One tradition and choking hazard is us putting a silver coin in the Christmas Pudding and the person who finds it are either driven to the hospital to get it surgically removed before they choke to death or they can look forward to a years worth of good luck.
Another is the Kings Speech on TV where His Majesty will discuss current issues as well as tidbits on what Christmas means to him but due to a bunch of drunken men dressing as Indians and watching tea chests bob around in Boston Harbour years ago, it is understandable and to be fair i have never actually watched one myself, by 3pm on Christmas Day i am usually laying on the sofa in a food induced coma.
You would assume that if there was one country that would introduce mild explosives to their Christmas dinner table it would be the Americans but Christmas Cracker's, cardboard tubes wrapped in colorful paper that are pulled apart by two people, make a loud cracking sound and hold a small toy, a joke, and a tissue-paper crown, never really took off over there and remain a very British thing but then when you see the bad jokes (Who hides in the bakery at Christmas? A mince spy!) i can understand that.
Egg nog but I'm not really sure what that is but i guess it has an egg mixed in with Nog somewhere.
Who holds the Christmas Day No. 1 single is a big deal, or rather it was until Simon Cowell ruined it by releasing his newest stars single a week before Christmas and guaranteeing it the number one spot but after a lot of kick back (and the campaigns to get another song there) he has seen the light and stopped doing it but the topping the British singles chart on Christmas Day is still a much sought position and the Beatles currently hold the title with four.
There is a big hint in the name 'Christmas' to show who the day is actually about but Jesus hardly gets a look in here, it's all Father Christmas and Snowmen and reindeer with nasal deformities so unless you go to a Church or watch Song's of Praise Xmas Special on BBC at some ungodly hour, you won't hear the Birthday Boy's name mentioned anywhere. I have seen enough Hallmark Christmas Films to know that you guys try to keep Jesus front and center as 'the reason for the season', but we zoned him out years ago and replaced him with light up Elf that dances and sings 'Merry Christmas Everyone' when you push his foot. Damned cute it is too.
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