December 25th: Christmas Day

Who brings the gifts?

How Christmas works will answer most of the questions you have.

History of Santa Claus
Was Santa Claus created by Coca-Cola?
Read the "Yes, Virginia, ..." editorial
that usually appears to this day in US newspapers at Christmastime.
A. Gwynn's Xmas Activities for lycée students
Learn about the giant Christmas tree from Norway in Trafalgar Square
Christmas cartoons
Christmas teaching activities on Developing Teachers.com
Make a Christmas alphabet book
Have your students make their own Christmas cards
Have your students write a Christmas poem using this worksheet
Christmas activity pages to download for younger students
Study the poem little tree by e.e. cummings
Listen to the poem and do L. Bernard's activities
Have your students make and colour Christmas bookmarks or print out some toy flashcards. (Primary school)
Print a teeny tiny book for younger students to colour
A Christmaz quiz to download on Reward English (elementary) and more quizzes for intermediate and advanced students
A Christmas quiz which might teach you a few things
Classical Christmas songs with printable worksheets
Have your students learn some of these Christmas tongue twisters
Christmas Worksheets and quizzes on Teacher Vision. Themes : Christmas origins, Santa's workshop, December holidays quiz.

Christmas around the world
Learn all about Christmas traditions in England
Christmas Pantomime
The Yule log
Christmas crackers
Learn about Christmas inventions
Everything about Christmas Carols
Listen to Christmas Carols and sing along
Winter Songs and Chants - Non-Religious (But Fun!) Music For the Secular Classroom
Learn the truth about 'the twelve days of Christmas'(Lyrics here)
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Teacher's Cyberguide to a Christmas Carol by C. Dickens
and a list of comprehension questions
The Advent calendar of Woodlands Junior Kent School and another 2005 Advent calendar.
Another Advent calendar
On December 1st, don't miss the Tate's Advent Calendar.
An Interactive Chocolate Advent Calendar on the site of the BBC.
Plan ahead to make a traditional Christmas pudding and learn everything about the history of Christmas pudding

Have your students answer the questions in this webquest or do this Christmas shopping webquest
Download the Christmas Stocking game board from onestop.english (intermediate), and have your students play this speaking game (instructions here)
Teachers of English in Primary Schools, visit the CRDP de Bourgogne Christmas page for all sorts of activities
Download Christmas at the North Pole 40 pages of activities for Christmas.
Download and print a winter alphabet for younger students.

Christmas clipart