A winter night 😒

My window-pane is starred with frost,
The world is bitter cold to-night,
The moon is cruel, and the wind
Is like a two-edged sword to smite.

God pity all the homeless ones,
The beggars pacing to and fro.
God pity all the poor to-night
Who walk the lamp-lit streets of snow.

My room is like a bit of June,
Warm and close-curtained fold on fold,
But somewhere, like a homeless child,
My heart is crying in the cold.

🌲We wish you a merry Christmas🌲

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🍪We wish you a merry Christmas
And a Happy New Year

meaning: A classic wish for holiday joy and a hopeful new beginning

🎅Good tidings we bring to you and your kin

meaning: Carrying blessings and joyful news for you and your family

🍪Now bring us some figgy pudding

meaning: Figgy pudding is a traditional Christmas dessert from Britain. It’s a dense, steamed cake filled with dried figs, spices, and often brandy—a festive treat mentioned in the classic carol

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🍭We hope you already have a good New Year's vibe. Today we're sharing this classic Christmas song🥮

Hey everyone! ❄️

🍊As the days get shorter and the nights feel endless, we're approaching a special astronomical moment: the Winter Solstice.

⛸️This year, it falls on Sunday, December 21st. It's the day with the shortest period of daylight and the longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Think of it as the deep breath winter takes before slowly turning back towards the light. After the solstice, the days gradually start getting longer again.☃️

🎅So, while it might be the darkest day, it's also a fresh start. A perfect time for cozy reflection and looking forward to brighter days ahead.

😭 Christmas Day Traditions 😭

😘A British Christmas Day is all about family, food, and fun traditions. The morning starts with opening stockings. Later, the big event is the Christmas dinner. Everyone eats roast turkey with special sides like pigs in blankets and roast potatoes. For dessert, people enjoy Christmas pudding, a rich fruit cake, sometimes with a hidden coin inside for luck!

😒In the afternoon, families relax together. Many watch the King's special Christmas speech on TV. People also play games, tell jokes from Christmas crackers, and watch festive movies. It’s a cozy time for chatting and laughing with loved ones.

😭In the evening, the big meal is over, and people eat lighter food. They often have a buffet with the leftovers from dinner, like cold turkey, ham, and cheese. The day ends quietly, with more games, TV specials, and simply enjoying the warm, festive feeling of being together.

Hey guys! Happy Boxing Day!😎

Boxing Day, also known as Offering Day, is a holiday celebrated on 26 December, the day right after Christmas Day⭐️

Boxing Day originated in the United Kingdom and is celebrated in several Commonwealth nations. It was once a day to donate gifts to those in need, but it has evolved to become a part of Christmas festivities. Nowadays, this day is mainly associated with shopping and sporting events, including horse races, foxhunting, and rugby!😒

The attached bank holiday or public holiday may take place on 27 or 28 December if necessary to ensure it falls on a weekday. Boxing Day is also concurrent with the Christian festival Saint Stephen's Day🤩

Hey everyone, we made a bingo card for 2025! 😎😎😎

Please feel free to fill it out in the comments 😭😭

🕯️It’s beginning to look a lot like 🕯️
by Michael Bublé

🍪glistening

meaning: to shine by reflecting light from a wet or smooth surface:

The grass glistened in the early-morning dew.
glisten with: “His eyes glistened with tears”
Synonyms:
gleam, glint, shine

🍪take a look at the five-and-ten

meaning: to check out a traditional variety store (a "five-and-dime" or "dime store") for inexpensive household goods, toys, and sundries, symbolizing looking for bargains or simple items

I'm going to the five-and-ten to pick up some ribbon for the gift

🍪sturdy

meaning: physically strong and solid or thick, and therefore unlikely to break or be hurt

sturdy walking boots
a sturdy table
sturdy little legs

😭 Hello, everyone! We would like to share with you a charming poem about X-mas vibes!

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😘December😒 (2005)
Carol-Ann Duffy

The year dwindles and glows
to December's red jewel,
my birth month.

The sky blushes,
and lays its cheek
on the sparkling fields.

Then dusk swaddles the cattle,
their silhouettes
simple as faith.

These nights are gifts,
our hands unwrapping the darkness
to see what we have.

The train rushes, ecstatic,
to where you are,
my bright star.

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😒 The poem paints December as a warm, personal light in the cold year. It moves from quiet, faithful scenes of nature to the excited rush toward a loved one, finding gifts of hope in the long darkness.

😁dwindle — to become smaller or less;
😁dusk — shadowy, dark;
😁swaddle — to wrap a baby tightly in cloth;