And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”
Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
“Glory to God in the highest heaven,
and on earth peace to those
on whom his favor rests.”When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”
Bible, NIV, Luke 2:8-15
GIFT SUGGESTIONS:
To your enemy, forgiveness.
To your opponent, tolerance.
To your friend, your heart.
To a customer, service.
To all, charity.
To every child, a good example.
To yourself, respect.“
~ Oren Arnold
Dear Santa,
This year, please give me a big fat bank account and a slim body.
And please,don’t mix those two up, like you did last year.
Thanks.
CHRISTMAS IN ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES / Vianoce v anglicky hovoriacich krajinách:
GREAT BRITAIN / Vianoce v Anglicku + kvíz,
in London: photoalbum , photo quiz
AUSTRALIA / Vianoce v Austrálii
USA / Vianoce v Spojených štátoch; Pravda o Santových soboch
CALENDAR / vianočný kalendár – 01,
JOKES / anglické vianočné vtipy – 01, 02,
PLANTS / anglické vianočné rastliny
Mistletoe, Holly and Ivy – vyber správnu odpoveď
POEMS/ anglické vianočné básne
- ‚Twas the Night before Christmas
- Christmas Poems 01,
- Christmas Poetry – 01, 02,
- Christmas Greeting Cards Poems – 01,
- Kids Christmas Poems – 01,
QUOTES / anglické vianočné citáty – 01, 02, 03,
- Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves. ~ Eric Sevareid
- I wish we could put some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month.“ ~Harlan Miller
- Christmas is just plain weird. What other time of year do you sit in front of a dead tree in the living room and eat candy out of your socks?
- “People are so worried about what they eat between Christmas and the New Year, but they really should be worried about what they eat between the New Year and Christmas” Think about it.. YOU can make better choices. ~ Lisa Tucker
RECIPE/ anglický vianočný recept
traditional Christmas Pudding + český preklad
ST. NICHOLAS vs. SANTA CLAUS – 01,
SONGS / Vianočné piesne rôzne – 01
- Silent Night
- Jingle Bells
- O Come, O Come Emmanuel – klasická koleda
- Good King Wenceslas – koleda
- It Wouldn’t Be Christmas – americká koleda
- Monika Schroeder: Won’t Be Home for Christmas
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer – americká pieseň
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas – koleda zo 16. storočia, aj TU
- anglické koledy
Free Christmas Songs and Lyrics – s videami a textom na spievanie
Chris Rea – Driving Home for Christmas
Wham! – Last Christmas
Andrea Bocelli – Silent Night
Andrea Bocelli – Gloria in Excelsis Deo a po anglicky s textom Angels We Have Heard on High
STORIES/ vianočné príbehy 01, 02, 03, 04, Bible Story – text s nahrávkou,
VIDEOS / anglické vianočné videá – 01, 02,
VOCABULARY / vianočná slovná zásoba – 01, 02,
Christmas – MEANING / Význam Vianoc – 01,