We wish you a Merr y We wish you a Merr y ChristmasChristmas

By Noemí Botella RuizBy Noemí Botella Ruiz

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Good tidings we bring Good tidings we bring to you and your to you and your friends…friends…

When Christmas When Christmas comes, the comes, the Christmas treeChristmas tree arrives home as it is arrives home as it is one of the most one of the most popular traditions popular traditions associated with this associated with this celebrationcelebration..

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Good tidings for Good tidings for Christmas and a Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year.New Year.

The The Christmas treeChristmas tree is is decorated with:decorated with:

Christmas lightsChristmas lights.. Colourful Colourful

ornamentsornaments.. A A starstar at the top of at the top of

the tree.the tree.

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We wish you a Merry We wish you a Merry ChristmasChristmas

Children hang Children hang Christmas Christmas stockingsstockings so that so that Santa Santa or or Father ChristmasFather Christmas can fill them with can fill them with little little presentspresents..

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And aAnd a

Many people bake Many people bake Gingerbread cookiesGingerbread cookies and others buy Candy and others buy Candy canes. canes. Candy canesCandy canes represent the letter ‘J’ represent the letter ‘J’ of the name Jesus ( the of the name Jesus ( the white for purity and white for purity and the red for blood).the red for blood).

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Happy New YearHappy New Year

What else is missing?What else is missing?

The wThe wreathreath outside the door to indicate that outside the door to indicate that Christmas has arrived to your home.Christmas has arrived to your home.