the old lady suddenly cried out, "Oh, I almost forgot..."——"Anything else, madam?" said the girl, "Yes," began the old lady, "Id like to buy another pair, but I m not quite sure about what exactly I should cloose. I wonder if you could help me." "Certainly, madam", was the girls reply. The old lady then went on to explain that what she was looking for was a pair of gloves for a girl of her age. She was not at ail sure what color to choose, and the design was a problem too.

The tired girl did her best to help the old lady make up her mind, showing her ail kinds of gloves.

At last the chosen pair of gloves were wrapped up and paid for as well, and as the girl was about to turn to the next customer, the old lady handed her a little parcel and said, "These now, dear, these are for you and thank you for being so patient. I do hope you have a merry Christmas !"

译文：圣诞节的一天

那是圣诞前的一天，在一所大商店里，售货员都忙着为那些渴望购物的顾客服务。

在一个柜台前，一位老太太在挑选手套：红色的是买给她儿媳的;淡蓝色的是买给她侄女的;粉红色的是买给她孙女的，绿色的是买给她妹妹的，等她将所有她要买的选好的时候，柜台上已放满了各种颜色、大小不一的手套。

最后女售货员开了发票，疲乏地说了声“非常感谢，太太”，正要转向下一个顾客时，老太太突然叫了起来，“哦，我差点忘了……”“还要别的什么 吗，太太?”女售货员问道。“是的，”老太太说了起来，“我想再买一双，不过我不知道该选什么样的。不知你能不能帮我选选。”售货员的回答是“当然可以， 太太。”老太太接着解释说，她要买的是一双像女售员这样年轻的姑娘戴的手套。她一点也不知该选什么颜色。再说，选什么式样也是个问题。

疲惫的女售货员尽力地帮她选好一双手套。

最后选好的手套被包了起来，也付了钱。当女售货员正要转向另一顾客时，老太太把一个小包裹递给她说：“亲爱的，这是给你的，谢谢你这么耐心。祝你圣诞快乐。”

圣诞节早晨，我早早地起了床，向妈妈索取100元钱，说：“妈妈，今天是西方的圣诞节，我想向您要100元钱买一棵美丽的圣诞树，再买一些贺卡，寄给远方的表哥、堂姐们，好吗?”妈妈和蔼可亲地说：“好吧!”妈妈从手提包里拿出两张50元的人民币，递给了我。

我接过钱，就快马加鞭地奔向饰品店。

我来到饰品店，刚进店门，屋子里人山人海：有的在买皮包，有的在买玩具，有的在买手饰，有的跟我一样，在精心地挑选着圣诞树……，圣诞树类形各式各样：有的圣诞树上挂着圣诞[老人，这位圣诞老人手提着一个红色的圣诞袋，似乎给我们送圣诞礼物夹了;有的圣诞树上挂着星星、铃铛、彩条等……

看看这个，颜色太土了;看看那个花样太少了;再看看这棵，不时尚，我又摇了摇头，最后终于找到一棵花样多、颜色新鲜、时尚的圣诞树。

买完了圣诞树，来到了贺卡柜前，贺卡上画着各种各样的人物、动物，有的贺卡上画着喜洋洋……可就是没找到我喜爱的贺卡。就在这时，我被一张圣诞老人的贺卡迷住了。

最后，我去账台买单，我兴高彩烈地回家了。

回到家，我开始妆扮刚买回来的圣诞树，我先把圣诞树放在客厅里，然后把昨天习的彩条、星星、铃铛等拿出来，把彩条放在圣诞树的中间一部分，然后把星星挂在圣诞节的顶部，最后把铃铛挂在彩条的旁边，再把礼物放在最底下，圣诞树妆扮就大功告成了!

朋友们，也说说你们圣诞节的乐趣吧!

Christmas， annual Christian holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ. Most members of the Roman Catholic Church and followers of Protestantism celebrate Christmas on December 25， and many celebrate on the evening of December 24 as well. Members of the Eastern Orthodox Church usually delay their most important seasonal ceremonies until January 6， when they celebrate Epiphany， a commemoration of the baptism of Jesus. Epiphany also traditionally commemorates the arrival of the Three Wise Men of the East in Bethlehem (near Jerusalem， Israel)， where they adored the infant Jesus and presented him with gifts of gold， frankincense， and myrrh. The official Christmas season， popularly known as either Christmastide or the Twelve Days of Christmas， extends from the anniversary of Christ’s birth on December 25 to the feast of Epiphany on January 6.

Christmas is based on the story of Jesus’ birth as described in the Gospel according to Matthew (see Matthew 1：18-2：12) and the Gospel according to Luke (see Luke 1：26-56). Roman Catholics first celebrated Christmas， then known as the Feast of the Nativity， as early as 336 ad. The word Christmas entered the English language sometime around 1050 as the Old English phrase Christes maesse， meaning “festival of Christ.” Scholars believe the frequently used shortened form of Christmas—Xmas—may have come into use in the 13th century. The X stands for the Greek letter chi， an abbreviation of Khristos (Christ)， and also represents the cross on which Jesus was crucified.

今天是一年一度的的圣诞节。下午，老师给我们办了一场灯谜会。

老师给我们准备了四十条谜语。有猜动物的;有猜地名的;有猜生活用品的……

我们进入了紧张的比赛中。那时我的心好激动，看看其他同学，也是一样兴奋、激动。大家都聚精会神地听老师出谜语。

“尖长嘴，铁刺骨，咬一口，走一步。猜一种生活谜语。”老师一出题，我飞快一举手，老师叫了几个人没说对，而我越来越烦，为什么老师总不叫我呢?终于，老师便叫了我。我说：“针”。“错。”老师说。错了，那会是什么呢?老师又叫了徐小恒猜，徐小恒一语道破;“剪刀。”“对了!”老师说。“啊”我小声说道，“倒霉，我怎么没想到是剪刀呢?”

老师又出一题;“有眼看得准，有口咬得紧，有金钻劲大，有火放光明。打一字。”大家积极开动脑筋猜谜语，可连续说了许多答案，都不正确。后来，徐小恒说一个谜底“盯”。可老师却说;“只答对了一点点，还不是最后正确对待的答案。”过了一会儿，都没说对谜底，老师只好公布答案;‘有眼看得准’是‘盯’，‘有口咬得紧’是‘叮’，‘有金钻劲大’是‘钉’，‘有火放光明’是‘灯’，所以谜底是‘丁’。”“哎??原来是‘丁’呀”我们大家不约而同说道。

灯谜会上，我们都拿出自己的本领猜呀猜呀，结果我只猜对2个。但是我很高兴，因为我们过了一个愉快的圣诞节。

猜谜不仅开动了我们的脑筋，而且还丰富了我们的知识，真是一个有趣的活动呀!

Dear teacher,

Hello!

The teacher, you are like a red candle, although the burning of a red candle is brief, but the teacher you burn yourself to illuminate others hearts will never change, is everlasting!

Thank you for encouraging us all the time. You always pay attention to us with concern when we try. Even if we fail, you will not only not be sarcastic to us, but also tell us what to do and guide us.

Thank you, beloved teacher, it is you for us to correct one after another homework, you use the red ink and pen, in our writing, shed how much sweat ah! You use the red ink and pen, in our writing, pay how much effort ah! Every time I see the homework marked with red ink, I will think of you -- the figure correcting homework under the dim light!

Fourth grade next semester final exam in the afternoon, I was writing the test paper, my stomach up suddenly, I endured the pain in a hurry finished fill in the paper, in the end, I really cant stand the pain, I think of go home from school, I know that from the school was still early, will tell the teacher, the teacher quickly take out a cellular phone a phone call to my dad. The teacher also asked me from time to time whether my stomach was still painful. The teachers concerned eyes, let me feel a trace of warmth.

Teacher is the most glorious career under the sun, you teach us the knowledge bit by bit, you get up early and get up late to prepare lessons every day, and then teach us the knowledge. How many hours of sleep you have lost for us!

Teacher you treat us, like your own children, is you take us to swim in the ocean of knowledge, is you take us through the naive childhood, you put us a ignorant child education into a qualified pupil. You did so much for us!

Teacher, thank you for all that you have done for me with your blood and sweat. I wish you a happy holiday!

Today is Christmas Eve, is western festival, listen to father said: "is the equivalent of our year." I finished writing homework after school, he thought of yu teacher in the classroom ask whether we prepared a Christmas gift for mom and dad. I thought to myself: "before Christmas are mom and dad gave me a gift, today I also want to give them a surprise!"

At first, I thought: what the gifts? After a while, I have a good idea: "do two handmade CARDS!" I write on a piece of card: I love you, mother! Write on the card: I love you, father! In the picture on the card and lace, snowman, the Christmas tree. Write good picture, I suddenly heard footsteps in the "product", I panicked, hurry-scurry, hurriedly pressed two card in the bottom, because this is the "secret operation", must not let mom and dad know that they give you a surprise! A look, turned out to be a mother to wash feet, such as mother wash feet, I boldly take out the CARDS. A put in father tomorrow want to wear leather shoes, another in the mother tomorrow want to wear high heels, waiting to give them a big surprise! Mom and dad to see after this "special" gift is very happy, al Jefferson said: "having grown up, know to give us gifts!" Its my first diy CARDS, even though its not beautiful but with my warm heart! Son the mother exclaimed: "this is the first time send gift to me, Im going to treasure well!" Then from the bag took out a big of magic Christmas stockings to me, I opened the sox mouth a look, wow! Carrying a full bag, all is my favorite thing, very good! I excitedly on his mother kissed under several, father also hearty laugh.

This years Christmas is the most meaningful a Christmas.

今天是圣诞平安夜，是西方国家的节日，听爸爸说：“就相当于我们的大年三十。”我放学写完了作业，就想起了俞老师在课堂上问我们是否给爸爸妈妈准备一个圣诞礼物。我心想：“以前圣诞节都是爸爸妈妈给我礼物，今天我也要给他们一个惊喜!”

刚开始，我想：到底送什么礼物好呢?过了一会儿，我有了一个好主意：“做两张手工贺卡吧!”我在第一张贺卡上写上：i love you, mother !在第二张贺卡上写上：i love you, father !并在这两张贺卡上画上花边、雪人、圣诞树。写好画好之后，我突然听见了“咚咚”的脚步声，我惊慌失措、手忙脚乱，赶紧把两张贺卡压在屁股下面，因为这是“秘密行动”，决不能让爸爸妈妈知道，这样才有惊喜啊!一看，原来是妈妈要来打水洗脚，等妈妈洗完脚，我就大胆地拿出贺卡。一张放在爸爸明天要穿的皮鞋里，另一张放在妈妈明天要穿的高跟鞋里，等着给他们一个大惊喜! 爸爸妈妈看到了这份“特别”的礼物之后，都非常开心，连声说道：“龙龙长大了，知道给我们送礼物了!”这可是我第一次diy贺卡，虽然不算漂亮但是却包含着我暖暖的心意呢!妈妈激动地说：“这可是儿子第一次送礼物给我，我可要好好珍藏哦!”接着从包里变魔术般的拿出了一只大大的圣诞袜交给了我，我打开袜口一看，哇!装着满满一袋，全是我最爱吃的东西，太好啦!我兴奋地在妈妈脸上亲了好几下，爸爸也爽朗地笑了起来。

今年的圣诞是最有意义的一次圣诞。

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春节一般指正月初一，是一年的第一天，又叫阴历年，俗称“过年”;但在民间，传统意义上的春节是指从腊月的腊祭或腊月二十三或二十四的祭灶，一直到正月十九，其中以除夕和正月初一为高潮。在春节期间，中国的汉族和一些少数民族都要举行各种活动以示庆祝。

圣诞节(Christmas)又称耶诞节，译名为“基督弥撒”，西方传统节日，在每年12月25日。弥撒是教会的一种礼拜仪式。圣诞节是一个宗教节，因为把它当作耶稣的诞辰来庆祝，故名“耶诞节”。

大部分的天主教教堂都会先在24日的平安夜，亦即12月25日凌晨举行子夜弥撒，而一些基督教会则会举行报佳音，然后在12月25日庆祝圣诞节;基督教的另一大分支——东正教的圣诞节庆则在每年的1月7日。

圣诞节也是西方世界以及其他很多地区的公共假日，例如：在亚洲的香港、澳门、马来西亚和新加坡。圣经实际上并无记载耶稣诞生日期，圣诞节是后人公定的。

The chinese spring festival and the western christmas-中国的春节和西方的圣诞节

evely nation has its own folk festivals. Those festivals give people a chance to be away from their regular work and everyday worries to enjoy themselves and to develop kindship and fiiendship. The spring festival is the chief holiday in china while christmas is the most important redletter day in the western world.

the spring festival and christmas have much in common. Both are prepared hefiorehand to create a joyous atmosphere; both offer a family reunion with a square feast: and both satisfy the children with new clothes, lovely presents and delicious food. However, the chinese spring festival has no religious background while christmas has something to do with god and there is santa claus with white heard to bring children presents. The westerners send each other christmas cards for greetings while the chinese people pay a call on each other.

nowadays, some of the chinese youth has begun to celebrate christmas, following the example of the westerners. Perhaps they do so just for fun and out of curiosity.

In winter, when I was not aware of, quietly coming. Christmas day, the happy holiday, without slipping away again. Christmas is a fairy tale, inside it there is a beautiful story. And my favorite, it is the more beautiful, more moving "Santa Claus" fairy tale.

Tiny, mom and dad told me: "the night before Christmas, Santa Claus will send Christmas gifts to the children. However, Santa Claus will only send to obedient child, not obedient child, can not receive." Around Christmas, therefore, I will be very obedient, clever, just for get the so-called Christmas gifts. Young, I never know that this is just a mom and dad in order to satisfy my little wish and make up a white lie.

冬天，在我还没有察觉到的时候，悄悄地来临了;圣诞节，这个快乐的节日，不经儿又悄悄地溜走了。圣诞节，是童话，它里面蕴藏着一个个美丽的故事。而我最爱的，是那个更美丽、更动人的“圣诞老人”的童话。

很小很小的时候，爸爸妈妈就告诉我：“在圣诞夜里，圣诞老人会给小朋友们送圣诞礼物。不过，圣诞老人只会送给听话的孩子，不听话的孩子，可收不到哦。”因此，在圣诞节前后，我都会很听话、乖巧，为的只是得到那所谓的圣诞礼物。年幼的我，却不曾知道，这只是爸爸妈妈为了满足我那小小心愿而编出的善意的谎言。

Christmas DayChristmas Day falls on the twenty-fifth of December. It is a very happy day for many boys and girls . Before the term ends in some schools , the children act a nativity① or “birth” play, showing how Jesus② was born in a stable③。

On the twenty-fourth of December, all children are very excited. Usually they are sent to bed early so that their parents can get the presents ready. the younger children think that Father Christmas will come down the chimney or fireplace , so they hang up a sock for him to put presents in. the GREedy ones even hang up a pillow-case④ or a sack⑤ to try to get more presents. Later that night, Father or Mother will put presents in the sock, and leave others at the side of the bed. On Christmas morning, the children wake up very early. Some even turn on the light at two oclock, and most of them are awake by six oclock although it is not light in England for another hour or two at this time of the year.Children look for their presents , and the young ones play while the dinner is prepared. At about one oclock in the afternoon, the Christmas dinner is brought in . the turkey or chicken is quickly eaten . Children search in their Christmas pudding for new coins which are hidden in it . the rest of the day is full of games and eating until the happiest of all Christmas hollidays comes to an end.

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Christmas is a time for miracles

Christmas is a time for miracles.It is also a time when the dull things of daily life and the forecast of human hature gives way to a spiritual awakening.Allow me to share with you one truly wonder of Christmas.

Our miracle story comes from an incident that occurred in Flanders, Belgium, at the dawn of World War I. On December 24th ,1914, German and English troops faced each other from the relative safety of their ditches across which no mans land lying between them. Suddenly, the silence was broken, not by gunfire, but by the strains of Silent Night arising from the German position. It wasnt long before the English troops responded with a Yuletide hymn of their own. Then an amazing sight surprised the eyes of the English soldiers. A German soldier holding a small tree arranged with lighted candles began to walk across the land toward the English lines. This miraculous scene occasioned the declaration of a truce followed by English and German troops greeting one another, exchanging small gifts and singing songs of Christmas. Word of this incredible phenomenon reached the High Command of both sides.

On Christmas Day, both armies moved from their positions to engage in the killing of war at other battlefields. However, on Christmas Eve 1914 on a field in Flanders, there was Peace on Earth.

Christmas is a truly amazing phenomenon. The day and season perpetuate a miraculous, historical event as an annual presence that challenges an often rough, cruel, and egotistical creature -- the human being -- to become open and amenable to their Creators vision. The great miracle of Christmas continues in the performance of humane acts, moral honesty, and in the spiritual awareness of millions struggling to lead a life of grace.

The first mention of decorated trees being taken indoors came in 1605 in Germany - a country with a long Christmas tree history! The trees were initially decorated with fruit and sweets together with hand made objects such as quilled snowflakes and stars. German Christmas Markets began to sell shaped gingerbreads and wax ornaments which people bought as souvenirs of the fair and took home to hang on their tree.

Tinsel was also invented in Germany in about 1610. Up until fairly recently real silver was used, which was pulled into wafer thin strips by special machines. This was durable but tarnished quickly and mmany experiments took plaace to try and find an alternative - including a mix of lead and tin, which was too heavy and kept breaking. It was only in the mid 20th century that a viable alternative was found.

Artificial trees were invented in the 1880s in a bid to try and stop some of the damage being caused to real trees due to people lopping the tip off large trees, thus preventing the trees from growing any further. It got so bad in Germany that laws had to be brought in to prevent people having more than one tree.

Tinsel was also invented in Germany in about 1610. Up until fairly recently real silver was used, which was pulled into wafer thin strips by special machines. This was durable but tarnished quickly and mmany experiments took plaace to try and find an alternative - including a mix of lead and tin, which was too heavy and kept breaking. It was only in the mid 20th century that a viable alternative was found.

Artificial trees were invented in the 1880s in a bid to try and stop some of the damage being caused to real trees due to people lopping the tip off large trees, thus preventing the trees from growing any further. It got so bad in Germany that laws had to be brought in to prevent people having more than one tree.

Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, is credited with being responsible for introducing the custom of the Christmas tree to the British public by decorating the first English Christmas tree at Windsor Castle in 1841 using candles, sweets, fruit and gingerbread.

The popularity of the Christmas tree grew in Britain during the first half of the 20th century, with trees becoming bigger and more elaborately decorated with bells, baubles and tinsel. However, the onset of the Second World War resulted in a ban on cutting down trees for decoration and people resorted to having small, artificial tabletop trees bearing home made decorations. These were often taken down into the air raid shelters when the sirens sounded to provide a bit of Christmas cheer!

That was the first time that I celebated Christmas Day. My friend aksed me to take part in Christmas party. At the party we danced and celebrated with carols. I knew some new friends. We exchanged gifts and said best wishes to each other. I had a pleasant time.

那是我第一次过圣诞节，朋友带我去参加圣诞舞会，在舞会上我们跳舞、唱圣诞歌，我也认识了一些其他朋友，我们相互交换礼物并互道祝福，我过得很愉快。

Christmas Day is the biggest festival in the western countries.It is on December 25， the birthday of Jesus Christ.Before the festival， every family will buy a Christmas tree， and put it in the middle of the living-room. And their houses look more soft and beautiful.

On Christmas Eve， children always hang up their Christmas stockings and hope Father Christmas will come to put presents in them. In fact， their parents put the presents in their stockings.

hristmas is one of the most important celebrations of the year for the western countries. It falls on the twenty- fifth of December and has the same importance as Chinese New Year to people with English backgrounds. The celebration is for the birth of Jesus Christ, who is the son of God in Christianity. Now days Christmas is no longer only celebrated by the Christians, but by most people from all over the world.

On the twenty- fourth of December everyone gets excited for it’s the day before Christmas which is called Christmas Eve. The children are usually sent to bed early and are warned that “Santa Claus will only come and give you a present if you be good.” The younger kids actually believe that Santa will come down the chimney on the sleigh that’s pulled by his reindeers. Food like short bread and beer are prepared for Santa when he comes, however most times parents just eat them. Some children put socks and sacks up for the holding of the presents (that their parents put in).

Rise and shine on Christmas morning! The children are always the first ones to wake up, some even do at four. Present wrappers everywhere! They look into their presents with a big smile on their face and oh dear….I hope no one’s disappointed. I feel sorry for anyone that got pink underwear. Children play while dinner is prepared by the adults. The Christmas dinner are usually eaten together by relatives. The tradition of Christmas pudding and roosters are usually eaten with deserts afterwards. The rest of the day is usually games and fun before the good days all come to an end.

I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!