Washingwell Community Primary School, Whickham, Newcastle upon Tyne

1. Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas!

2. Christmas Eve
• Christmas Eve is the day before
Christmas day.
• On Christmas Eve everybody gets ready
for Christmas Day – preparing food,
wrapping gifts, visiting family.
• Sometimes people leave Santa and
Rudolf a snack on Christmas Eve night
for when they arrive at their house to
deliver their gifts.

3. Christmas Day
• Waking up and opening gifts and
cards.
• Visiting family.
• Christmas lunch.
• The Queen on the TV making a
speech.
• Christmas movies on the TV on a
night.

4. Boxing Day
• Boxing Day is the day after
Christmas Day.
• Its an old English tradition.
• Visit family.
• Eat left over food.

5. Christmas Traditions
• Decorating our homes with a
Christmas Tree and decorations.
• Christmas dinner.
• Giving gifts and sending cards.
• Singing Christmas songs.
• Christmas Eve and Boxing Day.
• Christmas stockings and Christmas
crackers.

6. Christmas Songs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iD4d74ecC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOe1RVuD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80CALDCNU

7. Christmas in the North East of
England
• Each town turns on its Christmas lights.
• Christmas trees in each town.
• Christmas decorations in shopping
centres.
• Fenwick Christmas window.
• Pantomimes.
• Christmas markets.

8. Christmas in School
• Decorate our classrooms.
• Christmas activities – cards and
calendars to send home.
• Christmas plays – Key Stage 1 and
Key Stage 2.