{"id":5413,"date":"2025-11-12T10:55:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T10:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/blog\/?p=5413"},"modified":"2025-11-21T16:23:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T16:23:42","slug":"how-to-do-a-proper-british-christmas-no-matter-where-you-are-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/blog\/how-to-do-a-proper-british-christmas-no-matter-where-you-are-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"How to do a proper British Christmas (no matter where you are in the world)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

People in countries throughout the world enjoy a Christmas Day similar to the Brits. Christmas decorations, opening presents and eating a hearty dinner are typical ways to celebrate, but there are a few traditions that make the British Christmas Day<\/a> unique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, regardless of where you are in the world, what can you do to British up <\/em>your festive season? Whether you want to remind yourself of home or inject a bit of the Union Jack into your day, here\u2019s what you can do to enjoy a Proper British Christmas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get the kids to write Christmas letters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At Christmas, British children love sending letters to Santa. This is common in countries including the USA and Australia, but Brits tend to place their letters on the fireplace. Of course, you\u2019ll be the one reading their gift wish list, but writing letters adds a touch of magic to the festive season for young ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leave presents in stockings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Leading up to Christmas, Brits tend to leave wrapped gifts under the tree, which are opened on Christmas Day. But it\u2019s also common to fill stockings with little gifts as surprises. Most people hang their stockings by the fireplace or at the end of their beds and only fill them with presents on Christmas morning, before the kids wake up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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