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Learn some Christmas French vocabulary and French Christmas traditions in this episode.
Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode
Un arbre de Noël, un sapin de Noël: a Christmas tree
Un sapin = a fir tree, a pine tree
Une boule = a bauble
Une guirlande = a tinsel
Une étoile = a star
L’Avent = the Advent
Un calendrier de l’Avent = Advent calendar
La veille de Noël = le 24 décembre
Le réveillon = Christmas Eve / New Year’s Eve dinner
Réveillonner = to celebrate Christmas/New Year the night before
Vous réveillonnez cette année?
Un repas de famille = a family meal
Le Père Noël = Santa
Saint Nicolas
Le Père Fouettard = Black Peter / Mr Bogeyman
Un chant de Noël = a Christmas carol
Un soulier = une chaussure
La buche de Noël = Christmas Yule / log
Un cadeau = a present, a gift
La crèche = nativity scene, Christmas crib figure
Un santon = a santon (Provence), a Christmas crib figure
Une dinde = turkey
Une dinde aux marrons = turkey stuffed with chestnuts
Une huître = oyster
La messe de minuit = midnight mass
Joyeux Noël! Merry Christmas!
LINKS and RESOURCES
French Christmas carols (32 songs) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHwLer5ek4U&list=PLgk3BW4YCk4b2GiOARLzllHvMit2Xbze-
Petit Papa Noël (Tino Rossi, 1946)
- Listen with the lyrics : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR5NyGhKQkc
- Lyrics and sheet musics: http://www.lexilogos.com/petit_papa_noel.htm
French Voices, Episode 5 – Choukette, a traditional French patisserie in Melbourne : http://frenchvoicespodcast.com/episode5
My photos: #BucheDeNoel
French Voices, Episode 15- Paris to Provence, Melbourne’s biggest French Festival: http://frenchvoicespodcast.com/episode15
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