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Jul 17, 2018 · Senior Member. When talking about Dec 25, American people say "on Christmas" or (less often) "on Christmas Day", but in British English we only say "on Christmas Day". "At Easter" is the same as "In the Holy Week" (less often). "On Easter" is the same as "on Easter Sunday". For the other days of Easter we must specify: on Easter Monday, etc. .
Dec 10, 2019 · Dec 10, 2019. #2. Welcome to the forum! I definitely would not include "in advance" in the greeting. If I see someone two or three weeks before December 25 and I know I won't see them again before Christmas, I would probably say, Have a Merry/Happy Christmas! Please note that as this is a language forum and as "some1" is not a word,
Aug 5, 2008 · The song is Xmas In February, by Lou Reed, in the Album New York. They were praying to be saved. Those Gooks were fierce and fearless. That's the price you pay when you invade. Xmas in February. Any help or suggestion welcome. Merci d'avance. Last edited by a moderator: May 1, 2021. A.
Dec 14, 2014 · Hello. "For many, one of the most enjoyable parts of Christmas is gathering around a fir tree with family to spend a few hours decorating it with baubles, beads and treats.But in one small town in Germany, this tradition means a little bit more, as it is where the first ever Christmas baubles...
Dec 24, 2007 · USA English. Dec 24, 2007. #3. The phrase ¨have a holly, jolly Christmas¨comes from a Christmas song sung by Burl Ives from the 1950´s or 1960´s. Holly refers to a Christmas wreath, and it doesn´t make any real sense in this lyric other than that it rhymes with Jolly. Here´s something from a prior thread on the word holly:
歌名：《Lonely Christmas》. 演唱：陈奕迅. 作词：李峻一. 作曲：李峻一. 歌词：. 谁又骑着那鹿车飞过忘，掉投下那礼物给我凝. 视那灯饰只有今晚最光，最亮却照亮我的寂寞. 谁又能善心亲一亲我由，唇上来验证我幸福过. 头上那飘雪想要栖息我，肩膊上到最后也 ...
Jan 30, 2023 · Moscow. Russian. Jan 30, 2023. #1. Is (or was) there such an idiom as "green Christmas" meaning Christmas falling on the extremely warm time (thaw or something like that)? Not in the southern areas of the world but merely in England. My example is from the Fuller's "The Holy State" (1642): He is a good Time-server that complyes his manners to ...
Oct 15, 2013 · In fact "at New Year" is definitely wrong, because,unlike Christmas, we always say "THE New Year", (except when there's an adjective in front - "Happy New Year") And "on New Year's Eve" because it's one day. Michael Swan, 'Practical English Usage', numeral 82 number 4 states that we use 'at' to talk about the whole of the holidays at Christmas ...
Dec 22, 2014 · Portuguese - Brazil. Dec 22, 2014. #9. perpend said: From Schmidt: "All I want for Christmas is that my dad gets better, he's been very sick the whole year." I keep wanting to change it to this: All I want for Christmas is for my dad to get better---he's been very sick the whole year.
Conversation QuestionsNew Year's Day. A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom. Are any of the things similar to New Year's celebrations in your country? What traditional ways of welcoming the New Year do you have in your family or in your region? How old are your New Year traditions? Did your grandparents celebrate in the same way?
