I once said that if you loved me, it was because I had Costa Rican blood. Well, as it turns out, that was only a half-truth because the other half of me is English!
In Great Britain, children write their Christmas lists to Father Christmas or Santa and sometimes they are thrown into the fireplace where they are carried to Father Christmas on the smoke. Pillowcases or stockings are hung up by the fire to be filled with presents and mince pies are left out for Father Christmas to eat.
A late lunch feast is held on Christmas Day where turkey, veggies, and Christmas Pudding are often on the menu.
BOOK FOR ENGLAND:
Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”
Charles Dickens was an English writer and is considered by some to be the greatest novelist of the Victorian era.
Here is a children’s version of “A Christmas Carol” read by me and edited by Grayson.
CHRISTMAS CANDY FOR ENGLAND:
English Toffee
Here is a link to my family’s recipe for English Toffee, however, I have learned that traditional English Toffee uses brown sugar and does not have any topping other than chocolate. I am gonna try it that way!
CHRISTMAS SONG FOR ENGLAND:
“The Holly and the Ivy” is a popular British Christmas song. According to anglotopia.net, “greenery in Christmas decorations was inherited from Pagan celebrations, and for Christmas, the evergreens came to symbolize the eternal life offered by Jesus Christ. A traditional Christmas hymn, “The Holly and the Ivy” is replete with similar symbolism, describing the holly as bearing the crown and the berry as red as Christ’s blood.”
Here is a link to a version of “The Holly and the Ivy.”
