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Christmas tree

Every family has a Christmas tree decorated with Christmas ornaments（装饰物）, candy canes（拐杖糖）, garland（花环）and lights. Some people even get a flocked tree, which is a tree covered in artificial snow（人工雪）.

Wreath圣诞花环

Usually, each family puts a wreath above the fireplace, which is often made of pine branches decorated with things like ribbons, jingle bells, pine cones（松果）, and some artificial snow. They also put one on the front door of the house to welcome visitors with a festive spirit.

Christmas stockings圣诞袜

Christmas stockings are a must. Every member of the family, especially children, have their own Christmas stocking, hung by the fireplace or on the stairway. And when Santa comes to visit on the night of Christmas Eve, he fills stockings with small gifts, candy and maybe even some money if you’ve been good all year.

As a thank you, and to make sure that Santa has enough energy to continue his Christmas Eve Journey all around the world, it is nice to leave some Christmas cookies and a glass of milk for the jolly old elf.

Nutcracker胡桃夹子

Nutcracker is a symbol of Christmas too. The ballet “The Nutcracker” by Tchaikovsky is a big Christmas tradition. Local ballet companies and big theaters do productions of “The Nutcracker” every year.

A Christmas Carol 圣诞颂歌

The story of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, theaters all over the US run shows of this popular story of a mean, cold, bitter old man named Ebenezer Scrooge(埃比尼泽·斯克鲁奇), who only loves money. Then on Christmas Eve, he’s visited by three Christmas spirits who show him the joy of the holidays. Overnight he’s transformed into a loving, generous, joyful old man who learns to love others and celebrate life.

songs used

Santa baby

Mistletoe

Cold December night

Candy Cane Lane

When Christmas Comes Around