popcorn（popcorn视频）

4.Christmas-AholidayofTraditionsChristmas, observedonDecember25, isaChristianholiday thatcelebrates thebirthofJesusChrist. Christians ofdifferentdenominations gotochurch onChristmas. ManyCatholics gotomidnightmass. IntheUnitedStates, however, theholiday hasamuchmore seculartone, andiscelebrated throughoutthecountry. Manypeople, regardlessoftheirreligion, putupanddecorate aChristmastree. Thetreecanbe arealevergreen oritcanbe anartificialtree. Lights,strings,tinsel, andevenpopcorn canbeused todecorate aChristmastree. Onthetopofthetree isastar oranangel. Thedecorations areusually redandgreen.Thepurpose ofaChristmastree istohave acentrallocation toplacegifts. Accordingtolegend, ajollyfatman withabeard, namedSantaClaus, leavespresents underthetree. ChildrenintheU.S. oftenwrite listsofthings theywantSanta tobringthem. Manyparents bringtheirchildren toshoppingmalls acrossthecountry totellaman dressedasSanta whattheywant. Thesechildren areoftenalso photographed withthemallSanta asakeepsake. OnChristmasEve manychildren leavemilkandcookies forSanta. Ofcourse itistheparents thatbuythegifts fromthewishlists, andeven eatthecookies anddrinkthemilk. OnChristmasDay childrenusually wakeupearly andruntothetree sotheycansee whatSantabroughtthem. Adultscanalso exchangegifts atthistime.Peopledon'tjust decorateatree atChristmas. Manyalsoelaborately decoratetheirhomes withlights. Someofthedisplays areevensynchronized toChristmassongs calledcarols. Originally thesesongs werereligious, butnowtheyare aboutthespiritoftheseason.