On Christmas Eve youngsters hang up their stockings on the ends of the beds or by the chimney so that when Father Christmas comes he can leave them something.

On Christmas morning the family traditionally opens their presents and prepares for a big feast which typically is served just after midday. The table is beautifully decorated, and at every place on the table, there is a cracker. The meal begins with a toast, followed by the popping of the crackers. After the meal, they sit down in front of the Television for the traditional Christmas speech of the British Monarch.

In the afternoon they exchange visits with neighbours other family members.

In Britain, children write their letters to Father Christmas and then throw them into the fireplace so they will float up the chimney and fly to the North Pole. If the lists catch fire first, they have to rewrite them.

At Christmas dinner, a plum pudding is served with little treasures hidden inside that bring their finders good luck. Britain was the first country to hang up mistletoe.

Christmas meal: Christmas dinner in the United Kingdom is usually eaten in the afternoon on 25 December. The dinner usually consists of roast turkey, with various sauces, roast potatoes ; vegetables (usually boiled or steamed), particularly brussels sprouts and parsnips; with a dessert of Christmas pudding(or plum pudding), sometimes mince pies.