浙江省诸暨市草塔中学高中英语 Unit 2 The United Kingdom Christmas In BRITISH ISLES素材 新人教版必修5.docVIP

PAGE  浙江省诸暨市草塔中学高中英语 Unit 2 The United Kingdom Christmas In BRITISH ISLES素材 新人教版必修5 Many of our current American ideals about the way Christmas ought to be derive from the English Victorian Christmas, such as that described in Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol. The caroling, the gifts, the feast, and the wishing of good cheer to all - these ingredients came together to create that special Christmas atmosphere. 　　The custom of gift-giving on Christmas dates only to Victorian times. Before then it was more common to exchange gifts on New Years Day or Twelfth Night. Santa Claus is known by