美国的圣诞节习俗与圣诞音乐
<p><span word="Millions">Millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="December">December</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span>-<span word="fifth">fifth</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="widely">widely</span> <span word="celebrated">celebrated</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>.</p><p> <span word="People">People</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="evergreen">evergreen</span>1 <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bright">bright</span>, <span word="colored">colored</span> <span word="lights">lights</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>. </p><p> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="Christians">Christians</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="church">church</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jesus">Jesus</span> <span word="Christ">Christ</span>. <span word="Christian">Christian</span>2 <span word="ministers">ministers</span>3 <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spiritual">spiritual</span>4 <span word="message">message</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>. <span word="Church">Church</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="Silent">Silent</span> <span word="Night">Night</span>." </p><p> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exchanging">exchanging</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span>. </p><p> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Claus">Claus</span>5. </p><p> <span word="Young">Young</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Claus">Claus</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fat">fat</span>, <span word="kind">kind</span>, <span word="old">old</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="suit">suit</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="fur">fur</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span>-<span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>-<span word="he">he</span> <span word="travels">travels</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sleigh">sleigh</span>6 <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="reindeer">reindeer</span>7. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="enters">enters</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="sliding">sliding</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hole">hole</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fireplace">fireplace</span>8. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="gifts">gifts</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="tree">tree</span>. </p>
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