Christmas Day is a family holiday in Great Britain. Traditionally, everyone gives each other presents; the British decorate their houses, put up Christmas Trees, and children write letters to Santa Claus.

Christmas is celebrated on December 25, but everyone gets ready for it long before that. The pre-Christmas period is called Advent, which starts four weeks before the holiday..

The symbol of Advent is a wreath with 4 candles, each of which is lit one at a time every Sunday. They are kept alight until Christmas Eve.

The holiday is impossible without gifts. For that reason, there are sales on Christmas Eve in all cities in England. Shop windows are decorated with figures of angels, Santa Claus, snowmen.