Christmas decorations Rockefeller Center NYC Gingerbread houses and

Christmas decorations (Rockefeller Center, NYC)

Gingerbread houses and gingerbread men (spice cookies) are traditional in Australia, USA, and Canada

Shortbread (Scotland), a traditional cookie made with sugar, butter, and oatmeal flour

Christmas in the summertime: Australia and New Zealand

New Zealand Australia celebrate Christmas in summer. Pavlova is meringue with pomegranates and whipped cream. http: //www. thekoala. com/ausxmas. htm

Christmas caroling (singing Christmas songs) is a tradition in most Anglophone countries

Mincemeat Pie (England, Australia, New Zealand) is with from dried fruit and spices

Dundee Cake : Scotland Dundee Cake (Scotland) is with from currants, sultanas, and almonds

Traditional English Christmas dinner includes turkey, Brussel sprouts, roasted potatoes, pigs in a blanket (sausage wrapped in bacon), carrots, and bread pudding http: //www. essentially-england. com/christmas-in-england. html

Christmas Cookies (USA) include iced sugar cookies and jelly-filled cookies Don’t forget to leave some out for Santa!

Christmas tree and presents on Christmas morning

Christmas pudding (England, Australia, New Zealand) is also known as plum pudding

Peppermint Candy Canes (Canada, USA)

Winter ice rink and ice skating at Rockefeller Center in NYC

In Australia, New Zealans, USA, Canada, people eat rum balls, cookies made from chocolate and rum

Christmas lights and decorations on a house in Surrey, England http: //www. squidoo. com/kids-christmas-decorations

Christmas truffles (UK) made with chocolate pudding

Santa’s reindeer: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, Rudolf

Christmas Yule Log (UK) is a tradition borrowed from France

Hanging the stockings by the chimney on Christmas Eve (Dec 24 th)

Fruit cake (Canada, USA, UK) is made with candied fruit, nuts, and spices

Christmas Cake (UK) made with spices, nuts, and dried fruit

Christmas crackers are traditional in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, and Ireland. They can be filled with toys, a paper crown, or jokes.