Dashing through the snowIn a one-horse open sleighO'er the fields we goLaughing all the way. Bells on bob-tail ring Making spirits bright What fun it is to ride and sing A sleighing song tonight. Chorus (припев)Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way, Oh what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh, Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way, Oh what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh. A day or two ago I thought I'd take a ride And soon Miss Fanny Bright Was seated by my side; The horse was lean and lankMisfortune seemed his lot, We ran into a drifted bank And there we got upset. Chorus (припев)A day or two ago The story I must tellI went out on the snow And on my back I fell; A gent was riding by In a one-horse open sleigh He laughed at me as I there sprawling laid But quickly drove away. Chorus (припев)Now the ground is white, Go it while you're young, Take the girls along And sing this sleighing song. Just bet a bob-tailed bay, Two-forty as his speed, Hitch him to an open sleigh And crack! You'll take the lead.

Christmas in BritainChristmas in Britain

Christmas Christmas Day , Day ,

December December 25,25,

is probably is probably the most the most popular popular

holiday in holiday in Great Great

BritainBritain

This Christian This Christian holy day is holy day is

held in held in honour of the honour of the

birth of birth of Christ.Christ.

It is a It is a family family

holiday. holiday. TraditionallTraditionall

y all y all relatives relatives

and friends and friends give each give each

other other presentspresents..

So before So before Christmas all Christmas all the department the department stores and stores and shops are shops are crowded, crowded, everybody is everybody is choosing a choosing a present. In present. In general, people general, people get prepared for get prepared for this holiday very this holiday very carefully. carefully.

People People decorate their decorate their houses in the houses in the

traditional traditional way, that is way, that is

the Christmas the Christmas trees are set trees are set up in houses, up in houses, in the streets in the streets and churches. and churches.

The Christmas The Christmas trees are always trees are always decorated with decorated with

fairy lights, angels fairy lights, angels and small toys. In and small toys. In

addition little addition little packets with nuts, packets with nuts,

candies and candies and special biscuits special biscuits are hung on the are hung on the

tree. tree.

A typical Christmas A typical Christmas lunch includes lunch includes turkey with turkey with cranberry sauce cranberry sauce and pudding. Every and pudding. Every young woman in young woman in each household each household helps to stir the helps to stir the Christmas pudding Christmas pudding if she wishes to be if she wishes to be married that year.married that year.

Usually a coin or two Usually a coin or two are hidden inside are hidden inside the pudding and the pudding and part of the fun is to part of the fun is to see who finds it.see who finds it.

Carol singing is an Carol singing is an essential part of essential part of Christmas. No Christmas. No church or school church or school is without its is without its carol service. carol service. Carols may be Carols may be traditional or by traditional or by known composers known composers they can express they can express different feelings. different feelings. Carols appeared Carols appeared in Christmas in Christmas history about the history about the fifteenth century.fifteenth century.

Usually children Usually children come around in come around in the evening to the evening to the front doors the front doors and start singing and start singing carols and the carols and the people living in people living in these houses give these houses give children candies, children candies, nuts, pies and so nuts, pies and so on, to thank them on, to thank them for carol singing.for carol singing.

Young children Young children are told that are told that

Santa will bring Santa will bring them presents if them presents if they are good. they are good.

Sometimes Sometimes children write a children write a letter to Santa letter to Santa

Claus telling him Claus telling him what present what present

they would like they would like for Christmas.for Christmas.

Santa Claus, Santa Claus,

also called also called Santa, Father Santa, Father Christmas Christmas

(in Britain), (in Britain),

or Kriss Kringle or Kriss Kringle

(in America), (in America),

or Father Frost or Father Frost

(in Russia) (in Russia)

is an old man in is an old man in red clothes and red clothes and with a long white with a long white beard.beard.

Santa Claus Santa Claus is is

supposed supposed to fly to fly

about the about the sky in a sky in a sleigh, sleigh,

pulled by pulled by reindeer.reindeer.

Santa Santa ClausClaus is is

thought to thought to live at the live at the

North Pole.North Pole.

Santa is Santa is supposed to supposed to

visit each visit each house on house on Christmas Christmas

Eve by Eve by climbing climbing down the down the chimney.chimney.

We wish you a merry ChristmasWe wish you a merry ChristmasWe wish you a merry ChristmasWe wish you a merry ChristmasWe wish you a merry ChristmasWe wish you a merry ChristmasAnd a happy New Year.And a happy New Year.Glad tidings we bringGlad tidings we bringTo you and your kin;To you and your kin;Glad tidings for ChristmasGlad tidings for ChristmasAnd a happy New Year!And a happy New Year!We want some lucky cookiesWe want some lucky cookiesWe want some lucky cookiesWe want some lucky cookiesWe want some lucky cookiesWe want some lucky cookiesPlease bring it right here!Please bring it right here!Glad tidings we bringGlad tidings we bringTo you and your kin;To you and your kin;Glad tidings for ChristmasGlad tidings for ChristmasAnd a happy New Year!And a happy New Year!We won't go until we get someWe won't go until we get someWe won't go until we get someWe won't go until we get someWe won't go until we get someWe won't go until we get someSo bring it out here!So bring it out here!Glad tidings we bringGlad tidings we bringTo you and your kin;To you and your kin;Glad tidings for ChristmasGlad tidings for ChristmasAnd a happy New Year!And a happy New Year!We wish you a Merry ChristmasWe wish you a Merry ChristmasWe wish you a Merry ChristmasWe wish you a Merry ChristmasWe wish you a Merry ChristmasWe wish you a Merry ChristmasAnd a happy New Year.And a happy New Year.Glad tidings we bringGlad tidings we bringTo you and your kin;To you and your kin;Glad tidings for ChristmasGlad tidings for ChristmasAnd a happy New Year!And a happy New Year!