Advent calendar

An Advent calendar is a special calendar used to count or celebrate the days in anticipation of Christmas. We have prepared a great one to help you with your English as well as learning about our Christmas traditions. Just click the number which matches the date to find your surprise! From all of us at The Edinburgh Experience Team, we wish you a very Merry Christmas!

Carols from King's

Happy Christmas! We leave you to enjoy some beautiful Christmas Carols from King's College. From everyone at The Edinburgh Experience, we wish you a very Merry Christmas to you and yours!

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All I Want for Christmas - Mariah Carey

It's time for another Christmas song! And it's another of our favourites, All I Want for Christmas by Mariah Carey. Follow the lyrics for some extra listening practice.

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One More Sleep til Christmas - Mupperts Christmas Carol

We've got Kermit and the Muppets singing for you today! It's technically a day early , but we're sure you won't mind.

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The Snowman

​Today we have a Christmas classic for you, the beautiful animated film The Snowman.

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Christmas Carol Sing-along

Learn some Christmas Carols, traditional songs we sing at Christmas, and practise your listening pronunciation, just click the link above.

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A Christmas Carol

​Get into the Christmas mood by reading Charles Dickens' classic novel, A Christmas Carol. This audio book lets you listen and read at the same time to help work on your pronunciation.

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Mr Christmas

Meet Mr Christmas, a man who celebrates Christmas every day of the year! And you get to practise the difference between must and have to, just click the link below.

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The History of the Nutcracker Ballet

​Do some reading practice today about the history of the famous Christmas ballet, The Nutcracker, just click the link below.

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Christmas Spelling Game

Can you remember the vocabulary from the first day? Test yourself and your spelling! Just click the link below.

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Mince Pies

A truly British Christmas treat are mince pies! Do some listening practice and find out how to make them.

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The Pogues - Fairytale of New York

Christmas song time again! And it's our favourite. It just doesn't get better than this! Enjoy and follow the lyrics for some listening practice.

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The History of Santa

Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without Santa! Learn all about the history of Mr Claus and do some reading and listening practice, just click the link below.

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Penguin Cam

​Christmas is all about.... PENGUINS! Well, and other stuff! But we LOVE penguins. Did you know that Edinburgh Zoo has a penguin cam where you can see what they are up to? Just click the link below.Or even better, if you are in town go and check them out!

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The Irn Bru Snowman

Yesterday we saw The Snowman, today we're watching the brilliant Irn Bru advert based on the film! Irn Bru is Scotland's second national drink, after whisky 😉 They always have great adverts and this is no exception. The advert also features some of Scotland's most famous landmarks.

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Last Christmas - Wham

Time for another Christmas song and listening practice! We're going back to the 80s and Wham today with Last Christmas.

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Merry Christmas Everybody - Slade

Christmas time means Christmas songs! We will have a few for you to enjoy, but the first one is from Slade. Follow the lyrics and do some listening practice.

 

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Christmas Cracker Jokes

All crackers come with a (normally bad!) joke. Have a look at these examples and see which ones you can understand. Just click the link below.

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Mistletoe

It's tradition to kiss under the mistletoe at Christmas, but why? Do some reading practice and find out! Just click the link below.

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​Christmas Vocabulary - get all the vocabulary you need to talk about Christmas!

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A Traditonal Christmas Meal

Want to make a traditional British Christmas dinner? Look no further! Here are some great ideas for recipes, just click the link below.

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​Scottish Christmas and Hogmanay Traditons

​Find out all about how we celebrate the festive period in Scotland and where our traditions come from. Just click the link.

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'Twas the Night Before Christmas - Poem

It's the night before Christmas! Enjoy this classic poem read by some famous authors, and see if you can spot Santa tonight!

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Christmas Crackers

No Christmas Dinner is complete in the UK without Christmas crackers! Find out about the tradition here, just click the link below.

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Christmas Around the World

L​earn all about how Christmas is celebrated around the world and do some reading practice! Just click the link below.

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Christmas Nativity Song Mash-Up by 4 Screws Loose

We couldn't get enough of this video last year, it's just so funny! How many songs do you recognise?

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