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So it is Christmas time.

And in the United States, people are listening to tons of Christmas songs, watching Christmas movies and basically all of the American Siri's doing episode related to this time of year.

It's a very festive holiday season, and I want to help you to understand some of these native resource is.

And if you learn just a bit of vocabulary, you will be shocked at how much you can understand Christmas songs from the United States.

And not only that, but you will understand much better off this series and movies about Christmas.

And in addition to this, listening to songs about Christmas and watching TV series and movies help you to immerse yourself.

In the experience of this cultural holiday in the United States, you're teaching all this great vocabulary with a bunch of the most famous songs about Christmas time by a bunch of artists that I'm sure you won't know, and I will be sure to post links qualities down description below.

So check this out after you definitely are going to want to listen to them, download them, learn all the lyrics and sing along so you could maximize your fluency and to get a really great technique for how to do this.

Check out our last video up here, and a final quick tip is to check out Spotify, and I'm sure anywhere else.

You send the music for playlist that have all sorts of different genres of Christmas songs, so you can continue to discover even more and immerse yourself in that American culture while improving your English.

Now it's time for a ton of vocabulary.

I have a lot of Christmas tree, a really or artificial pine trees set up and decorated with lights and ornaments as a part of Christmas celebrations.

Angel tree toppers are traditionally placed at the top of Christmas trees as part of a Christian tradition.

However, another common tree topper is a star, which has less religious single ege Oh, don't.

But everywhere you go, there's a tree in the Grand Hotel one in the park.

It's well, hey stalking without context stocking.

It normally refers to a tight, fitted piece of clothing that covers the feet and legs made of light material and usually warm by women.

However, Christmas stocking looks like a large sock and is traditionally hung on Christmas Eve.

The day before Christmas, Santa Claus fills it with candy and small gifts.

Fireplace, The structure built into the wall of a house for a fire to burn in fireplaces are common in houses in the United States in regions where it snows in the winter.

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Santa Claus, the legendary figure of Christmas originating in Western culture who is said to bring gifts to the homes of well behaved Children at night on Christmas Eve, December 24th and in the U.

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In the early morning hours of Christmas Day, December 25th Santa Claus is generally depicted as a jolly, overweight old man wearing red pants and a coat with white fur collar and cuffs.

A red hat also with white for black leather belt and boots, and carrying a bag full of gifts for Children.

The Legend of Santa Claus is known to have its origins in Saint Nicholas or Saint Nick, who is a figure revered by many Christians, and the actually served as inspiration for the creation of the Christmas character Santa Claus.

Because of his reputation for leaving secret gifts.

Santa Kris Kringle and Father Christmas are other ways to call Santa Claus.

Also, pay attention to how the T in his name is often silent.

Sana, Sana.

This is because in American English, when there is an N T.

In the middle of a word, we often on Lee pronounced the end.

Other examples are Internet, Internet and International International.

Christmas Day, The annual holiday celebrating Christ's birth, is held on December 25th in the USA.

Many homes have Christmas trees and other decorations, which we will discuss in the weeks leading to Christmas Day.

Activities include exchanging presents, singing Christmas songs, having a special lunch or dinner and going to parties.

It's a time that is especially remembered by Children who are told to receive presents from Santa Claus, normally given by their family.

Did you know that Christmas can also be seen written as ex myths?

They know that sign does on his way, You know, nowadays, Christmas is not just a holiday celebrated by people of the Christian faith.

It's not just a religious holiday, nor is it a holiday that is purely commercial, as many people believe, because it has been adopted this way by a lot of other countries that do not celebrate it.

Traditionally, no in the United States.

For me personally, it's all about eating delicious food, spending time with my family and really just being grateful for all the good things in life.

It's a time of the year where we think a lot more about giving about charity and about helping our fellow man.

You know, When I was a kid off course, it was really all about the presents and getting toys.

But nowadays, as an adult, I definitely appreciate more giving presents than I actually do receiving up.

That's what the spirit of Christmas is really all about.

So learning the culture is a really important part of being able to fluently communicate in the language.

So it's really important to be curious.

Ask questions and you know not just taking the vocabulary, not just saying the grammar, but actually understanding people who are using that language and what daily life is like in that country.

And if you want to learn a little bit more about the culture of Christmas in United States, we have several other lessons that we have made a related to Christmas, you can check out a playlist up.

You're at the top with a list of all those town.

Let's get back into this lesson learning English with Christmas songs snow because the USA is in the Northern Hemisphere and most parts of it are cold in December.

Snow and cold weather are very strong symbols of Christmas, so much so that many Americans do not feel like it is Christmas.

If the ground is not white, covered in snow, as we hear in songs like White Christmas in winter, it is also common to use the expression let it snow, referring to in a different or even positive attitude towards snowy weather.

For example, in my state, Colorado, we say it a lot because many of a ski and more snow means better conditions for this sport on as much.

Tony, I wish I dreaming of why Christmas mistletoe Ah, plant that grows on the branches off some trees.

Mistletoe is used in the United States as a Christmas decoration.

There is a tradition that if two people are standing together under mistletoe, they have to kiss each other, so you will hear this in romantic Christmas songs, movies, et cetera, Way Santa's list.

Santa Cause is said to have a naughty or nice list with names of all the Children in the world.

This tells him whether each child was naughty.

That is behaved badly or nice.

Behaved well, nice Children receive presents while on hottie.

Children receive a lump of coal in their stockings and check in Mary quality, the defined something that is cheerful and full of great festive joy.

It is commonly associated with Christmas for the expression used for wishing people a merry Christmas in the United Kingdom.

You might also hear people say Happy Christmas.

Oh, so very Merry Christmas to make a list.

It's normal for Children to write a wish list containing all the presents they like to get for Christmas.

They give this list of their parents, who send it to the North Pole for Santa Claus, Christmas cards and Christmas letters.

Letter sent to relatives and friends around Christmas.

Typically included with a Christmas card in which the writer wishes the recipient of Merry Christmas and share some personal details about the years events for themselves and or their family.

It is common to have a special Christmas picture taken with the family to put on this card.

Children might also send a letter to the North Pole with their Christmas list for Santa with every Chris Theo North Pole Northernmost point on the planet Earth.

It is said that Santa Claus lives at the North Pole Reindeer, a type of deer with large antlers that live in northern parts of Europe, Asia and North America.

In The Legend of Santa Claus, his sleigh is pulled by eight flying reindeer.

Not for sake.

I want even stay away to see if reindeer really know how.

Sleigh sleigh right vehicle for traveling over snow normally pulled by animals.

A popular activity in the winter is to take a sleigh ride in which horses pull you on a scenic path.

They know that sign way.

He's loaded lots of toys and lose weight.

Sanders on his sleigh He's on his way Yuletide all term for Christmas time.

That is the period of several days around and including Christmas Day.

This is not common in spoken English, but many Christmas songs and movies use this term.

Christmas carols, traditional songs with lyrics on the theme of Christmas there.

Normally, song a cappella Onley voices without the accompaniment of any musical instrument.

Traditionally, choirs will go house the house and sing carols for their neighbors as a way to spread Christmas cheer.

Yuletide cows being sung by a choir soon on the thing That'll Make me Carol That's your right with singing Can Christmas cheer refers to the joyful and generous attitude most people have at Christmas time.

Toys and goodies, toys and goodies refer to the presents and candy given by Santa Claus to the nice Children toys in every store they know that sign does.

On his way, he's loaded lots of toys and jingle ah, light reading sound such as that made by metal objects being shook together, such as this one made by Little bells.

Jingle Bells, bells are one of the symbols of Christmas.

Jingle Bells refers to the name of one of the most popular Christmas songs, which has the famous lines.

And it's the Eriks that say Christmas spirit, the general feeling at Christmas time, characterized by values of generosity, charity, kindness and joy.

We often say tis the season to be jolly, which means that it is the time of year to be in good spirits.

Season to be listen to give off a sparkling or clean reflection commonly seen on moist or polished surfaces.

Many Christmas songs use this adjective as it is descriptive of the reflection given by snow.

Take a look at the five and 10.

Listen once again where the snowman figure of a person made with pack snow.

It's normally made by Children who use carrots and coal to add features to this no man's face.

Charcoal, also known as coal, is the material used as fuel for fire.

For example, in fireplaces, Bree may writhe carrot nose and charcoal eyes.

Holly.

A plant with small, dark green leaves and red Berries.

Use decoratively during Christmas time, but the prettiest sight to see is the holly that will be on your old front door chestnuts.

A type of nut commonly found in North America.

They're typically roasted and eaten in the fall and winter and give off a distinct smell.

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Knots.

Roasting on an open fire.

Turkey meat from the animal Turkey.

It's traditionally had both on Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe help to May pumpkin pie, dessert pie made with spiced pumpkin based custard filling candy sugar candy in the shape of a cane.

These are often decoratively hung.

For example, from the Christmas tree, take a look at the five and 10.

It's glistening once again with candy canes, and silver is the globe.

I hope you enjoyed this lesson a lot and that you will go and check out some of those Christmas songs that we listen to today down in the description so you can continue using them to increase your English fluency.

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