1. CHRISTMAS IN GREAT BRITAIN

2. Christmas in the Olden Time by Sir Walter Scott (1808) Heap on more wood! — the wind is chill; But let it whistle as it will, We’ll keep our Christmas merry still. Each age has deemed the new born year The fittest time for festal cheer.

3. More than 160 countries celebrate Christmas. A few countries refer to the holiday as Family Day, including Angola and Uruguay. Some countries--like Jordan and Pakistan--designate December 25th as an official holiday only for Christians.

4. Christmas 2000 saw the UK consuming 10 million turkeys and 25 million Christmas puddings. 7 million children leave mince pies and a drink for Santa on Christmas Eve. The UK spends £20bn on Christmas with £1.6bn going on food and drink.

5. Where does the word “CHRISTMAS” come from?

6. The word "Christmas" is a contraction of two words "Christ's mass"

7. NATIVITY SCENE

8. WHEN IS CHRISTMAS CELEBRATED?

9. CHRISTMAS SYMBOLS

10. In the UK the streets and the shops are decorated with electric lights and toys. There is a lot of merry-making.

11. We all are looking forward to getting and giving presents …

12. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS

13. Christmas time creates wonderful fairy- tale atmosphere…

14. CHRISTMAS CAROLS

15. TRAFALGAR SQUARE

16. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!