Good evening, dear readers! How was everybody’s Christmas?

And what about you plans for New Year’s Eve? With all of these December festivities, how about we cover some end-of-the-year related words so you can practice while you celebrate?

december

• Christmas is celebrated on December 25th

january

• People say that January 1rst is international hangover day!

resolution

• My New Year’s resolution is to start exercising more

fireworks

• Thousands of people gather to observe the fireworks at the stroke of midnight in Times Square

countdown

• To count down until 12am on New Year’s eve is a major tradition in many countries

to hug

• It’s common to hug people around you at midnight on New Year’s eve

turn of the year

• Everyone toasts at the turn of the year

to toast

• It’s time to pop the champagne so we can toast!

family

• Christmas is a great opportunity to gather with the family

party

• We invited all our relatives to our christmas party

end of the year party

• Our company’s end of the year party was lots of fun

midnight

• We the clock strikes midnight, everyone hugs and wishes each other a happy new year

holiday

• Stores don’t open during the christmas holiday

night

• On Christmas night, we celebrate the birth of Jesus with celebration and joy

Happy holidays

• Let’s send a card to our friends wishing them happy holidays

date

• Christmas is my favorite date of the year

card

• My grandmother sends me a card with messages of peace every year

christmas tree

• Who wants to help me decorate the Christmas tree?

santa claus

• Santa Claus visits the homes of many children on Christmas night to leave them presents

gifts

• We placed our gifts under the christmas tree

secret santa

• I got my aunt Julie as my secret santa. It’s hard to pick a gift for her

tradition

• Exchanging gifts on Christmas morning is a tradition

Christmas lights

• Let’s put up some Christmas lights on our windows, it’ll look so pretty!

nativity scene

• Nativity scenes represent the birth of Jesus

ornaments

• We spent the whole day putting up ornaments in the christmas tree

wreath

• I chose a really pretty wreath to hang on our door
  

buy

• I forgot to buy uncle Edward a present for Christmas. I hope he is not upset
  

go shopping

• It’s a bad idea to go last minute shopping on Christmas eve. It gets crowded everywhere
  

toys

• Santa’s elves help him make toys for the children

Are there any other holiday words that come to your mind?

Happy New Year and Have a great 2019!