CHRISTMAS ON THE NET

 

Use these web links to find the answers to the following:

 

 
  1. How many days until Christmas?

 

  1. Fill in the missing words for the Aussie 12 days of Christmas.

1. An …… up a gum tree. 2. Two pink…………..

3. Three jabirus. 4. Four …………….

5. Five ………….6. Six platypuses

7. Seven ………………... 8. Eight possums playing.

9. Nine ………… working. 10. Ten lizards leaping.

11. Eleven ……………………. 12. Twelve ……………….

 

3.      Find the origins and meanings of the following Christmas traditions or symbols.

Christmas crackers       Holly            Coins in Pudding         Poinsettia

ORIGIN

MEANING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.      Name each of Santa’s reindeers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.      Find the greeting for each of the following countries:

BRAZIL

SPAIN

INDONESIA

YUGOSLAVIA

RUSSIA

 

6.      In which year was the carol “Jingle Bells” first composed?

 

      7. Complete this to see if you have been naughty or nice this year?.

 

Merry Christmas