Let’s talk about Christmas !
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- Did it snow last year at Christmas?
- Did you believe in Santa Claus when you were a child?
- Did you enjoy last Christmas?
- Do people behave differently during Christmas?
- Do they try to be better?
- Do you donate something (money, clothes…) to charities?
- Do you give something to homeless people?
- Do you attend any special religious ceremonies during the Christmas season?
- Do you celebrate Christmas in your country?
- Do you celebrate Christmas in a special way?
- Do you celebrate Christmas in a traditional way?
- Do you have a traditional Christmas?
- Do you decorate the outside of your house for Christmas?
- Do you eat a turkey dinner for your Christmas dinner?
- Do you enjoy Christmas time?
- Do you enjoy singing Christmas songs?
- Do you exchange presents with your friends at school?
- Do you go to church on Christmas day?
- Do you hang up a stocking?
- Do you have a Christmas party at school?
- Do you have a Christmas tree?
- If so, how do you decorate it?
- When do you put it up?
- When do you take it down?
- Is it real or artificial?
- Do you have a part-time job during Christmas vacation?
- Do you have any plans to go to a Christmas party?
- Do you know why Christmas is celebrated around the world?
- Do you know the history of Christmas?
- Do you remember when you found out that Santa Claus wasn’t real/ or when your children found out? What was your/their reaction like?
- Do you see your relatives at Christmas time?
- Do you think Christmas is depressing? (There is a high suicide rate at this time of year.)
- Do you think we will have a white Christmas this year?
- Do you usually put up Christmas decorations in your house? (Do you usually decorate your home?)
- How about at your school of the place where you work?
- Does you school have a Christmas play?
- Does your family have any special Christmas traditions?
- Does your town get decorated at Christmas?
- What kind of decorations?
- Have you already finished your Christmas shopping?
- Have you ever celebrated Christmas in a foreign country?
- Have you ever made your own Christmas cards?
- If so, how did you make them?
- How do you usually spend New Year’s Eve? How about New Year’s Day?
- How long do you keep your Christmas tree up after Christmas?
- How long is your Christmas vacation?
- How many Christmas cards did you receive last year?
- How many Christmas cards do you send?
- How many presents do you usually give?
- If you are not a Christian, does the intense focus on Christmas in the U.S. make you feel bad in any way (e.g., ignored, dismissed, angry, etc.)?
- If you could go anywhere during Christmas vacation, where would you go?
- In how many languages did you write Christmas cards?
- Is there a holiday similar to Christmas in your home country?
- Is your Christmas tree a real tree or an artificial tree?
- What are some popular foods for the Christmas season?
- What are you going to buy your boyfriend/girlfriend for their Christmas present?
- What did you do last year on Christmas Day?
- How did you celebrate Christmas last year?
- What do you eat on Christmas Day?
- What do you usually do for Christmas?
- What do you want Santa to bring you for Christmas?
- What does your family eat for Christmas dinner?
- What is Christmas like in your hometown?
- What is Christmas like in your country?
- What is the best Christmas present you have ever gotten?
- What is the most expensive Christmas present you plan to buy?
- What is the typical menu for a Christmas meal in your family? (… in your country?)
- What is the weather like in your country around Christmas time?
- What is your attitude toward the commercialization of the Christmas season?
- Is Christmas becoming too commercialized?
- What is your favorite Christmas carol?
- What is your favorite Christmas song?
- Are there any special songs in your country that you don’t hear here?
- What kind of interesting things do you do for Christmas in your home country?
- What kind of presents do you expect to get this Christmas?
- What time do you wake up on Christmas day?
- What time does your family open the presents?
- What traditions do you have during the Christmas season?
- What was the best present your received last Christmas?
- What will you buy your parents?
- What will you do on Christmas day?
- What will you eat on Christmas Day?
- What would you like to get for your Christmas present?
- What’s your favorite Christmas song?
- When do you do your Christmas shopping?
- What kind of presents do you buy?
- Who do you buy them for?
- About how much do you spend per person?
- When do you give Christmas presents? (On what day? At what time?)