Christmas goes by many names – from the traditional shortening ‘Xmas’, to the French ‘noel’ and the Germanic ‘yule’, through to informal nicknames like ‘Crimbo’. But a new YouGov poll reveals that not all these terms fill everybody with festive cheer.
68% dislike hearing it called Crimble, 58% Yuletide, 57% The Festive Season', 55% Holiday Season, 48% Xmas and 40% dislike the term Crimbo.
89% of Britons celebrate Christmas with 34% saying they 'love it' 39% saying they like it but 9% say they dislike the whole thing.
The most acceptable time for shops to start putting up displays is late November, but for people’s own homes it is early December and 76% have an artificial tree and 18% a real one and 15% of Brits will forego the washing up and dine out on Christmas Day
Over half (53%) of parents will buy their kids clothes, shoes and accessories this year and 39% will buy Board games, card games and puzzles, books, journals and diaries. Only 14% of parents will be buying musical instruments.
62% say they watch at least 1 Christmas film and 57% will eat Turkey on the big day and 41% will have Christmas pudding for dessert,
Silent Night is the nation’s favourite Christmas carol, All I Want for Christmas Is You the favourite Christmas song, and Elf the favourite Christmas film.
The average spent is £550 and 40% say they are worried about the impact of Christmas on their personal finances and it is split 50/50 with whether to call the Jolly present bringer Santa Claus or Father Christmas.
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Turkey for Christmas? I thought that was an American thing because that was the meat that was available in the New World...
ReplyDeleteDid Americans get "turkey for Christmas" from the UK or the other way around?
Also, I think of Christmas as being a "new" celebration starting in the US circa 1900. Need to research...
christmas became an official US event in 1870 (pretty close to 1900). but the US got its tradition of eating turkey from the uk. it seems in the uk, a large bird (turkey, goose, duck, etc.) was a common christmas meal, dating back to circa 1550.
ReplyDeletein much of Texas, due to mexican influence, it is now very common to have pork tamales at christmas dinner. yummy. with a "big red" soda...
ReplyDeleteHenry VIiI started the turkey at Christmas is my history is correct.
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