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Christmas Eve is the day before Christmas Day, a widely celebrated holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. It is a culturally significant celebration for most of the Western world and is widely observed as a full or partial holiday in anticipation of Christmas.In Western culture, Christmas Eve is celebrated on December 24.
However, the Coptic, Serbian, Russian, Macedonian, and Georgian Orthodox Churches, as well as the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, use the Julian calendar, which is currently 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar, so Christmas Eve for the adherents of those Churches coincides with January 6 of the following year in the Gregorian calendar.Many Roman Catholics and Anglicans traditionally celebrate a midnight Mass (Eucharist) which begins either at or sometime before midnight on Christmas Day.
This ceremony, which is held in churches throughout the world, marks the beginning of Christmas Day.A popular joke is to ask what time Midnight Mass starts, but in recent years some churches have scheduled their “Midnight” Mass as early as 7 p.m. In Spanish-speaking areas, the Midnight Mass is sometimes referred to as Misa del Gallo, or “Missa do Galo”, in Portuguese (“Rooster’s Mass”). In the Philippines, this custom lasts for nine days, starting on December 16 and continuing daily up to December 24, during which Filipinos attend dawn Masses, usually starting at around 4:00–5:00 a.m.
In 2009 Vatican officials scheduled the Midnight Mass to start at 10pm so that the 82 year old Pope Benedict XVI would not have too late of a night.Lutherans often carry on Christmas Eve Eucharistic traditions typical for Germany and Scandinavia. “Krippenspiele” (nativity plays), special festive music for organ, vocal and brass choirs and candlelight services make Christmas Eve one of the highlights in the Lutheran Church calendar.
Christmas Vespers are popular in the early evening, and midnight services are also widespread in regions which are predominately Lutheran. The old Lutheran tradition of a Christmas Vigil in the early morning hours of Christmas Day (Christmette) can still be found in some regions. In eastern and middle Germany, many congregations still continue the tradition of “Quempas singing”: separate groups dispersed in various parts of the church sing verses of the song “He whom Shepherds once came Praising” (Quem pastores) responsively.Methodists celebrate the evening in different ways. Some, in the early evening, come to their church to celebrate Holy Communion with their families.
The mood is very solemn, and often the only visible light is the Advent Wreath, and the candles upon the Lord’s Table. Others celebrate the evening with services of light, which often include singing the song “Silent Night” as a variety of candles (including personal candles) are lit. Other churches have late evening services at 11 pm, so that the church can celebate Christmas Day together with the ringing of bells at 12 am.
Others offer Christmas Day services as well. Each church is welcome to celebrate Christmas Eve evening and Christmas Day in their own special way.The Nine Lessons and Carols broadcast annually from King’s College, Cambridge on Christmas Eve has established itself as one of the signs that Christmas has begun in the United Kingdom. It is broadcasted to many parts of the world via the BBC World Service.
Other churches also hold a candlelight service, which is also typically held earlier in the evening; these often feature dramatizations of the Nativity. Similar worship services are held in many Protestant churches on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.

Father Christmas is a 1991 animated short based on two books written by Raymond Briggs: Father Christmas and Father Christmas Goes on Holiday, published in 1973 and 1975 respectively. It was first aired in Britain in 1991 on Channel 4, nine years after The Snowman, another animated Briggs adaptation produced for the same channel. It is suggested by a scene in the movie that the two films take place in the same universe, and both were made by very similar production teams.
It is also suggested the film takes place a year or so after The Snowman because Father Christmas mentions that the boy “managed to make it again”, in reference to the boy’s snowman, and the boy can also be seen wearing the scarf Father Christmas gave him.Father Christmas centres around the prospect of what Santa does with himself “the other 364 days of the year”, along with his annual delivery of presents to children around the world.
The film starts with Father Christmas coming back from his annual Christmas Eve run, and relaxing in his home with his cat and dog. He then breaks the fourth wall, explaining that his unwinding is well deserved, contrary to popular belief. He cites the care of his reindeer, his garden, and shopping among others as activities that take up his time. Because of his strenuous lifestyle, he explains that in the past year he decided to take a holiday.
In a flashback, it is shown that after bringing home brochures, and audibly considering Italy, Greece, Ireland, Holland, Canada, Germany, Tunisia, Switzerland, he finally settled on France. However, when he imagines all of the things he’ll be able to do there (most notably camping in a rainstorm), he decides on the need for a camper van. He converts his sled into one, which takes a considerable amount of time, leading to the neglect of his cat and dog. While he is working, he also has secondary language tapes playing in French.A Kit Kat commercial was later made featuring Father Christmas (from this film) in a whole new scene, where he was seen eating a KitKat. As the advert was advertising the product having only 107 calories.
Father Christmas is voiced by comedian Mel Smith, and physically resembles a stereotypical vision of Santa Claus with a large white beard and red suit. However, in a down-to-earth twist, he is depicted as rather grumpy, is shown coping with everyday domestic chores, and lives on his own in a small house in contemporary Britain.
An American English-dubbed version was also produced, with a jollier Father Christmas voiced by William Dennis Hunt (notably replacing most instances of the word ‘blooming’ with ‘merry’).This movie was dedicated to the late actor John McGuire.

Julebukking is a costumed holiday tradition of Norwegian origin.
Between Christmas and New Years Day people wearing masks and costumes (Julebukkers) go door to door, where neighbors receiving them attempt to identify who is under the disguise. Julebukkers will often disguise their voices and body language to further the masquerade. Offering the Julebukkers holiday treats and something to drink is customary. Once identities are known and the food is eaten the Julebukkers continue to the next home.In one version of Julebukking, the Julebukkers go from door to door singing Christmas-songs.
After they have sung, they are usually awarded with candy.Another tradition requires that at least one person from the visited household join the band of Julebukkers and continue to the next household.Julebukking is believed to have originated in Norway where pagans worshipped Thor and his goat.
During holidays they would disguise their appearance and go house to house carrying a goat head.
Christian missionaries modified the tradition and divorced its meaning from Paganism.Though the practice may be dying out, it is still observed in areas in America with large populations of people of Scandinavian descent such as the rural areas of Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota and in Petersburg, Alaska and Ketchikan, Alaska.