I'm not sure if its the plethora of Nativity plays, Advent Fayres or Shopping Centre Santas, but theres a little magic here that I couldn't find in the US. Sure, the house decoration over there completely exceeds anything over in England, but there are definitely some missing items.
Firstly, Christmas Day is it over there. No Boxing Day, which means people actually work between Christmas and New Year... I know, right! That time should be for food, booze, crappy movies and family!
Next, there is no Panto... seriously USA guys, google Panto; you are missing out on a hilarious British Tradition.
The British TV adverts (John Lewis, M&S etc) are all part of the magic buildup. Then we have the Queens Speech, Christmas Cake, Pork wrapped in pork, Mince Pies and Mulled Wine. Crackers (not the eating type), silly hats and Port.
Before all that, I get to go to Olympia, Dog Agility, high level Horses, Shopping, Santa and Champagne all rolled into one event!
Oh and we still say Merry Christmas. Yes 'Christ' is part of that. We haven't moved to the more PC version of "Happy Holidays". Thank God (ha ha).
So, as we head towards the one day, where we tell our kids that its ok for a obese stranger (who really likes young children) to come into our house while we sleep. I want to wish you all MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!
xoxo
