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The A to Z English Podcast | How do you get into the holiday spirit?

Dec 27, 2023

The hosts discuss getting into the holiday spirit, including seeing lights and decorations, hearing Christmas music in stores, and the commercialization of Christmas. They share different ways to get into the holiday spirit, such as playing Christmas music and creating a festive atmosphere. Listeners are asked to share how they get into the holiday spirit and an advertisement for holiday meals and ingredients from Bakers grocery store is included.

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Being in a country that celebrates Christmas creates a festive atmosphere that naturally immerses you in the holiday spirit through lights, decorations, and Christmas music in stores.

When not surrounded by the holiday spirit, creating a festive atmosphere at home or in your surroundings through actions like playing Christmas music, putting up lights, and decorating can bring warmth and joy to the holiday season.

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Getting into the Christmas spirit

Getting into the holiday spirit is easy when you're in a country that celebrates Christmas. The lights, decorations, and Christmas music in stores create a festive atmosphere that immerses you in the holiday spirit. However, sometimes it starts too early, like in October, and you're exposed to Christmas-related items even before Halloween. In contrast, in Korea, Christmas is a minor holiday, so putting oneself in the Christmas spirit requires a more deliberate effort. Going to the mall, where there are big displays and festive decorations, and listening to Christmas music can help get into the holiday spirit.

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Introduction

1min

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Getting into the Holiday Spirit and the Presence of Christmas-themed Items

3min

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Ways to Get into the Holiday Spirit

2min

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Getting into the Holiday Spirit and Bakers Advertisement

2min

In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Xochitl and Jack talk about how they get into the holiday spirit each year.

Transcript:

00:00:00

Jack

You're listening to the A-Z English podcast.

00:00:14

Jack

Welcome to the A-Z English podcast. My name is Jack and I'm here with my co-host social. And today we're going to do a short discussion.

00:00:23

Jack

On a topic and the question is, how do you get into the holiday spirit?

00:00:30

Jack

Or a better question, so so might be. Do you get into the holiday spirit? And because that's the question I would ask myself, what about you? How do you get into the Christmas or the holiday spirit, I should say?

00:00:47

Xochitl

I don't know.

00:00:47

Xochitl

Jack, I would say the Christmas spirit is kind of all around us when we're in a country that celebrates it. So you would see like the lights, decorations or like.

00:01:04

Xochitl

The Christmas music you start hearing in the stores and the and the Christmas decorations you see everywhere, the Christmas items for sale like we talked about, like the eggnog or Christmas cookies and the grocery or certain treats or candies that are popular during Christmas but also in the stores you see like decor and like little else on a shelf and like ugly.

00:01:25

Xochitl

Christmas sweaters and different things that we kind of just wear during Christmas season as well. And so since it's kind of all around us, it almost doesn't feel like you have to get yourself in the Christmas spirit. It's kind of the rust upon.

00:01:39

Jack

You're right.

00:01:40

Xochitl

Sometime sooner than I wish it was. I just wish people would wait until, like December. But like sometimes it's October and you're already seeing this stuff and.

00:01:47

Jack

Ohh Halloween before Halloween, you'll.

00:01:50

Jack

Hear Christmas songs on the yeah on the yeah.

00:01:53

Xochitl

I know it's terrible.

00:01:57

Jack

UM my in my case.

00:02:01

Jack

I have to make more of a concerted effort to to put myself into the spirit, because in Korea the Christmas is a rather minor holiday. At least it's more for the religious people. But it is a day off, but it's not.

00:02:20

Jack

You know, if you want to get into the Christmas spirit, you have to go to the mall because.

00:02:26

Jack

You go to the mall. They've got the big displays with all of the Legos.

00:02:31

Jack

And the Santas workshop.

00:02:32

Jack

Up and the Christmas music is getting pumped out through the speakers.

00:02:37

Jack

And people are shopping and it's and it's cold. Like, that's one way that I can get myself really quickly into the Christmas spirit or into the holiday spirit. Another one is listening to music. Like, I'll play some Christmas music right now.

00:02:58

Jack

My wife and I have a a a small coffee shop and right now I've got it playing Christmas music in the in the in the in the.

00:03:08

Jack

Yeah, I also put up some lights here in my studio, my my little podcasting studio, so I've got some lights up and that helps me get into the holiday spirit.

00:03:22

Jack

So just all those.

00:03:23

Jack

Little things that we do, the lights, the decorations, the tree.

00:03:28

Jack

The music. That's the way to kind of get yourself into the holiday spirit when you're not surrounded by it all the.

00:03:34

Jack

Time and unfortunately I really miss not being home in America during Christmas time because I it is my favorite time of the year. It's so nice.

00:03:48

Xochitl

Yeah. Well, listeners, let us know how you get into the holiday spirit. So whether you celebrate Christmas or another holiday, let us know in the comments on A-Z, englishpodcast.com shoot us an e-mail at AZ englishpodcast@gmail.com shoot us a message on our WhatsApp group or we chat group.

00:04:08

Xochitl

And we will see.

00:04:09

Xochitl

You guys next time, happy holidays.

00:04:11

Jack

Happy holidays.

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