Do you think you know everything about Christmas? Well, guess again, here are 6 British vs Americans Christmas traditions which you might not even realize it until you read this.
# Happy Christmas vs Merry Christmas
If you’re living in the United Kingdom (UK), Happy Christmas is pretty much the standard greeting used around the Christmas season. On the other hand, in the United States (US), people often greet each other by saying Merry Christmas.
# Father Christmas vs Santa Claus
In the UK, people used to recognize the jolly giver of presents as “Father Christmas” whilst in the US, they would refer to him as “Santa Claus” or just simply “Santa.”
# Chrimbo vs Christmas
As you might start to get confuse with heart O/S: Wait, what? Chrimbo? What’s that? "Chrimbo" also sometimes spelled "Crimbo," is the shortening of Christmas known in the UK. While in the US, they did not create any other fancy name and just stick to Christmas.
# Lapland vs North Pole
If you ask the British where does Santa Clause lives and works? The answer would definitely be Lapland. It’s an area that includes the far northern parts of Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Russia. However, this is not true to the Americans. To them, Santa’s true home is the North Pole.
# Turkey vs Roast Beef
In the UK, the main dish for traditional Christmas dinner is turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, and vegetables whereas in the US, people often prefer to have ham or roast beef on Christmas Day. For many Americans, turkeys are reserved to celebrate Thanksgiving.
# Christmas Pudding vs Pumpkin Pies
So what about Christmas dessert? British will have Christmas pudding as dessert on Christmas Day. This is a dense cake flavored with dried fruit and spices. It’s then soaked in alcohol and set alight before serving. While for the Americans, they opt to have pumpkin pies or all other types of pie such as apple pie, pecan pie etc. for Christmas dessert.
