About the English Language

Christmas is, of course, the celebration a certain event in Bethlehem, as recorded in the Gospel of Luke. But the immediate and enduring success ofA Christmas Carol (1843) has played an important role in shaping the secular elements of the modern festival.  
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A Christmas Carol Audiobook (abridged)
Fred & the Christmas Ghost? (playscript/worksheet)

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The word derives from the Latin 'natal' meaning birth (1200–50; ME nativite < OF nativité < LL nātīvitās)

‘Bah!’ said Scrooge. ‘Humbug! What’s Christmas time to you but a time for paying bills without money? For finding yourself a year older, but not an hour richer?'

Hanukkah is a Jewish festival in late November or early December.

Robot is a rare example of a Czech word ('robota') being incorporated into English.