每日英语听力 Day 22

so that is something that is realy big here in the us but i don’t think that is a big thing in other countries that is another thing that happens during the christmas season.

and of course there is food i have not mentioned that but the food during the christmas season is very perticular to christmas so there are a lot of different types of foods that we only eat during christmas or during thanksgiving and there are a lot of flavors that change during this season.

so certan foods or drinks will have holiday flavors christmas flavors during novermber->November or december you will see a lot of flavors that incorperate certain foods->friuts or other things that are related to this season and there are certain drinks especially that are like holiday drinks like egg nog for example that is something that you buy during christmas season but not at any other time during the year so that aspect the food and the drinks that changes and that becomes christmas->Christmasy during this time.

and one other thing that also changes is there is something that we might call chrastmas chill->cheer so cheer refers to happyness. being bright and hopeful and happy and smily->smiley this is cheer. so during the season people might seem a little bit more cheerful in public people will greet you or they will say goodby to you with a merry christmas or something like that and you can sometimes feel like people have this cheer and are a little bit nicer during this time of year and so that is a good thing as well. that is something nice regarding the christmas season.

so as you can see during the christmas season you feel christmas everywhere you feel it all around you right and talking specifically about the days 12.24 and 12.25 i also want to mention that in the us christmas is 12.25 christmas eve is what we call 12.24 however christmas day 12.25 this is the day this is the most important day the 12.24 is also very important however christmas is 12.25.

in other countries 12.24 is an->the important day and then the 12.25 is not quiet that important however in the us it is not like this people do not usually stay up all night on 12.24 and have this big party into the early hour->hours into->of the morning and then go to bed really really late that is not the traditional custom in the us some people might do that but that is not what is the most common. i think. most people really enjoy christmas eve and most people celebrate on that day however they probably go to bed at a normal time and kids usually go to bed faily->fairly early and then people wake up early on christmas morning on 12.25 kids espcially love waking up really early on christmas day and going to open their presents that is a really big tradition in the us so 12.24 and 12.25 are both really important however the 25 is christmas that is the day that is christmas for us. so i just want to mention that and one other thing i want->wanted to mention is the weather so if you live in a place in the us that has four seasons that has a real winter people often hope for a white christmas.

when we say a white christmas we are talking about a christmas when it snows there is snow on the ground and it is white so people really like this in the us because the snow makes it feel like christmas i do not live in the city with->where it snows so this doesn’t exist here but in other places this is something that people really like and christmas feel->feels like a holiday where you are supposed to be inside warm with your family oftentime with a fire in the fireplace the fireplace is a->the part of your house where you can light a fire and then the smoke goes up through the chimney.

and in the us many people live in houses vesus->versus apartments of course a lot of people live in the apartment->apartments too. but here many many people live in houses more than people in a lot of other coutries so here it is common to have a fireplace and you can light a fire and feel warm and cozen->cozy by the fire with your family drinking a warm drink like hot chocalate or something and enjoy that atomosphere that nice environment and see the snow outside. people really love that in the us again i don’t have that because i live in Califnia->Southern California but that is kind of romatic image of christmas that a lot of people have.

so that is christmas in the us that are many other things that i don't->didn't mention but i want to give you a feel for this season and the christmas culture that we have and i love christmas. it is my favorite holiday and for me it is the only thing that->\ i like about the winter season because i don’t like the winter it is too cold for me the days are short i like the sun i like being outside i like the warm weather. so christmas is the only thing that i really look forward to in the winter it is okay if it is a little bit colder and darker because we have all the decorations and lights and the christmas atomsphere.

however when christmas is over then i want to be spring or summary again but i love christmas and i am looking forward to christmas this year.

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