InmanycountriesoftheworldthecelebrationofChristmasonDecember25thisahighpointoftheyear.Butwhy?Canithaveanyrealmeaningforustoday?IstherearealChristmasmessage?FromNovemberonwardsitisimpossibletoforgetthatChristmasiscoming.Colouredlightsdecoratemanytowncentresandshopsalongwithshinydecorationsandartificialsnowpaintedonshopwindows.InstreetsandshopsChristmastrees(realorplasticevergreenconifertrees)willalsobedecoratedwithlightsandChristmasornaments.Wouldyoulikegettinganygift?MayChristmasandtheNewYearbefilledwithhappinessforyou.
MyneighborisfromUSA.Heisaprofessorinauniversityhere.Healwayssays"Hi"whenheseesanypeopleintheneighborhood.IwenttohishomethisChristmaswithmyfriends.IgavehimaChristmascard.Hewassohappy.Hetookoutsomefoodandsomedrinks.
And,wesangsomeChristmassongswithhimandatealittleoffood.Heplayedthepianoandwedancedandplayedgames.Whenitwasgettinglate,wesaidgoodbyetohim.HethankedusforourvisitandplacedmyChristmascardonhisrefrigerator.Healsosaid,“Thanks,LittleCherry.”Itwasagoodday.
圣诞节根本不属于我们中国的节日。但又对于现在的学生来讲，这个节日似乎比元旦都重要。
ChristmasisnotourChinesefestivalatall.Butfortodaysstudents,thefestivalseemstobemoreimportantthanNewYearsday.
在我们看来，圣诞节是一个安详、温暖而又神秘的节日。瞧！圣诞风暴已经开始了。
Inourview,Christmasisapeaceful,warmandmysteriousholiday.Look!TheChristmasStormhasbegun.
大街小巷的商店，都会装饰有关圣诞的物品；小商小贩们的生意又火了起来。在菜市场大门口，有两个商户在卖平安果和包平安果的东西，可以说是人流不断，各样的商品让人眼花缭乱。
ShopsalloverthestreetswilldecoratewithChristmasrelateditems;thebusinessofpeddlersisboomingagain.Atthegateofthefoodmarket,therearetwomerchantssellingPinganfruitandthethingsthatcontainPinganfruit.Itcanbesaidthattherearealotofpeopleandallkindsofcommoditiesaredazzling.
不止这些。今天在街上，我就看见了一位男青年，穿了一身圣诞老人的衣服，手里拿了一个礼物。过往的人们都向他投去了异样的目光。可那位男青年毫不在乎，好像在说：“走自己的路，让别人说去吧！”
Morethanthat.Today,inthestreet,Isawayoungman,dressedinSantasclothes,withagiftinhishand.Peopleinthepasthavecastdifferenteyesonhim.Buttheyoungmandidntcare,asiftosay:"goyourownway,letotherssayit!"
在学校里，同学们的热门话题就是圣诞。同学们送得就是圣诞物品，互相送得祝福语都是——圣诞快乐！
Atschool,thehottopicforthestudentsisChristmas.StudentssendistheChristmasgoods,eachothersendblessingwordsare-MerryChristmas!
哎，这场圣诞风暴刮得可不小呀！
Oh,thisChristmasStormisblowinghard!
ThechildrenlikeChristmasmost,becausewecanreceivemanypresentsfromSantaClaus.Christmasmorning,IreceivedagiftfromSantainmysweaterpackage.Whatwouldyouguess?YesterdayeveningImothersconjectureisapencilcase,Iguessthatisapairofnozzle,theresultsarenowopenonsee,unexpectedlyistwobooks,oneis"SnowWhite"，oneisthe"story"。Thesetwobooksareverynice.Ilikethemverymuch.ThisChristmasisveryhappy,notonlyreceiveSantasgift,mymothertookmeouttogoshopping,Iamsohappy.
SpringfestivalisourChinesetraditionalfestival.Itisimportanttous.Wewillcelebrateiteveryyear.Butwiththedevelopmentoftheworld,ChristmasDayplaysamoreandmoreimportantplace.
AndtherearemoreandmoreChinesecelebratethisfestival.WecanseethatChristmasDayisnoisierthatspringfestivalinthebigcity,becausepeoplewillgobacktotheirhometown.Thebigcityseemsverylonely.So,somepeopleareafraidthatChristmasDaywilltaketheplaceofspringfestival.ButIdon’tthinkso,becausespringfestivalisasymbolofChina.
Christmasisatimeformiracles.Itisalsoatimewhenthedullthingsofdailylifeandtheforecastofhumanhaturegiveswaytoaspiritualawakening.AllowmetosharewithyouonetrulywonderofChristmas.
OurmiraclestorycomesfromanincidentthatoccurredinFlanders,Belgium,atthedawnofWorldWarI.OnDecember24th，1914,GermanandEnglishtroopsfacedeachotherfromtherelativesafetyoftheirditchesacrosswhichnoman’slandlyingbetweenthem.Suddenly,thesilencewasbroken,notbygunfire,butbythestrainsofSilentNightarisingfromtheGermanposition.Itwasn’tlongbeforetheEnglishtroopsrespondedwithaYuletidehymnoftheirown.ThenanamazingsightsurprisedtheeyesoftheEnglishsoldiers.AGermansoldierholdingasmalltreearrangedwithlightedcandlesbegantowalkacrossthelandtowardtheEnglishlines.ThismiraculoussceneoccasionedthedeclarationofatrucefollowedbyEnglishandGermantroopsgreetingoneanother,exchangingsmallgiftsandsingingsongsofChristmas.WordofthisincrediblephenomenonreachedtheHighCommandofbothsides.
OnChristmasDay,botharmiesmovedfromtheirpositionstoengageinthekillingofwaratotherbattlefields.However,onChristmasEve1914onafieldinFlanders,therewasPeaceonEarth.
Christmasisatrulyamazingphenomenon.Thedayandseasonperpetuateamiraculous,historicaleventasanannualpresencethatchallengesanoftenrough,cruel,andegotisticalcreature—thehumanbeing—tobecomeopenandamenabletotheirCreator’svision.ThegreatmiracleofChristmascontinuesintheperformanceofhumaneacts,moralhonesty,andinthespiritualawarenessofmillionsstrugglingtoleadalifeofgrace.
ChristmasorChristmasDayisaholidaycelebratingthebirthofJesus,thecentralfigureofChristianity.ItistraditionallycelebratedonDecember25bymostWesternChristianchurches.Althoughdatingtoprobablyasearlyasa.d.200,thefeastofChristmasdidnotbecomewidespreaduntiltheMiddleAges.
Aspectsofcelebrationmayincludegift-giving,Christmastrees,displayofNativitysets,churchattendance,theFatherChristmas/SantaClausmyth,andfamilygatherings.
ThewordChristmasisderivedfromMiddleEnglishChristemasse.Itisacontractionmeaning"Christsmass"。ThenameoftheholidayisoftenshortenedtoXmasbecauseRomanletter"X"resemblestheGreekletterX,anabbreviationforChrist.
Asthedevelopmentofglobalcommunication,westerncustomsareimportedintoChina.Westernfestivals,especiallyChristmas,arenowwelcomedby/gainpopularitiesquicklyamongChinese,especiallythenewgeneration.ShouldweChinesecelebratethesefestivals?
IwouldliketosayweChineseshouldnotbetooeagerandexcitedtoobserveChristmas,becauseweshouldvalueourowncultureandtraditionfirst.AlthoughcelebratingwesternfestivalsshowsChinasopeninguptotheworld,overappreciatingothercultureswillhaveabadeffectonkeepingourown.
SomysuggestionisthatweregardChristmasasanopportunitytoshopandtoenjoyourselves,butatthesametimerealizethatourtraditionalfestivalsaremoreprecious.
December25thisChristmasday,mymothertoldme:ChristmasisnotatraditionalChinesefestival,itisafestivalinwesterncountriesthebiggest,equivalenttotheSpringFestivalinChina.
Cametothestreet,everycornerletsapersonfeeltheatmosphereoffestival.AlmostallthestoresontheChristmastree,inthedoorway,someinthehall.TheChristmastreeintower,wearingagreenclothes,thesmallbellhungon,gentlytouched,jingle,makebeautifulsounds;Goldensmalllights,likethestarsintheskyblinkofaneye;Smallcolorfullanterns,flash,beautiful!
Quicklook!Banksstoodatthegateofaswaggering"dolls"snow.Wearingabluehat,dressedinabluewaistcoat,glovesandshoesareblue,chubbyface,curvedeyebrows,roundeyes,liketwostarsglitteringandtranslucentpurplegrapes,pointednose,areorange,triangular,smile,reallycute!Mylittlesisterwalkcouldnothelpbutstretchedoutherchubbylittlehands,holdthesnowdoll,alsotendertenderbreathsaid:"hello!Hello!"
However,moststrikingisinaccordancewiththebutterflybazaarsideofthehall,thewhitefoammadeabigtableshownabove,abeautifulpicture,seemstobetellingpeopleafairytale,inabeautifulredhouse,sevendwarfshappylifetogether.Christmaswascoming,andtheyleaptojumpoutofthehouse,snowball,thesnowballfights,makeasnowmaninthesnow.。.，decoratedwiththreeChristmastree,therewasatreeaboutfourmetershigh,goldencoat,andwiththe"sapphire"，resplendent.Atthattime,onlytohearhoof,click.。.，fromfarandnear,Christmasgrandpacomesloadedwithgifts,theydancedforjoy.
Manypeopleareinthepictures,Iamnoexception,carelesslyalsogetcoveredin"snow"！
12月25日是圣诞节，妈妈告诉我：圣诞节并不是中国传统的节日，它是西方国家一年中最盛大的一个节日，相当于我国的春节。
来到大街上，每个角落都让人感受到过节的气氛。几乎所有的商场都摆着圣诞树，有的放在门口，有的摆在大厅。圣诞树呈塔形，穿着一件绿衣裳，身上挂着的一个个小铃铛，轻轻一碰，叮当、叮当发出动听的声音；金色的小灯，好像天上眨眼的星星；五颜六色的小灯笼，一闪一闪的，美丽极了！
快瞧！银行门口站着一位神气活现的“雪娃娃”。头戴一顶蓝帽子，身穿一件蓝马甲，手套和鞋也是蓝色的，胖乎乎的脸，弯弯的眉，圆溜溜的眼睛，像两颗晶莹的紫葡萄，尖尖的鼻子，是桔黄色，呈三角形，可掬的笑容，真是太可爱喽！我家小妹溜溜忍不住伸出她胖乎乎的小手，握住雪娃娃，还嫩声嫩气的说：“你好！你好！”
不过，最引人注目的还是依蝶商场大厅的一旁，用白色泡沫搭成的一个大台子上面所展示的一幅美丽图画，似乎在向人们讲述一个童话故事：在一栋漂亮的红房子里，七个小矮人快活的生活在一起。圣诞节到了，他们蹦蹦跳跳跑出家门，在雪地里滚雪球、打雪仗、堆雪人……，装饰了三棵圣诞树，其中有一棵高约四米，穿着金色的外衣，浑身缀满了“蓝宝石”，璀灿夺目。这时，只听蹄嗒、蹄嗒……，由远而近，圣诞老爷爷满载礼物而来，他们高兴得手舞足蹈。
好多人都在此留影，我也不例外，一不小心还被弄得满身是“雪”！