A Christmas fairy tale story in English with translation. "Christmas Tale" English project on the topic. The book that created the holiday: Charles Dickens
Christmas is Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. For millions of Christians throughout the world it is the happiest and the busiest time of the year. No one knows the exact date of Christ's birth but most Christians celebrate Christmas on December 25. The word Christmas comes from Christes masse, an early English phrase that means Mass of Christ.
People of different countries celebrate Christmas in various ways. People in the United States and Canada decorate their homes with Christmas trees, wreaths and ornaments. City streets are filled with colored lights; the sound of bells and Christmas carols can be heard everywhere.
Children write letters to Santa Claus and tell him what presents they would like to get. Many department stores hire people to wear a Santa Claus costume and listen to children's requests. People send Christmas cards to relatives and friends. Many companies give presents to their employees.
A Christmas tree is one of the main symbols of Christmas in most homes. Relatives and friends may join in trimming the tree with lights, tinsel, and colorful ornaments. Presents are placed under the tree. On Christmas Eve or Christmas morning, families open their presents.
Many children believe that Santa Claus arrives on Christmas Eve in a sleigh pulled by a reindeer and brings presents. Some children hang up stockings so Santa Claus can fill them with candy, fruit and other small gifts.
In many parts of the United States and Canada groups of people walk from house to house and sing Christmas carols. Some people give singers money or small gifts or invite them for a warm drink.
Many people attend church services on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning. They listen to readings from the Bible and singing Christmas carols.
A traditional Christmas dinner consists of stuffed turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce and a variety of other dishes. Some families have ham or roast goose instead of turkey. Pumpkin pie, plum pudding, and fruitcake are favorite desserts.
Translation:
Christmas is a Christian holiday that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. For millions of Christians around the world, this is the happiest and most troublesome time of the year. No one knows the exact date of Christ's birth, but most Christians celebrate Christmas on December 25th. The word "Christmas" comes from "Christes masse", an Old English expression that means "Mass of Christ".
People in different countries Christmas is celebrated in different ways. People in the United States and Canada decorate their homes with Christmas trees, wreaths, and various decorations. The city streets are full of colorful lights, bells and Christmas carols can be heard everywhere.
Children write letters to Santa Claus and tell him what gifts they would like to receive. Many department stores hire people to wear Santa Claus costumes and listen to children's requests. People send Christmas cards to relatives and friends. Many companies give gifts to their employees.
The Christmas tree is one of the main symbols of Christmas in most homes. Relatives and friends can gather to decorate the Christmas tree with lights, tinsel, and colorful decorations. Gifts are placed under the tree. On Christmas Eve or Christmas morning, families open gifts.
Many children believe that Santa Claus arrives on Christmas Eve in a sleigh pulled by reindeer. Some children hang out stockings for Santa Claus to fill with candy, fruit, and other small gifts.
In many areas of the United States and Canada, groups of people go from house to house singing Christmas carols. Some give the singers money or small gifts, or invite them inside for hot drinks.
Many people attend church services on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning. They listen to passages from the Bible and sing Christmas carols.
The traditional Christmas dinner consists of a stuffed turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce and many other dishes. Some families eat ham or roast goose instead of turkey. Favorite desserts are pumpkin pie, plum pudding and fruit cake.
SCENE 1.
(The NEW YEAR and the SNOW MAIDEN are knocking at the door. They have presents and a bell in their hands)
New Year:
I am the little New Year, ho, ho!
Here I come jumping over the snow,
Shaking my bell with a merry din
Snow Maiden:
Presents we bring for each and all
Big folks, little folks, short and tall.
Each one from us a treasure may win,
So open your doors and let me in!
New Year:
Some shall have silver and some shall have gold
Some shall have new clothes and some shall have old.
Snow Maiden:
Some shall have water and some shall have milk
Some shall have satin and some shall have silk!
New Year: But each of you a present may win
Snow Maiden: So open your doors and let us in!
SCENE 2.
(Enter Mrs.CLAUS)
Mrs.Claus: Oh, hello dear New Year! Have you got any present for Santa Claus?
New Year: What? A present for our old Santa? No, here are some presents which he must take to children. And he must hurry! He hasn't got much time to finish his work!
Mrs.Claus: Poor old Santa... Good-bye, New Year. Merry Christmas!
(Exit New Year. Enter ELF 1 and ELF 2)
Mrs.Claus: Good day, my little elves. Come here! Have you, Elves, ever thought what it is like for our Santa on Christmas morning? He works all Christmas night putting presents in children's stockings, and when he comes back to a quiet North Pole he is so tired! All people are opening presents and having a wonderful time and poor old Santa is so tired that he can't celebrate!
1st Elf:
Think about it. It's almost shocking!
He won't even have a Christmas stocking.
Is it too late for us to plan
To celebrate with this kind old man?
Mrs.Claus: What a good idea! No, it isn't to late! Let's quickly think of the presents we can make!
2nd Elf:
Let's give him new gloves and a hat right away
So the cold won't get him when he is out in his sleigh.
Mrs.Claus: What about some nice tasty things for the holiday lunch?
2nd Elf: We"ll make up a tasty brew! Can you cook his favorite stew?
Mrs.Claus: Of course! So, I"m going to the kitchen and you hurry for a surprise for Santa!
SCENE 3.
(Enter TOM SAWYER, DOROTHY and ALICE)
Tom: Where are my Christmas presents? There is nothing in my stocking! How awful! Oh, my dear friends, I"m so angry that I forgot to tell you who I am. I am famous Tom Sawyer!
Dorothy: I am Dorothy. Do you know me? You have read about my adventures in the book "The Wizard of Oz". I flew to a magic country in my house with my dog Toto.
Alice: And my name is Alice. Do you know what tale I come from? "Alice in Wonderland", of course!
Tom: Imagine how unhappy I am with these two silly girls following me here and there and everywhere! Woh!
Dorothy: Tom, stop being naughty, please! It's Christmas Eve!
Alice: It's Christmas Eve and where are our presents? There is nothing in my stocking!
Dorothy: And my stocking is empty, too!
Tom: What has happened to Santa Claus?
(Enter MRS.CLAUS and the ELVES)
Mrs.Claus: My dear friends, you know how busy Santa is. No wonder he has forgotten!
Dorothy, Alice: Merry Christmas, Mrs.Claus!
1 st Elf: Merry Christmas, everybody! Do you know that we decided to give Santa Claus some presents. He never gets anything on Christmas, you know.
Tom: I"ve got an idea. Old Santa has so much work to do today. What if we help him to take the presents to those children who live not very far away?
2nd Elf: That will be nice! Here is a bag with presents, the New Year has left it hear. Oh, how heavy it is!
Mrs.Claus: Now everyone has something to do and I am going to make a stew.
Dorothy: Can we help you. Mrs.Claus?
Alice: We would like to do it!
1 st Elf: And I think we must invite children to our party. They will dress up in pretty clothes and we"ll have fun!
Mrs.Claus: But we must hurry - Christmas is coming.
SCENE 4.
(Enter BLACK FAIRY)
Black Fairy: Oh, I knew it! Santa Claus hasn't even put a stocking for me. He's forgotten about me! And they are all talking about him - helping Santa, presents for Santa, a party for Santa... And I"m always alone! O.K. I"ll show them what happens if they forget about Black Fairy! I don't want them to help that old fat Santa Claus. Oh, what's that? Christmas presents!? Presents for these naughty, noisy, lazy children? I"ll take them and hide in a good secret place. (to the audience) And if you tell them anything you will never get any presents on Christmas! Do you understand? Never again!
SCENE 5.
(Enter Tom, Dorothy and Alice)
Tom: It's time to go. The children are waiting for their presents. (looking around) But where are the presents? Where is the bag?
Dorothy: Where are the presents?
Alice (crying): Somebody has taken the bag! Now the children won't get the presents!
Dorothy (crying): Poor Santa Claus. Everybody will be angry with him. We wanted to help and now...
Tom: Never again shall I ask any girls to help me! The only thing they can do is cry and weep! It"s cold today and if you don"t stop you will have icicles on your eyes! Stop crying and let me think. There must be a way out. Yes! A Christmas Fairy - Saula is the only one who can help us! She always comes on Christmas Eve to those who need help.
SCENE 6.
(Distant music and bells are heard, enter SAULA)
Saula: Merry Christmas!
Tom: Saula! I"ve been thinking about you! How do you know that we need your help?
Saula: I heard someone crying. I thought I could help, and here I am!
Alice: Saula, dear, do you know what has happened?
Saula: I don't, sweetheart.
Dorothy: We decided to help Santa Claus with the presents, you know he is so busy on Christmas Eve...
Saula: How lovely! How kind of you to do it!
Alice: But somebody has taken the bag with all the presents!
Tom: Even I have no idea - who could do such a bad thing!
Saula: Let me think... I guess I know who it is.
All: Do you!?
Saula: Have you ever heard about the Black Fairy of the Christmas Eve?
Tom: Never.
Alice: Yes, I "ve once read about her. People say she is very wicked, nobody loves her and she loves nobody.
Saula: You are right. She always tries to do something bad on Christmas Eve.
Tom: Let me catch her and she will never do anything bad again!
Saula: Don"t be so angry, Tom. Christmas is the time for love and forgiving. Think of how unhappy she is. She"s got no friends, no family. Nobody gives her presents or says Merry Christmas.
Dorothy: Poor thing.
Alice: I'm so sorry.
Dorothy: And what if we give her a present?
Tom: A present for this...
Alice: Oh, Tom, we must give her a present and say we are sorry nobody wants to be her friend. May be she isn't as bad as she looks.
Dorothy: We can be her friends.
Saula: You are good girls! That's just what we must do. Elves! Elves! Have you got one more stocking?
SCENE 7.
(Enter Elves)
1st Elf: Merry Christmas Saula!
2nd Elf: Who do you need a stocking for?
Saula: For Black Fairy.
Elves: Black Fairy?
Tom: These kind women feel sorry for her! And she has stolen the bag with Christmas presents! Have you ever heard anything like that!?
Saula: Tom, be a good boy today. Don't forget it's Christmas time.
Tom: O.K. I"ll show you that I can be good. I can even give Black Fairy my tooth as a present. And it"s the best thing I have got!
Dorothy: We've got some candies.
2nd Elf: And I have a nice Christmas bell!
Saula: Here is an apple and a beautiful Christmas card from me. Let us put everything into the stocking and call Black fairy all together.
All: Black Fairy! Black Fairy!
SCENE 8.
(Enter Black Fairy)
Black Fairy: I haven't seen your bag with presents! I've never touched it.
Saula: Dear, nobody thinks you have!
Alice: We just wanted to say to you -
All: Merry Christmas!
Dorothy: Christmas is the time for love, friendship and forgiving.
Tom: Here is a present for you, Black Fairy!
Black Fairy: A Christmas stocking? For me? Isn't it a joke?
1 st Elf: No, Black Fairy, it isn't a joke. We want to be your friends.
Black Fairy: Oh, thank you so much! And I am sorry. It was me. I took the presents. I didn't want you to help Santa Claus because he never, never brings me presents. I am so sorry. Here is the bag. Forgive me, please!
Saula: We will forgive you if you help us to take the presents to the children. We must hurry or we"ll be late!
Black Fairy: Certainly, with great pleasure!
Saula: I "m leaving you now. You can do everything yourselves and I must help those who are unhappy today. Good-bye and merry Christmas! (exit Saula)
SCENE 9.
(Mrs.Claus and the Elves)
Mrs.Claus: Everything is ready. We helped Santa with the presents and his stocking is full of presents, too. And the tasty lunch is on the table. But there are no lights on the Christmas tree!
1st Elf:
We"ll have to hurry to get things done
The computer shows he"s on his last run!
2nd Elf: Yes, he is coming!
Mrs.Claus: Tom, Alice, Dorothy, come here! (Enter Tom, Alice, Dorothy). I can hear him. He"s going into his bedroom. Let"s turn off the lights and hide. (the stage remains dark and quiet) I"d better go and see what has happened to him. I don"t hear anything! (the lights go up, Mrs.Claus exits and immediately comes back)
Well, little friends, you needn't hide
Santa's too tired after his ride
The party food we"ll have to keep
Dear old Santa is fast asleep!
Tom: What if we wake him up?
Alice: Won't he be angry? He is so tired.
Dorothy: I know a lovely Christmas song about Santa Claus. If we sing it he"ll wake up and won"t be angry.
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
When the tree tops glisten and children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow.
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write.
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white.
English teacher,
MBOU "Gymnasium No. 1", Angarsk
"A Christmas Tale"
Scenario for a theatrical school performance dedicated to Christmas in England
Participants: students in grades 2-4
Goal: Acquaintance with the traditions and customs of Great Britain, instilling respect for the culture of the country, increasing motivation to learn English
Abstract: “A Christmas Tale” is a script for one of the traditional extracurricular activities dedicated to the culture of Great Britain and the USA. The script includes authentic Christmas poems and songs for children. The date is December 24-25. Duration 7-10 minutes.
Characters: 6 gnomes, boy and girl (brother and sister), Santa, presenter (maybe teacher)
Decorations: decorated Christmas tree, fireplace
Spectators enter the music room and stand in a semicircle.
The lights go out, gnomes appear with lanterns in their hands (caps, mittens, scarves) to the music.
In Canada, America, Great Britain, France, Sweden, Denmark (1 word each)
There is only one thing on everyone's mind - people are waiting for Christmas! (all together).
The gnomes speak two lines:
It's Christmas! Merry Christmas!
Yes, it’s merry, merry Christmas!
It's time for hanging stockings,
It's time for riding sleighs,
It's time for Jolly great,
Snow and holly overeating.
Oh, I love you, Merry Christmas,
You are the best of holidays.
Narrator: The trees are covered with sparkling snow. Deep snowdrifts covered the ground. Christmas night is approaching. Everything around froze in anticipation of a miracle...
The trees are heavy
With glaring snow.
The drifts are deep.
And the world is white.
No breath of wind
Is there below,
Hushed beauty reigns…
It's Christmas night.
Presenter: Quiet winter evening. The stars and moon light up in the dark sky, Christmas trees are in the houses and on the streets and Christmas candles are lit.
Brother and sister decorate the Christmas tree near the fireplace and say:
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree,
They are green when summer days are bright.
They are green when winter days are white.
O Christmas tree, o Christmas tree
Your branches green delight us.
(At this time, the candles on the fireplace are lit)
(Children hang stockings on the fireplace)
The stockings are hunger,
The carols are being sung.
My heart is field with joy,
Along with every boy and girl.
It's really hard to go to sleep,
you want to go and take a peep.
And when you are finally in bed,
Visions of Santa dance in your head.
(children hang up stockings, blow out candles, yawn and leave)
Host: They won’t be able to sleep for a long time today, just to look at this guest, Santa will sneak into the house on the sly and hide the gifts under the tree.
Dwarfs say:
- Who very soon will come our way?
Santa very soon will come our way.
Eight little reindeer pull his sleigh.
Santa's little reindeer pull his sleigh.
- Reindeer sleigh, come our way,
Ho, Ho, Ho cherry nose,
Cap on head, suit that's red,
Special night, beard that's white –
Must be Santa, must be Santa,
Must be Santa, Santa Claus.
Santa comes in:
When the clock is striking 12,
When you are fast asleep
Down the chimney broad and black
With my bag I'll creep.
Jonny wants a pair of skates.
Susy wants a Dolly;
Nelly wants a story book;
She thinks dolls are folly.
A little sleepy boy comes out with a pillow:
As for me, my little brain
Isn't very bright:
Choose for me, old Santa Claus
What do you think is right.
(Santa takes the baby by the hand and leads him away.)
Presenter: Children get up before everyone else and run for gifts
It opens, the children freeze with delight,
Merry Christmas to everyone and shouts: “Hurray! Hooray!"
Everyone sings the song “We wish you a Merry Christmas!”
