Examples of European forms appropriated to express Afro-Caribbean culture are the Nevisian and Kittitian Tea Meetings and Christmas Sports.

The Christmas Sports included a form of comedy and satire based on local events and gossip.

Abrahams theorises that Christmas Sports are rooted in the pre-emancipation Christmas and New Year holiday celebrations when the enslaved population had several days off.

* Goofy's Extreme Sports: Skating the Half Pipe with I'll Be Home for Christmas

# Horrid Henry Gets Rich Quick ( 1998 ) ( Horrid Henry Runs Away, Horrid Henry's Sports Day, Horrid Henry Gets Rich Quick, Horrid Henry's Christmas )

Known as the " Bad Boys of Abridgment ," the RSC has created eight stage shows: " The Complete Works of William Shakespeare ( abridged ) in 1987, " The Complete History of America ( abridged )" in 1992, " The Bible: The Complete Word of God ( abridged )" in 1995, " The Complete Millennium Musical ( abridged )" in 1998, " All the Great Books ( abridged )" in 2002, " Completely Hollywood ( abridged )" in 2005, " The Complete World of Sports ( abridged )" in 2010, and " The Ultimate Christmas Show ( abridged )" in 2011.

This committee is responsible for all the college activities such as college sport ( Goodricke College is the current holder of the Inter-College Sports Trophy ), Christmas and Summer Balls, bar quizzes and college events.

Highlight of the year was traditionally the last Sports section before Christmas, containing photos of the Athletic Union Barrel.

At a location further up there still remain the community hall and sports field, here there are annual children's Christmas parties, occasional Dances / Social and the annual Retaruke Easter Sports Day are run.

Richmond Raceway Complex also hosts the Intergalactic Bead Show, Virginia Golf Show, Bassarama, Richmond Home and Garden Show, RV and Camping Expo, Richmond Boat Show, Richmond Classic Sports Card Show, East Coast Sawmill and Logging Equipment Expo, Craftsmen Classic Spring and Christmas Shows, Bizarre Bazaar Spring and Christmas Shows and other various arts and craft events.

* 1992, won Nikkan Sports Film Awards for ‘ Best New Talent ’ for Sumo Do, Sumo Don ’ t ( 1992 ), Future Memories: Last Christmas ( 1992 ) and Okoge ( 1992 )

Other traditional events in the school calendar include: annual Christmas Dances, Form VI Dinner, Burns ' Supper ( Form VI ), the Summer Ball ( Form VI ), the Junior Musical, the Senior Musical, the Sixth Form Play, the Christmas Carol Concert, the Teddy Bears ' Picnic ( Prep School ), Prep School Sports Day, Sports Weekend and the biennial Sponsored Walk, which raised over £ 56, 000 in 2009 for various charities.

Major annual events in the academy calendar include the Performing Arts Festival, Staff vs Dads ' Soccer Match, Christmas Carol Service, Senior Citizens ' Party, Fashion Show, Careers Fair, Principal's Race Night, ESF Olympics, School Production, ESF Business Game, Year 8 Residential Week at Stainsacre, Year 9 Paris Trip, Year 6 Transition Week, Art & Textiles Exhibition, Tall Ships Challenge, Year 11 Principal's Dinner, Year 13 Leavers ' Dinner, Sports Day, Sports Review Dinner and Prizegiving.

* Santa Claus also known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas and simply " Santa ", is a figure with legendary, mythical, historical and folkloric origins who, in many western cultures, is said to bring gifts to the homes of the good children during the late evening and overnight hours of Christmas Eve, December 24.

Unlike in many other Christian countries, St. Nicholas does not play a major role in Polish Christmas, but instead, is celebrated on his Saint feast day of December 6.

Among the Oriental Orthodox, a variety of anaphoras are used, but all are similar in structure to those of the Constantinopolitan Rite, in which the Anaphora of Saint John Chrysostom is used most days of the year ; Saint Basil's is offered on the Sundays of Great Lent, the eves of Christmas and Theophany, Holy Thursday, Holy Saturday, and upon his feast day ( 1 January ).

Clovis was baptised at Rheims on Christmas Day 496, by Saint Remigius.

** Christmas ( People give one another gifts, often supposedly receiving them from Santa Claus, the Christ child or Saint Nicholas.

Many of its feasts ( e. g., Christmas, Mardi Gras, Saint Patrick's Day ) remain holidays, and are now celebrated by people of all faiths and none — in some cases worldwide.

This is the story of a group of Mexican children who celebrated Christmas by re-enacting the journey of Mary, the mother of Jesus and Saint Joseph searching for room at the inn.

They are supposed to hunt on specific nights ( the eves of St. John, St. Martin, Saint Michael the Archangel, All Saints, Christmas, New Year, Saint Agnes, Saint David, and Good Friday ), or just in the autumn and winter.

Other annual events include a Saint Patrick's Day parade, the Independence Day Freedom Fireworks Celebration, Chilifest in September, a Veteran's Day parade, and Weihnachtfest, a Christmas festival held the first Saturday after Thanksgiving.

Christmas carols written in the United States range from " Jingle Bells ," and " O Little Town of Bethlehem " to " Away in a Manager ," " Jolly Old Saint Nicholas " and numerous others of varying genres.

The Eastern Orthodox Church celebrates Saint Joseph on the Sunday after Christmas.

Public holidays in Ireland ( as in other countries ) may commemorate a special day or other event, such as Saint Patrick's Day or Christmas Day.

The crown is lighted with red and green during the Christmas holiday season and lit red around Saint Valentine's Day.

Central Saint Martins has a large short course programme with over 1, 200 evening, daytime, weekend, Christmas, Easter and Summer School courses attracting some 13, 000 short course students from all over the globe.

The Garden Lounge takes place around April, along with the Christmas march that take place around the Church of Saint Peter.

On Christmas Eve, a witch was said to test the strength of her craft by looking upwards through the roof of her house ; if she can't see all the stars, even the smallest, it is a sign that her condition is fading ; then she must wait for the first full moon night, especially if it falls on Saint Silvester's Day, to mark her buttocks and restore the power of her witchcraft.

The same year, Jade Villalon sampled the track to her song " Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence-Rocket Girl -" from the album Saint Vox.

According to legend, Krampus accompanies Saint Nicholas during the Christmas season, warning and punishing bad children, in contrast to St. Nicholas, who gives gifts to good children.

Poe was admitted to Saint Luke's Medical Center in Quezon City on the evening of December 11, 2004 after complaining of dizziness at a gathering in his production studio during a Christmas party.

During the Christmas Season, a nativity scene that Saint Vincent himself made is put on display at the Vatican, in the basilica's square, before the Christmas tree.

He also provided the voice of Jack Skellington, the main character in Tim Burton's animated Disney film The Nightmare Before Christmas ( 1993 ), and has since reprised the role in many other subsequent productions, including the Disney / Square video games Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II and the Capcom sequel to the original film, Oogie's Revenge.

* Polonia Music Polish Christmas Traditions-Favorite Polish Christmas Carols / Kolędy i Pastorałki

Jones also produced the 1979 film The Bugs Bunny / Road Runner Movie which was a compilation of Jones ' best theatrical shorts ; Jones produced new Road Runner shorts for The Electric Company series and Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales ( 1979 ), and even newer shorts were made for Bugs Bunny's Bustin ' Out All Over ( 1980 ).

* 2009 Nadolig Plentyn yng Nghymru / A Child's Christmas in Wales, 2009 BAFTA Best Short Film, animation, soundtrack in Welsh and English, Director: Dave Unwin.

Towards the end of the year, Bowie performed the song for Marc Bolan's television show Marc, and again two days later for Bing Crosby's televised Christmas special, when he joined Crosby in " Peace on Earth / Little Drummer Boy ", a version of " The Little Drummer Boy " with a new, contrapuntal verse.

In addition to The Killers, Burt Lancaster's debut and a Hellinger / Universal coproduction, Siodmak's other important contributions to the genre include 1944's Phantom Lady ( a top-of-the-line B and Woolrich adaptation ), the ironically titled Christmas Holiday ( 1944 ), and Cry of the City ( 1948 ).

* Gray's Inn Christmas / New Year Revels: The High and Mighty Prince Henry, Prince of Purpoole ( 1594-5 ) ( See Gesta Grayorum )

In Europe, Father Christmas / Santa Claus is often said to reside in the mountains of Korvatunturi in Lapland Province, Finland.

* Belize / Guatemala ICJ Compromis Signed at OAS in Washington, D. C. on 8 December 2008 and Compromis and Videos and U. S. Congratulations and U. K. Congratulations and Photographs and Compromis for Christmas of 8 December 2008 and Belize Leading Counsel of 19 December 2008

:" Santa Claus " the name / concept / fairy tale does exist because adults tell children this every Christmas season ( the distinction is highlighted by using quotation-marks when referring only to the name and not the object )

The United Kingdom detonated some of nuclear payload near and directly above Christmas Island in 1957 / 58, while the United States between 25 April and 11 July 1962 successfully tested nuclear devices of about payload altogether in the vicinity of the island.

* 1894-First ascent of Aoraki / Mount Cook, on Christmas Day, by Jack Clarke, Tom Fyfe and George Graham

The Eastern Orthodox Church liturgical calendar begins on 1 September – proceeding annually from the Nativity of the Theotokos to the celebration of Jesus ' birth in the winter ( Christmas ), through his death and resurrection in the spring ( Pascha / Easter ), to his Ascension and the Assumption of his mother ( Dormition of the Theotokos / Virgin Mary ) in the summer.

* 1954 Selections from Irving Berlin's ' White Christmas ' ( w / Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye )

He finished the year with a Christmas song written by Willie Nelson titled " Pretty Paper " ( U. S. number 15 in 1963 / UK number 6 in 1964 ).

) " Nakakapagpabagabag " ( Bothering / Disturbing ), " Pasko, Paksiw, Pasko, Paksiw ..." ( Christmas, Paksiw ( recipe of food ).

Many Unitarian Universalist churches celebrate observances associated with other religious traditions, including Buddhist-style meditation groups, Jewish Seder, Yom Kipur and Passover dinners, iftaar meals ( marking the breaking of Ramadan fast for Muslims ), and Christmas Eve / Winter Solstice services.

Panettone ( pronounced ) is a type of sweet bread loaf originally from Milan ( in Milanese it is called " paneton " Milanese dialect ( pronunciation IPA: / paneˈtuŋ /)), usually prepared and enjoyed for Christmas and New Year in Italy, southeastern France, Brazil, Peru, Malta, Germany and Switzerland, and is one of the symbols of the city of Milan.

In South America, especially in Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Peru and Chile, it is a Christmas dinner staple and in some places replaces roscón de reyes / bolo rei ( King cake ).

Peter Tork joined ' Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart ' onstage for a guest appearance on their concert tour on July 4, 1976 at Disneyland, and following on from this later that year he reunited with his fellow former bandmates Davy Jones and Micky Dolenz in the studio for the recording of the single " Christmas Is My Time of The Year " b / w " White Christmas ", which saw a limited release for fan club members that holiday season.