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Christmas

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Christmas stories

Relax and listen to some stories about their own Christmases from the BBC Learning English team.

What happened to Neil and Beth?

Listen to all our Christmas stories

New Year

We often think about our lives, and if we want to change anything at the start of a New Year. Learn language to talk about this here

What will be your challenges in 2025?

Can Finn keep his resolutions?

Christmas phrases

These programmes will give you the language you need to have a merry Christmas

light up like a Christmas tree

to have all your Christmases come at once

you shouldn't have

Can you guess the phrases?

Christmas traditions

What do people do at Christmas?

Learn easy English about traditions

Learn how to make Rob's delicious biscuits!

How much is too much Christmas dinner?

Fake or real: What’s the best tree to have at Christmas?

Santa Claus

Santa Claus, Father Christmas, St Nicholas. Learn language to talk about him here

What did the real Santa Claus look like?

What makes the perfect Santa?

Christmas giving

Who do you give presents to at Christmas?

Christmas kindness

Christmas toys for children in poverty

Christmas drama

Listen to our drama - 'A Christmas Carol'.

Marley's ghost

The first of three spirits

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