Holiday Season Vocabulary and Movies
Holiday Season Vocabulary and Movies
Holiday Season Vocabulary and Movies
Holidays!
Advent calendar
a calendar used to countdown
to Christmas Day. Each day you
will get a small gift (chocolate,
toys, pocket money, etc.)
Candy cane
a cylindrical stick of red and
white striped candy resembling
a walking stick
Chin-chin
a phrase used to express good
wishes before drinking
Christmas lights
small white or differently
coloured electric lights spaced
evenly along a cable and used
for decoration
Countdown
the action of counting seconds
backwards to zero, for example
before New Year
Eggnog
Fireworks
a small explosive that produces bright
colors that people use at celebrations
Hangover
the headache and sick feeling that
you have the day after drinking too
much alcohol
Gingerbread
a type of cookie/biscuit made of
ginger, nutmeg or cinnamon and
sweetened with honey or sugar
Holly
a bush or small tree with hard
shiny leaves with sharp points
and bright red berries in winter,
often used as a decoration at
Christmas
Ice flowers
formations of ice crystals on the
surface of a window when the
temperature outside is below
zero
Icicle
a pointed piece of ice that is
formed when water freezes as it
falls down from something such
as a roof
Mistletoe
a plant that is used as a Christmas
decoration. It is traditional to kiss
someone when you are both under it
Ornament
a thing that is used to make
something look more attractive but
usually has not practical purpose.
Christmas trees are decorated with
ornaments
New Year’s
resolution
a promise to do something or to
change something during the
following year
Snowflake
a small soft piece of frozen water
that falls from the sky as snow
Stocking
a long sock that is hung up by
children on Christmas Eve so
that Santa Claus can fill it with
small gifts
Tinsel
a form of decoration consisting
of thin strips of shiny metal foil
attached to a long thread
Tree topper
a decorative ornament placed on
the top (or "crown") of a
Christmas tree
Wreath
an arrangement of flowers
and leaves fastened to form a
ring. They are used for
decoration
Movies to get you
in the mood
Home alone (1990)
The Christmas chronicles (2018)
Love actually (2003)
The Holiday (2006)
Scrooged (1988)
The Santa Clause (1994)
The man who invented Christmas (2017)
How the Grinch stole Christmas (2000)
The Grinch (2018)
The nightmare before Christmas (1993)
Jingle all the way (1996)
While you were sleeping (1995)
Kiss kiss bang bang (2005)
A Christmas tale (2008)
The best man holiday (2013)
Elf (2003)
Bad Santa (2003)
Noel (2004)
Beauty and the Beast: the enchanted
Christmas (1997)
Mickey's once upon a Christmas (1999)
Winnie the Pooh: a very merry Pooh
year (2002)
The polar express (2004)
A Christmas carol (2009)
... and some
gifts from me!
Yours, Linguamarina