英语写圣诞节的作文(合集20篇)

the chinese spring festival and the western christmas

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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无尽的爱恋与祝福，献给我的爱妻，你永远是我珍贵的圣诞礼物和我的一切!小编收集了2016年圣诞节英语祝福语，欢迎阅读。

1、Christmas greeting and good wishes to you who is thought about all the year through. Have a beautiful Christmas and a happy New Year.始终思念你，捎来圣诞佳节最美好的祝福，祝圣诞吉祥，新年如意。

2、My eyes are the stars over your window, Gazing affectionately at you every night.merry Christmas。我的目光就是你窗前的星星，每夜都在深情地注视着你。圣诞快乐!

3、At Christmas and always, may peace and love fill your heart, beauty fill your world, and contentment and joy fill your days.圣诞的祝福，平日的希冀，愿你心境祥和、充满爱意，愿你的世界全是美满，愿你一切称心如意，快乐无比。

4、Wishing you a song in your heart at Christmas and blessings all year long.圣诞之际，祝你心中有首快乐的歌，新年快乐!

5、Numerous loving wishes for my wife who will always be my valuable Christmas gift and everything to me.无尽的爱恋与祝福，献给我的爱妻，你永远是我珍贵的圣诞礼物和我的一切!

6、wish you a merry Christmas. All affection and best wishes to you and yours.以我所有的爱心与真诚祝你及全家圣诞快乐。

7、Christmas comes but once a year. But when it comes it brings good cheer.圣诞节一年只有一次，但每次来临都带来喜悦。

8、A cheery Christmas and the New Year hold lots of happiness for you!给你特别的祝福，愿圣诞和新年带给你无边的幸福、如意。

9、May you have the best Christmas ever.愿你度过最美好的圣诞节!

10、Have a love filled Christmas and New Year!愿圣诞的烛光带给你祥和与喜悦，祝你的圣诞和新年充满爱。

11、May the bright and festive glow of Christmas candle warm the days all the year through. Hoping you will have a wonderful time enjoying Christmas Day and wishing you a New Year that is happy in every way.愿明亮喜庆的圣诞烛光温暖一年中的每个日日夜夜，祝你欢欢喜喜度圣诞，高高兴兴过新年!

12、Christmas time is here. I hope you have a wonderful New Year. May every day hold happy hours for you.圣诞来临，祝新年快乐，愿你时时刻刻幸福欢乐!

12、Christmas should be a time of banked-up fines, the scent of flowers and wine, good talk, good memories and loyalties renewed. But if all else is lacking - love will do.圣诞是这样美好的时光：炉火熊熊，花儿芬芳，醇酒飘香，殷殷祝福，美好回忆，恩爱日新。即便没有一切，只要有爱便足矣。

14、Thinking of you at Christmas with a wish that is warm and sincere. Have a wonderful Christmas and joyous New Year!以真挚热诚的祝福，在圣诞之际思念你。祝圣诞快乐，新年快乐!

15、Forget, forgive, for who may say that Christmas day may ever come to host or guest again. Touch hands!愿知道圣诞节会不断来临的人们，忘却和宽恕以往的一切不快，让我们携手共进吧!www.365j.com

16、A wish for a truly merry Christmas and may the joy of Christmas linger in your heart all the year!圣诞快乐!愿圣诞的喜悦整年萦绕你心间。

17、Wishing you a blessed Christmas and a New Year filled with happy surprises.祝圣诞平安，新年中有意想不到的收获!

18、Wishing you a Christmas of happy time and a New Year of happy days.愿圣诞是你快乐的时节，愿新年是你幸福的日子。

19、To Mr. Claus from Mrs. Claus. 圣诞老奶奶祝福圣诞老爷爷。

20、Dont stand under the mistletoe with anyone else but me. 除了我，不要和任何人站在槲寄生上。

21、You have been staring in my dreams. I want to kiss you, my baby, I want to kiss you tonight. merry Christmas我一直孤独入眠， 睡梦中你出现在我的眼前，我要亲吻你，我的爱人，今夜我就要亲吻你。圣诞快乐

22、For this and many C hristmas to come. 为了这一个，也为了更多即将来临的圣诞节。

23、On this Christmas I have but one thing to say: I love you. 值此圣诞佳节，我只有一句话要告诉你：我爱你

24、Youre the best Christmas present I ever received. 你是我所收到的最好的圣诞礼物。

25、I only want you for Christmas! 我只要你作为我的圣诞礼物!

26、I give all my love to you this Christmas. 值此圣诞佳节，献上我对你所有的爱。

27、Even though we are apart, you are in my heart this Christmas. 千山万水，隔不断我在佳节对你的思念。I want you stuffed in my stocking. 我只要你塞在我的袜子里。

28、I want to be in your arms this Christmas. 我要在你的怀抱里度过今年的圣诞节。

29、My heart is my Christmas present to you. 我的心就是我奉献给你的圣诞礼物。

30、You are the one for me this Christmas and for many Christmas to come. 在此圣诞节和未来的每个圣诞节里，你都是我唯一的爱!

Christmas, a popular festival of the west, that the Chinese also love.

Christmas day on December 31,, I am extremely excited mood to greet it.

In the western countries, they always take a pumpkin mask ask someone else to sugar. In the west, Christmas is a festival, everyone is wearing clothes, some in animals, in plants. And some lovely some terrorist.

Christmas in previous years, my mothers good friends and our family together. We back to the hotel, oh! I forgot to say with you, to which every Christmas. Because...... Hee hee they will send me many gifts. That kind of person I am??????? The main because of good service attitude, the most is the most important food delicious.

But this year I dont know. Do not know the Christmas grandpa will not give me a present.

圣诞节，西方的一个很受欢迎节日，以至于中国人也很喜爱。

12月31日圣诞节，我怀着无比激动的心情来迎接它。

在西方国家，他们总是拿着南瓜罩问别人要糖。在西方，圣诞节也是一个化妆节，每个人都穿的奇装异服，有的穿着动物的，有的穿着植物的。而有的可爱有的恐怖。

往年圣诞节我妈妈的好朋友和我们一家一起过。我们回到饭店，哦!我忘跟你们说了，每年的圣诞节都到哪。因为……嘻嘻他们会送我许多礼物。我是那种人吗???最主要的是因为那里服务态度好，最最最重要的是菜好吃。

可是今年我就不知道了。不知道圣诞爷爷会不会给我礼物。

The classroom was decorated very beautiful, the window is full of stars, like the stars. This is in preparation for the class team activities in the afternoon.

Class meeting began, violin, guitar, hulus play, and word games. But these are not neutral, the teacher buy cake is interested students do, the appearance of the students eat cake to make people more surprised. That is, some even cracked a joke to the teacher.

Though Christmas party was finished, but still very happy!

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How did Christmas

Christmas morning! Children like to wake up early while its still dark and sneak into the living room to check the presents----find any with their name on it, shake them to guess whats inside, and then maybe theyll go back to bed and pretend they are still asleep when their parents come to wake them with a "Merry Christmas!"

Christmas day is on December 25, people around the world celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.Some people celebrate by giving gifts. Children may be thanking Santa Claus for new toys. They may also be going to church with their families. All the people always decorate a Christmas tree and sing and dance at home on Christmas day.

译文：圣诞节怎么过?

圣诞节的早晨!孩子们喜欢早起,它仍然是黑暗和溜进客厅去检查礼物——找到任何与他们的名字,动摇他们猜里面有什么,然后他们可能会回到床上,假装他们是还在睡觉当他们的父母叫他们“圣诞快乐!”

圣诞节是12月25日,世界各地的人们庆祝耶稣基督的诞生。有些人会以赠送礼物的方式来庆祝。孩子们会感谢圣诞老人新玩具。他们也可以和家人一起去教堂。所有的人都装饰圣诞树,圣诞节在家里唱歌跳舞。

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On Christmas Eve and Christmas Eve is a special day for me. Why is that? Because mom and dad said to me: "there will be a Santa Claus on Christmas Eve to send gift, but he only for the children, and children also write CARDS to write down what you want to put the CARDS, Christmas stockings, good!"

The next day morning Christmas stockings will have the same thing, but sometimes a gift is not necessarily what you want. This let me doubt on Christmas night the elk, dressed in red, carrying a big bag of Santa Claus is my parents.

I ever want to get up in the middle of the night to see who is Santa Claus? But every time I think of to see, couldnt climb up, because Im on the bed like a dead pig sleep soundly, simply couldnt climb up! Remember one year, my wish is to: 1. Hope the family healthy body 2. Hope the family dont worry about me that kind of desire... And so on.

平安夜和圣诞夜对我来说是一个特别的日子。为什么呢?因为爸爸妈妈都对我说：“平安夜会有圣诞老人送礼物，可是他只给乖小孩，而且小朋友还要写卡片把自己想要的写上去再把卡片放圣诞袜里，就好了!”

隔天早上起来圣诞袜里就会有一样东西，可是有时候礼物不一定是自己想要的。这让我怀疑在平安夜里架着糜鹿、身穿红衣、背着大袋子的圣诞老人其实是我的父母。

我曾经想过在半夜爬起来看圣诞老人到底是谁?不过每次我想起来看时，都爬不起来，因为我一上床就像死猪一样睡得很熟，根本就爬不起来!记得有一年，我的愿望是：1.希望全家人身体健康2.希望家人不要为我担心这一类的愿望……等。

A month ago, the golden child English cram school held a Christmas activities.

We just out of college to the golden boy of fifth grade classes, an enter a door to see is full of balloons, came into the classroom after see the seats are filled, so we had to stand to participate in the activities.

After 15 minutes of waiting, finally to 4 o clock, we began the first part: you like me to guess. Teacher asked several of the students go to guess, a minute, sun Dai Xu and Sun Hongsen (is our fifth grade) guess most, each had a big box.

The second part is a turnip squat, game six people, playing two innings, but didnt call me.

Next to the third step is to answer the question, I heard there are a lot of people complain about the teacher back to us, dont call us. This bureau the teacher finally told me that I easily right topic, get a big box.

This Christmas activities not only did I received many gifts, also received a lot of knowledge. Christmas activity is fun.

一个月前，金童英语补习班举行了圣诞节活动。

我们五年级刚出校门就飞奔到金童补习班，一进门看到到处都是气球，进教室后看到座位上都坐满人了，我们只好站着参加活动。

等了十五分钟后，终于到四点钟了，我们开始了第一个环节：你来比划我来猜。老师叫了几个同学上去猜，一分钟时间，孙戴旭和孙洪森(都是我们五年级的)猜的最多，每人得了一个大礼盒。

第二个环节是萝卜蹲，一局六人，玩两局，可是没叫我。

第三个环节是回答问题，我听到旁边有许多人在抱怨老师背对着我们，根本不叫我们。这局老师终于叫我了，我很轻松的答对了题，得到了一个大礼盒。

这个圣诞节活动我不仅获得了许多礼物，还获得了许多知识。圣诞活动真好玩。

May the Christmas candle bring you peace and happiness.

愿圣诞之夜的烛光，带给你温馨和芬芳。

With music,candle and bell may peace and happiness be with you.

乐声环绕，烛光闪烁，钟声飘向远方，让幸福、安康、快乐，降临到你和家人的旁边。

Best wishes at Christma.I miss you.

圣诞的祝福，真诚的思念。

Mountains and rivers cannot separate us.Maerry Christmas.

远隔千山万水，也隔不断我对你的思念。祝你圣诞快乐。

May peace and happiness be your every moment of the Christmas tide.

在这特别的日子里，愿这小小的圣诞贺卡，带去我对你特别的思念

May the spirit of Christmas bring you joys and happiness all through the New Year.

圣诞老人的祝福，陪伴着你，保佑着你，地久天长。

Red candle,pine tree and Christmas are greeting you,wishing youth and happiness be your.

红烛、松树、圣辰，祝福你，我的友人，青春永驻，幸福长在。

Three hundred and sixty-five miles，everywhere be filled with my season greeting.Three hundred and sixty-five days，everywhere be touched with my warmest blessing.

365里路，每一步都有我的圣诞祝福;365个日夜，每一天都有我温馨的问候。

My wishes come to you with the flying snow.May you be happy at Christmas and always.

我的心和雪花一起，飘落到你的门前，祝福，等待着你;快乐，每一个圣诞。

Wishing you a song in your heart at Christmas and blessings all year long.

圣诞之际，祝你心中有首快乐的歌，新年快乐!

Merry Christmas and happy New Year!

圣诞快乐，恭贺新禧!

Wishing you peace, joy and happiness through Christmas and the coming year.

在圣诞和新年来临之际，祝福你平安、快乐、幸福!人才招聘，上聘才网http://www.pincai.com/

In Boston,carol singing festivities are famous.The singers are accompanied by hand bells.

In New Orleans,a huge ox is paraded around the streets decorated with holly and with ribbons tied to its horns.

In Arizona,the Mexican ritual called Las Posadas is kept up.This is a ritual procession and play representing the search of Mary and Joseph for a room at the inn.Families play the parts and visit each others houses enacting and re-enacting the drama and,at the same time,having a look at each familys crib.

In Hawaii,Christmas starts with the coming of the Christmas Tree Ship,which is a ship bringing a great load of Christmas fare.Santa Claus also arrives by boat.

In California,Santa Claus sweeps in on a surf board.

In America the traditional Christmas dinner is roast turkey with vegetables and sauces.For dessert it is rich,fruity Christmas pudding with brandy sauce.Mince pies,pastry cases filled with a mixture of chopped dried fruit.

The majority of Americans celebrate Christmas with the exchange of gifts and greetings and with family visits.For many,the day begins on Christmas Eve with the Midnight Mass.At Christmas it snows in many states,so dinner is usually eaten indoors.Dinner usually is roast turkey,goose,duck or ham served with cranberry sauce,then plum pudding or pumpkin pie followed by nuts and fruit.

Today is December 25, Christmas.

Early in the morning, father, mother and I said: each other "Merry Chrismas!" Dad said, do they observe Christmas day in western countries like our Chinese Spring Festival. Mother immediately open a computer access to the "Christmas", "Christmas tree" and "Santa Claus" history and legend. I feel very curious, is also very interesting!

I took out a few days ago quietly do mom and dads beloved gift. Father al Jefferson said happily: "Thank you! Thank you!" Also picked me up! Im so happy!

In the afternoon, my mother took me to square grain transportation by buying a Christmas tree. What a lot of people there! Mum bought me many gifts, singing "Jingle bell" toy Santa Claus and there are legends of the magic wand... Although mother not to buy me a Christmas tree, but I already very satisfied.

Back home, I open the gift bag, put the Santa on the ground, as he ran to sing "Jingle bell, Jingle bell..." We were amused. Father reminded me that I said: "a gift to cherish!" I say: "good, must be!"

Today, is really a happy Christmas!

今天是12月25日，圣诞节。

一大早，我和爸爸、妈妈互相说：“Merry Chrismas!”爸爸说，西方国家的人过圣诞节就像我们中国人过春节那样热闹。妈妈立刻打开电脑查阅了“圣诞节”、“圣诞树”和“圣诞老人”的来历及传说。我觉得很好奇，也很有趣!

我拿出了几天前悄悄地做给爸爸、妈妈的心爱的礼物。爸爸高兴地连声说：“Thank you! Thank you!”还把我抱起来了呢!我开心极了!

下午，妈妈带我去漕运广场买圣诞树。那里的人真多呀!妈妈给我买了许多礼物，有会唱“Jingle bell”的玩具圣诞老人，有传说中神奇的魔术棒……虽然妈妈没有给我买圣诞树，但是我已经很满足了。

回到家后，我把礼包打开，把圣诞老人放在地上，只见他边跑边唱“Jingle bell，jingle bell……”我们都被逗乐了。爸爸提醒我说：“礼物要好好珍惜哦!”我说：“好，一定!”

今天，真是一个快乐的圣诞节!

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。

12月25日，是基督教徒纪念耶稣诞生的日子，称为圣诞节。从12月24日于翌年1月6日为圣诞节节期。节日期间，各国基督教徒都举行隆重的纪念仪式。圣诞节本来是基督教徒的节日，由于人们格外重视，它便成为一个全民性的节日，是西方国家一年中最盛大的节日，可以和新年相提并论，类似我国过春节。西方人以红、绿、白三色为圣诞色，圣诞节来临时家家户户都要用圣诞色来装饰。红色的有圣诞花和圣诞蜡烛。绿色的是圣诞树。它是圣诞节的主要装饰品，用砍伐来的杉、柏一类呈塔形的常青树装饰而成。上面悬挂着五颜六色的彩灯、礼物和纸花，还点燃着圣诞蜡烛。红色与白色相映成趣的是圣诞老人，他是圣诞节活动中最受欢迎的人物。西方儿童在圣诞夜临睡之前，要在壁炉前或枕头旁放上一只袜子，等候圣诞老人在他们入睡后把礼物放在袜子内。在西方，扮演圣诞老人也是一种习俗。

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!

The original Santa Claus, St. Nicholas, was born in the ancient southeastern Turkish town of Lycia early in the fourth century. His generosity was legend, and he was particularly fond of children. We know this primarily through Roman accounts of his patronage of youth, which eventually led to his becoming the patron saint of children. Throughout the Middle Ages, and well beyond, he was referred to by many names none of them Santa Claus.

Children today would not at all recognize the St. Nick who brought gifts to European children hundreds of years ago except perhaps for his cascading white beard. He made his rounds in full red-and-white bishops robes, complete with twin peaked miter and crooked crozier. He was pulled by no fleet footed reindeer, but coaxed in indolent donkey. And he arrived not late on Christmas Eve, but on his Christian feast day, December 6. The gifts he left beside the hearth were usually small: fruit, nuts, hard candies, wood and clay figurines.

During the Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century, St. Nicholas was banished from most European countries. Replacing him were more secular figures, who in general were not at center stage at that point in history..The Dutch kept the St. Nicholas tradition alive. As the "protector of sailors," St. Nicholas graced the prow of the first Dutch ship that arrived in America. And the first church built in New York City was named after him. The Dutch brought with them to the New World two Christmas items that were quickly Americanized.

In sixteenth century Holland, children placed wooden shoes by the hearth the night of St. Nicholass arrival. The shoes were filled with straw, a meal for the saints gift laden donkey. In return, Nicholas would insert a small treat into each clog. In America, the shoe was replaced with the stocking, hung by the chimney.

The Dutch spelled St. Nicholas "Saint Nikolass," which in the New World became "Sinterklass". later changed to "Santa Claus".

Much of modern day Santa Claus lore, including the reindeer drawn sleigh, originated in America. Dr. Clement Clarke Moore composed "The Night Before Christmas" in 1822, to read to his children on Christmas Eve. The poem might have remained privately in the Moore family if a friend had not mailed a copy of it (without authorial attribution) to a newspaper and became part of the Santa legend.

It was in America that Santa put on weight. The rosy-cheeked, roly-poly Santa is credited to the influential nineteenth-century cartoonist Thomas Nast. From 1863 until 1886, Nast created a series of Christmas drawings for Harpers Weekly. These drawings, executed over twenty years, exhibit a gradual evolution in Santa from the pudgy, diminutive, elf-like creature of Dr. Moores immortal poem to the bearded, potbellied, life-size bell ringer familiar on street corners across America today. Nasts cartoons also showed the world how Santa spent his entire year constructing toys, checking on childrens behavior, reading their requests for special gifts. His images were incorporated into the Santa lore.

Santa is known throughout the world in many different names, such as:

Saint Nikolaas (Sinter Klaas), from the Dutch Father Christmas, from the English Kris Kringle, from the Germans Befana, from the Italians Bobouschka, from the Russians (a grand motherly figure instead of a male)

圣诞老人的传说在数千年前的斯堪的纳维亚半岛即出现。北欧神话中司智慧，艺术，诗词，战争的奥丁神，寒冬时节，骑上他那八脚马坐骑驰骋于天涯海角，惩恶扬善，分发礼物。与此同时，其子雷神着红衣以闪电为武器与冰雪诸神昏天黑地恶战一场，最终战胜寒冷。据异教传说，圣诞老人为奥丁神后裔。也有传说称圣诞老人由圣·尼古拉而来，所以圣诞老人也称St.Nicholas.因这些故事大多弘扬基督精神，其出处，故事情节大多被淡忘，然而圣诞老人却永驻人们精神世界。

每年圣诞日，圣诞老人骑在白羊星座上，圣童手持圣诞树降临人间，随着世事变迁，作家和艺术家开始把圣诞老人描述成我们今日熟悉的着红装，留白胡子的形象。同时不同的国度和文化对圣诞老人也有了不同的解释。在德国，传说他扮成圣童把坚果和苹果放在孩子们鞋里。他乘双轮马车四处漫游，观察人们的行为，尤其是小孩，如果表现好，将会得到苹果、坚果、糖等诸多奖品。坏孩子则得一鞭子。家长们灵机一动纷纷采用此传说来鼓励孩子们听话。大大超过了新年，成为一个全民的节日。圣诞老人已经成为圣诞节最受喜爱的象征和传统。他赶 着驯鹿，拉着装满玩具和礼物的雪橇挨家挨户给每个孩子送礼物的快乐老精灵的形象已深深地留在人们的记忆中。

11世纪末来自意大利的宗教士兵将Nicholas圣人的遗物带回意大利，并在港口城市Bari建造了一座教堂来纪念他。很快世界各地的基督教徒纷至沓来朝圣这位圣人。这些朝圣者将圣人Nicholas的故事带回他们的本土，所以有关圣诞老人的传说在各个国家都各具特色。

12世纪欧洲出现了圣人Nicholas纪念日，以互赠礼物和慈善活动为主。德国、法国、荷兰则将12月6日作为宗教纪念日，给孩子和穷人们赠送礼物。

荷兰殖民者来到美洲时，将他们的Sintirklass主教也带了去，Sintirklass身着红袈裟，骑着一匹白马。Sintirklass的美国形象后来逐渐演变成一个快乐的老精灵。起初美国作家华盛顿.欧文在他的喜剧《纽约的历史》中将他描述成一个又圆又胖的荷兰老人。1823年，诗人Clement Moore在他的诗歌《St.Nicholas印象》中继续将Sintirklass/Saint Nicholas的形象戏剧化，这就是各位在本篇开头看到的圣诞老人。

19世纪60年代卡通制作者Thomas Nash画了一幅胖胖的、慈祥的圣诞老人作为《Harper的一周》的插图。这个圣诞老人的形象开始深深地扎根于美国人民的脑海中。随着时间的推移，圣诞老人的形象传回欧洲，传到南美洲，传遍世界各地。

许多国家都保存了他们自己有关圣诞老人的风俗和传说。在荷兰的传说中，圣诞老人Sintirklass还带了一个叫Black Peter的助手，乘着一艘船于12月6日来到。他带着一本大书，书中描述了所有荷兰小孩在过去一年中的表现。表现好的小孩就送礼物给他们，不好的小孩便让他的助手带走。

德国的圣诞老人也带着一个叫做Knecht Ruprecht、Krampus或Pelzebock的助手，肩上背着个装着礼物的大袋子，手上拿着一根棍子。好孩子可收到他的礼物，顽皮的孩子却要给教训几棍子。

意大利的圣诞老人叫La Befana ;法国的圣诞老人叫Father Christmas或Pere Noel ;瑞士的圣诞老人叫Christkindl或Christ Child;斯勘的纳维亚地区的圣诞人叫julenisse 或 juletomte ;而英国的圣诞老人和法国一样也叫Father Christmas(圣诞之父)，他的形象比其它圣诞老人更庄严，更清瘦一些。北美的圣诞老人便是乘着驯鹿拉的雪橇来给孩子们送礼物的。

"We wish you a merry Christmas, we wish you a merry Christmas…"Have you heard that song? Yup! Its Christmas time! This Christmas, I stayed with my "host family"1. It was an amazing experience to see how a typical American family would celebrate the biggest western festival of the year.

Christmas, like our Spring Festival, has a meaning in itself. Christmas Day, which is on December 25, is the birthday of Jesus Christ--the son of God. Thats why it is called Christmas. On that day, Christians would get together with their families to celebrate the birthday of Jesus. But nowadays, the religious meaning of Christmas has become less emphasized. To many families, it is just a time of family reunion and the ever-exciting present-giving.

Our school had been on winter vacation since December 11. I stayed at my friend, Stephen Stapczynskis house--his family was my "host family". Although Christmas was still more than ten days ahead, the festive spirit had already been teeming everywhere. The Christmas tree had already been set up, and on every windowsill, there were Christmas lights. On the first day I arrived at their house, Stephen and I helped Mrs. Stapczynski put decorations on the Christmas tree. The tree looked so nice with all the lights on and the beautiful ornaments dangling from its branches.

As Christmas came closer, the whole neighborhood had made preparations too. Some people would hold parties at their houses, inviting all their neighbors to come. So every night, if you went out, you would see a long line of cars parked in front of some house--a partys on!

Whats more, the Christmas decorations that some people put on their windows and in gardens were just amazing. On one night, we went out in our car for a "tour of lights". There was one street that was so famous for its lights that it got its way into the local paper. We had a hard time finding the well-hidden street, but it turned out to be worth the effort. Lights shone brightly in front of nearly every house, on trees, bushes, doors, windows…everywhere, taking different shapes, making it seem almost like daytime. Huge inflatable figures in the front gardens were waving to us: there were Santa Clauses2, of course, chuckling merrily away; and there were also other Christmas figures, like Rudolph3--the red-nosed reindeer--with his red nose gleaming ever so brightly; even Bart Simpson--a character in the famous comedy The Simpsons--had joined the jolly party, wearing a Santas hat. The street set off a lot of "ooh"s and "aah"s inside the car.4 When we left, there was a line of cars in the street, all there to see the lights.

Christmas Day

圣诞节

Most westerners always celebrate Christmas Day as their major festival, in order to memorialize Jesus.During that time, they always have several days off, so they can enjoy this festival with all their hearts.The children often get together with their friends.The adults are busy with decorating their houses.They also send the postcards with their best wishes to each other. In the streets, there are so many Fathers Christmas sending presents to the passers-by.And everything is on a discount in the supermarkets.Thus the supermarkets are the busiest places.

为了纪念耶稣大部分西方人都庆祝圣诞节作为他们的主要节日。在这段时间里，他们总是有好几天假，所以他们可以全身心的享受这个节日。小孩们经常与他们的朋友聚在一起。大人都忙着装饰他们的房子。他们还互相赠送明信片以及他们对彼此的祝福。 在街上，有很多圣诞老人在派送礼物给路人。超市里面的所有东西都在打折。所以，超市是最忙的地方。

Christmas is the biggest festival in the western world, which people all over the Christian countries celebrate. It is on the 25th day of each December. Christians consider it as the birthday of Jesus Christ. But now many customs and habits are beyond religious meaning, The Christmas season begins five or six weeks before the exact holiday. There is always a shopping boom during this period. So its really a happy season for shop owners.

Christmas Day is on December the twenty-fifth.It is a western festival.On that day all the family dress up and give gifts to each other.They also prepare a beautiful tree and www.songfeng.com ome colorful lights .On that day they put their gifts under the tree and in the evening they give them to their family.Some delicious food will be certainly bought .They must say "Merry Christmas Day" to each other.

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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lwcool]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 the modern ways of celebrating the christmas in the world.

the birth of jesus had a story: in nazareth, a city of galilee. the virgin‘s name was mary was betrothed to joseph. before they came together, she was found with child of the holy spirit. joseph her husband was minded to put her away secretly. while he thought about these things, gabriel, an angel of the lord appeared to him in a dream and told him did not be afraid to take mary as wife. and mary will bring forth a son, and he shall call his name, jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.

before jesus births, joseph and mary came to quirnius was governing syria. so all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. joseph also went up out of galilee, out of the city of nazareth, into judea, to the city of david, which is called bethlehem, because he was of the house and of the lineage of david, to be registered with mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. so it was that while they were there, the days were completed for her to bedelivered. and she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

and that, christmas is the feast of the nativity of jesus, is on 25th, december every year. but nobody know the actual birthday of jesus. and the christmaas has become popular when christmas cards appeared in 1846 and the concept of a jolly santa claus was first made popular in nineteenth century.

“圣诞节”这个名称是“基督彌撒”的缩写。彌撒是教会的一种礼拜仪式。耶诞节是一个宗教节。我们把它当作耶苏的诞辰來庆祝，因而又名耶诞节。这一天，世界所有的基督教会都举行特別的礼拜仪式。但是有很多圣圣诞节的欢庆活动和宗教并无半点关联。交换礼物，寄圣诞卡，这都使圣诞节成为一个普天同庆的日子。

圣诞节是基督教世界最大的节日。4世纪初，1月6日是罗马帝国东部各教会纪念那稣降生和受洗的双重节日、称为“主显节”epiphany，亦称“显现节”即上帝通过那稣向世人显示自己。当时只有那路拉冷的教会例外，那里只纪念耶稣的诞生而不纪念那稣的受洗。后来历史学家们在罗马基督徒习用的日历中发现公元 354年12月25日页内记录着：“基督降生在犹大的伯利恒。”经过研究，一般认为12月25日伴为圣诞节可能开始于公元336年的罗马教会)约在公元375年传到小亚细亚的安提阿，公元 430年传到埃及的亚历山大里亚，那路撒冷的教会接受得最晚，而亚美尼亚的教会则仍然坚持1月6日主显节是那稣的诞辰。12月25日原来是波斯太阳神(即光明之神)密特拉(mithra)的诞辰，是一个异教徒节日，同时太阳神也是罗马国教众神之一。这一天又是罗马历书的冬至节，崇拜太阳神的异教徒都把这一天当作春天的希望，万物复苏的开始。可能由于这个原因，罗马教会才选择这一天作为圣诞节。这是教会初期力

图把异教徒的风俗习惯基督教化的措施之一。后来，虽然大多数教会都接受12月25日为圣诞节，但又固各地教会使用的历书不同，具体日期不能统一，于是就把12月24日到第二年的1月6日定为圣诞节节期(christmas tide)，各地教会可以根据当地具体情况在这段节期之内庆祝圣诞节。自从12月25日被大多数教会公认为圣诞节后，原来1月6日的主显节就只纪念耶稣受洗了，但天主教会又把1月6日定为“三王来朝节”，以纪念耶稣生时东方三王(即三位博士)来朝拜的故事。随着基督教的广泛传播，圣诞节已成为各教派基督徒，甚至广大非基督徒群众的一个重要节日。在欧美许多国家里，人们非常重视这个节日，把它和新年连在一起，而庆祝活动之热闹与隆重大大超过了新年，成为一个全民的节日。12月25日的主要纪念活动都与那稣降生的传说有关。

耶苏的出生是有一段故事的，耶苏是因着圣灵成孕，由童女马利亚所生的。神更派遣使者加伯列在梦中晓谕约瑟，叫他不要因为马利亚未婚怀孕而不要她，反而要与她成亲，把那孩子起名为“耶苏”，意思是要他把百姓从罪恶中救出來。

当马利亚快要临盆的时候，罗马政府下了命令，全部人民到伯利恒务必申报戶籍。约瑟和马利亚只好遵命。他们到达伯利恒时，天色已昏，无奈两人未能找到旅馆渡宿，只有一个马棚可以暫住。就在這时，耶苏要出生了!於是马利亚唯有在马槽上，生下耶苏。后人为纪念耶苏的诞生，便定十二月二十五为圣诞节，年年望彌撒，纪念耶苏的出世。

圣诞节便是於十二月二十五日纪念耶苏的诞生，但真实的诞生日就沒有人知道了。十九世紀，圣诞卡的流行、圣诞老人的出现，圣诞节也开始流行起來了。

[圣诞节英语作文700字附带翻译

1.Hello everyone,my topic of the speech for today is "City Life and Country Life".

Why do people choose to live in the cities today?The reason is:in the cities,we have more opportunities.In cities there are many shops.There is no problem if you need to buy something.If it isnt in one shop you can go to another one.In the village there are usually only few shops and even the only one with the necessary foods.But cities arent only centres of shopping but there are also many offices.Of course all the good schools are in cities.People in the cities can find a now job more easily than people in the country.After all,a job opportunity is one of the most important reasons why to move to the city.But many people from cities say they would love living in the country.I agree with them.

2.Many citizens like to live in the city.City folks like the conveniences and comforts of the big city.It is convenient to get around in the city by bus or taxicab.There are many taxicabs in most cities.

Cities have many schools for children,young people and adults.Adults can go to class at night to learn to read and write better,and to be trained for better jobs.Every large city has at least one college.Adults as well as young people have the chance to go to college.

Citizens of cities have convenient medical services.There are many good doctors to give these medical services.There are many policemen in the cities.The police protect the citizens.

The city has many kinds of entertainment.There are film shows,plays,concerts,parades,and many other kinds of entertainment.There are many places to visit.Many adults like the entertainment and comforts found in a city.

But some of our citizens like the country better.They say the country has many comforts,too.Most homes in the country have electricity.They have electric ice boxes and electric stoves.The country has many more conveniences and comforts than it once had.

The country has space for people to do things.People who live in the country have space to plant flowers and space to keep animals.Some people like to have space in which they can move around freely.

People in the country get lots of exercise when they work on the land.Children get lots of exercise by working or riding their bicycles to school.In the country there are fewer accidents and people do not need so many policemen to protect them.Living in the country is clean and quiet.

Where would you rather live,in the city or country?

Today is Christmas. One came to the school, the atmosphere of the campus is full of joy. Beaming at school, we are so excited.

Humming a song all the way I jump into the class. In class, decorating, warm feeling full of whole body immediately. Have students shout: "come and help!" And I also join the arrangement of the classroom...

Soon, has bright lights in the classroom. Look brand-new. Willo students entered the classroom with a happy mood.

"Merry Christmas!" Walked into the teacher said to us: "your layout is positive, we Christmas party begin!" "Oh! Long live" students shout happily.

The official start of the Christmas party. The sun in the sky and the clouds are calm down, and listen to our Christmas songs. Tactfully moving melody, like spring ding-dong, pouring, pouring... We immersed in the joy of the atmosphere. The program began to show. Some dances, graceful dance let us deeply impressed. Someone perform xiangsheng, made us laugh. Someone put sums up the knowledge of the term, a "subject knowledge question and answer"... The classmates each exhibition, director of laughter in the classroom.

We most looking forward to Christmas to Santa Claus. The director of the schools done Santa Claus. In a knock at the door, we ushered in the "Santa Claus", he with our expectation into the door. One small gift to students, the students cheer with Christmas the laughter of the young and the old, the atmosphere of joy crinkling again...

Christmas party is over. Out of the window, it is spring breeze bursts, and our classroom is the awaken of spring is abundant. The laughter of joy and will always remain in our memory.

今天是圣诞节.一来到学校,校园里已经充满了欢乐的气氛.学校里喜气洋洋,我们更是兴奋不已.

我一路哼着小曲蹦跳着走进班级.班级里张灯结彩,热情洋溢的感觉立即充满了全身.有同学喊：“快来帮忙呀!”于是我也加入了布置教室的行列……

不一会,教室里也已经灯火辉煌.焕然一新.一位位同学怀着高兴的心情进入教室.

“圣诞快乐!”走进来的老师对我们说:“你们布置的挺积极嘛,咱们的圣诞联欢会开始吧!”“哦!万岁”同学们开心地欢呼着.

圣诞联欢会正式开始了.天上的太阳和云朵都沉静了下来,在倾听我们的圣诞歌.婉转动人的曲调,像叮咚的泉水,倾泻着,倾泻着……我们沉浸在欢乐的气氛里.节目开始表演了.有人表演舞蹈,优美的舞姿让我们深深的折服.有人表演相声,逗得我们捧腹大笑.有人把学期知识总结了一下,出了“学科知识大问答”……同学们各展所长,教室里欢笑声不断.

圣诞节我们最盼望能来圣诞老人.学校的主任办成了圣诞老人.在敲门声中,我们迎来了“圣诞老人”,他怀着我们的期望进了门.一件件小礼物发到同学手中,同学们欢呼声夹杂着圣诞老人爽朗的笑声,欢乐的气氛又一次荡漾开来……

圣诞联欢会结束了.窗外,似乎已是春风阵阵,而我们的教室里更是春意盎然.这欢乐的笑声,将永远留在我们的记忆中.