圣誕節(jié)系列電影
小鬼當(dāng)家系列
Home Alone (1990)(麥考利·卡爾金拍的《小鬼當(dāng)家》只有1.2)
凱文是一個(gè)大家庭中最年幼的成員，當(dāng)他的家人飛往巴黎歡度圣誕時(shí)，他卻意外地被遺下獨(dú)自留在家中，而更復(fù)雜的是，凱文的家不幸成為了一對(duì)賊匪的目標(biāo)，小鬼凱文努力抵擋這兩個(gè)匪徒，不惜翻天覆地，引發(fā)連場(chǎng)刺激惹笑的場(chǎng)面……
小鬼當(dāng)家2：迷失在紐約 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
這次小鬼沒(méi)有忘記在家里，卻在紐約走失了!圣誕節(jié)凱文準(zhǔn)備跟著家人一起出門渡假，熟料他卻陰差陽(yáng)差地搭上飛紐約的班機(jī)，一個(gè)人來(lái)到這個(gè)完全陌生的大都市，竟又碰到了曾被他修理過(guò)的兩個(gè)大笨賊，一連串令人抓狂的故事再度上演……
圣誕夜驚魂 The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
故事發(fā)生在陰暗灰冷的萬(wàn)圣鎮(zhèn)，那里住著各種各樣的鬼怪，他們唯一的任務(wù)就是為每年一度的萬(wàn)圣節(jié)作準(zhǔn)備。瘦高個(gè)子的稻草人，頂著一顆人類的骷髏頭——南瓜王子杰克深受怪物的愛(ài)戴，但是卻沒(méi)有人知道他內(nèi)心的痛苦，他有著詩(shī)人般憂郁浪漫的情懷，渴望著不同于萬(wàn)圣村邪惡之靈的生活。當(dāng)杰克無(wú)意在樹(shù)林的深處發(fā)現(xiàn)了一圈有著奇怪的門的大樹(shù)，他被其中一扇刻有圣誕樹(shù)的門深深吸引了，好奇之下，他打開(kāi)了這扇神奇的門，結(jié)果一下子墜入到了另一個(gè)潔白的冰雪世界——圣誕鎮(zhèn)，鎮(zhèn)上明亮的燈光和斑斕的色彩使稻草人驚奇不已，而鎮(zhèn)上那種歡樂(lè)的氣氛更讓杰克心馳神往。于是一個(gè)變異的圣誕節(jié)開(kāi)始了……
圣誕老人 The Santa Clause (1994)
1994年的圣誕節(jié)，斯科特·凱爾在自己的院子里發(fā)現(xiàn)了來(lái)給孩子們送禮物時(shí)摔傷的圣誕老人。為了讓孩子們能夠按時(shí)收到圣誕禮物，斯科特頂替了圣誕老人的工作，給孩子們分發(fā)禮物，也把快樂(lè)帶給眾人……
《圣誕傳說(shuō)》Christmas Story
有一年圣誕節(jié)，劇作家Marko Leino接到了他有生以來(lái)最難忘的一通電話。電話的那一頭說(shuō)道，希望能把自己童年以及怎樣成為一位特殊人物的真實(shí)故事講述給世人。
《34街奇跡》Miracle on 34th Street
蘇珊的媽媽達(dá)瑞斯總是很忙，沒(méi)有時(shí)間陪她。即使是在感恩節(jié)，她仍舊在組織歡樂(lè)游行的工作�？墒且馔獍l(fā)生了，游行隊(duì)伍中扮演圣誕老人的那位老人竟然在游行前喝醉了，于是達(dá)瑞斯就找了一個(gè)看上去很和藹的老人臨時(shí)替代，可是讓她吃驚的是，這位老人竟然在游行結(jié)束之后竟然堅(jiān)持說(shuō)自己就是圣誕老人。達(dá)瑞斯和她女兒都認(rèn)為這位老人精神上有點(diǎn)問(wèn)題，可是在一次意外中，蘇珊發(fā)現(xiàn)這位老人真的有點(diǎn)與眾不同……
圣誕節(jié)英語(yǔ)短文
It is interesting to see how different countries celebrate Christmas.We asked some of our friends and this is what they told us about their Christmas celebrations：
Belgium On Christmas Eve,it starts with a drink and “nibbles1)”,followed by a “starter” course such as seafood,and then stuffed turkey.The dessert is a kind of cake made with cream.Father Christmas is called “Saint Nicholas” and he brings presents to children on Dec ember 6th,“St.Nicholas Day,” a long time before Christmas.
Brazil Father Christmas is called Papai Noel.Many Christmas customs are similar to those in the USA or UK.For those who have enough money,a special Christmas meal will be chicken,turkey,ham,rice,salad,pork,fresh and dried fruits,often with beer.Poorer people will just have chicken and rice.
Finland Finnish people believe that Father Christmas(Santa Claus)lives in the north part of Finland called Korvatunturi,north of the Arctic Circle.People from all over the world send letters to Santa Claus in Finland.There is a even big tourist theme park called “Christmas Land” in the north of Finland,near to where they say that Father Christmas lives.Everyone cleans their houses ready for the three holy days of Christmas--Christmas Eve,Christmas Day,and Boxing Day2).Christmas Eve is very special,when people eat rice porridge3) and plum4) fruit juice in the morning.They will then decorate a spruce5) tree in the home.Many families will visit cemeteries and graveyards to place a candle onto the burial graves of family members.Cemeteries are very beautiful at Christmas-time.
France In France,everyone has a Christmas tree,sometimes decorated in the old way with red ribbons and real white wax candles.Fir6) trees in the garden are often decorated too,with lights on all night.Father Christmas is called Père Noel.The Christmas meal is an important family gathering with good meat and the best wine.Not everyone sends Christmas cards.
Germany Germans love to decorate their house sat Christmas.Many houses will have little wooden frames holding electric candles in their windows,and coloured pictures of paper or plastic which look beautiful from the outside at night.Father Christmas brings presents in the late afternoon of Christmas Eve(December 24th),after people have been to a church meeting.The presents are then found under the Christmas tree.One person in the family will ring a bell and call everyone to come to the room.On Christmas Day,fish(carp7))or goose will be cooked.
Latvia Latvians believe that Father Christmas brings presents on each of the 12days of Christmas starting on Christmas Eve.Usually the presents are put under the family Christmas tree.The special Latvian Christmas Day meal is cooked brown peas with bacon(pork)sauce,small pies,cabbage and sausage.
Portugal People pretend that Father Christmas brings presents to children on Christmas Eve.The presents are left under the Christmas tree or in shoes by the fireplace.A special Christmas meal of salted dry cod-fish8) with boiled potatoes is eaten at midnight on Christmas Eve.
Russia In the days of the Soviet Union,Christmas was not celebrated very much.New Year was the important time--when “Father Frost” brought presents to children.Now Christmas can be openly celebrated--either on December25th;or more often on January 7th.This unusual date is because the Russian Orthodox church uses the old“Julian”calendar9) for religious celebration days.Special Christmas food includes cakes,pies and “meat dumplings.”
Sweden The most important day is Christmas Eve.A special Christmas meal is eaten on Christmas Eve--ham(pork),herring10) fish,and brown beans--and this is the time when families give presents to each other.Many people attend a church meeting early on Christmas Day.