In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Xochitl and Jack discuss their favorite Christmas movies.Transcript:00:00:00JackYou're listening to the A-Z English podcast.00:00:13JackWelcome to the A-Z English podcast. My name is Jack and I'm here with my co-host social. And today we are going to do another quick talk episode.00:00:23JackAnd today's discussion is what's your favorite Christmas movie?00:00:29JackSo, so. So what is your favorite Christmas movie?00:00:33XochitlSo this was kind of interesting, Jack, because we didn't really watch Christmas movies and stuff at my house. Well, we saw some, like, really old ones, Mexican ones from when my mom was a kid, but we never really watched like the typical American ones except for my next door neighbors.00:00:54XochitlUh, which I've talked about before, we were always at their house. It was like the Hangout House.00:01:00XochitlAnd I got.00:01:01XochitlI was exposed to American culture through them, basically.00:01:06JackRight, right, right, right.00:01:08XochitlAnd So what? The one that I watched and that really stuck with me and I still watch like pretty much every Christmas is elf.00:01:18JackOhh wow OK.00:01:21JackThat is a. That's a brilliant movie. I love that movie.00:01:25XochitlI love that movie and my mom actually likes it too. I had her watch it with me last Christmas. She's never really seen Christmas movies either, but it's really well done. And I.00:01:35XochitlHope to watch.00:01:36XochitlIt with my boyfriend.00:01:39XochitlAt some Christmas because it's such a funny, it's really funny. It's a really funny movie. It's well done, and I and there's like a lot.00:01:46XochitlOf aspects of it that are funny for children and adults, and it's just a good wholesome.00:01:53XochitlChristmas movie and if you don't?00:01:54JackYes, it there is something wholesome about it. And there's also something disturbing about.00:02:00JackBut like, he's such a weirdo. Like the guy is so weird that.00:02:05XochitlI good.00:02:06JackYeah, sorry that I'm done. Like he's so weird. He's so strange that it's almost like it's. It's funny for adults, but kids wouldn't pick up on that. I don't think.00:02:16XochitlYeah. I was about to say that's funny because when it came out, it came in in 2003. So I was a little kid. I was like probably five or six maybe when.00:02:23JackI was 2025.00:02:25XochitlYeah, you were, like, 20 years older than.00:02:28XochitlMe, I was just probably.00:02:28JackYeah, I was watching it as like, an adult, and I loved it. Yeah.00:02:33XochitlYeah. And so it's funny because even when I watch it now, because I saw it as like a kid and it has a nostalgic value, I don't see him as, like a weird adult. I just see, like, it just makes sense to me on a kids level because that's when I was first supposed to it. And as kids, we don't really pick up on how, like, weird he is. It's just funny, like.00:02:52XochitlBecause he has, like, elves culture, it's it's the people who don't know, like the premise is that this kid crawls into santas's bag and gets like when santas's.00:03:05XochitlGiving out presents and then gets stranded in North Pole because they don't know like who the kid belongs to or anything. So he's raised by Santa and elves. And so when he goes to like meet his biological dad, he's basically brings elf culture into our world, which is completely different.00:03:26JackHe sleeps like 45 minutes a day, he.00:03:31JackHe's he could build things, you know, incredibly quickly. It's just so funny. Like, it's really funny, you know.00:03:39XochitlYeah. It's like completely bizarre. And as a kid, it's just, like, really funny. And and I still love to watch it.00:03:46XochitlEvery year, it's like he just.00:03:47XochitlDoes a bunch of crazy stuff you guys have to absolutely see it. It's on Netflix in the US at least. It probably is on Netflix in other countries, or if you have a VPN, you can switch it to the US.00:03:58XochitlAnd watch it on Netflix.00:04:01XochitlYeah, definitely. I recommend it. It's elf with. Oh, my God, I forgot.00:04:05XochitlHis name? The yes.00:04:06JackWill Ferrell.00:04:08XochitlWill Ferrell, Will Ferrell's great comedian Jack, what's your favorite Christmas movie?00:04:14JackSo mine my favorite Christmas movie is.00:04:17JackDie hard.00:04:20XochitlOhh yeah, typical.00:04:24JackI know it's the, it's the. It's the typical like bro choice, right? Like.00:04:29발표자 3It's a typical.00:04:30XochitlMan answer, especially like a certain generation.00:04:34JackYeah, this is right in the pocket of like my, you know, my generation, this, this movie die hard was an original idea in 1988. It has obviously been copied so many times by so many different film makers that the story is so tired.00:04:56JackI'm so old, but you.00:04:58JackYou have to remember it was originally it takes place during a Christmas party.00:05:05JackAt a fancy LA building like hedge fund type of you know, wall, some kind of investment banker type of business or whatever. And and it's it's about these people that are they're doing a heist, they're trying to steal the money.00:05:25JackFrom this company and there's one guy at the party who is Bruce Willis. This the action star.00:05:32JackAnd he's a cop from New York City and he basically saves the day. And it all happens during this Christmas period. So there's like some Christmas music in there and there's, like, a Christmas decorations. And so it's it happens during.00:05:53JackChristmas it's not your typical Christmas movie. It's an action movie, but it because it happens during Christmas. That's the setting of the movie. It does. It still is considered a Christmas movie by some people. So I'm.00:06:08JackIt as.00:06:09JackA Christmas movie.00:06:11발표자And so.00:06:11XochitlYeah, a lot of people consider a Christmas movie because of of the setting, like you said.00:06:19JackYeah, and it's a classic. Like, it's like if anytime I could sit.00:06:23JackDown and watch.00:06:23JackDie hard like I can I I just love the acting, the the bad guy in it. I I forgot his name.00:06:34JackAlan, he's he's in Harry Potter. Yes, Alan Rickman, thank you plays.00:06:37XochitlAlan Rickman.00:06:40XochitlAnd it has been spills, doesn't it?00:06:40JackThe bad guy.00:06:43JackWhat's that?00:06:44XochitlIsn't Bruce Willis the main character? Am I wrong?00:06:46JackBruce Willis is the hero and then Alan Rickman is the antihero. He's the villain, right? And they they're doing a cat and mouse game against each other and such good acting. It's it. I mean, Alan Rickman is was such a good actor like he was so good.00:06:48XochitlThat's here. It's the villain, yeah.00:07:04XochitlHe passed away.00:07:06JackHe passed away.00:07:07XochitlYeah, my gosh, I didn't even know that.00:07:09JackYeah, year, years ago. Yeah. Success several years ago. Yeah.00:07:15XochitlAlan and Rick.00:07:17JackSorry, not social is morning, right?00:07:18XochitlCrazy. I just now. I didn't found out.00:07:20XochitlThat helping, Rickman passed.00:07:22발표자 3In 2016, this just lover.00:07:23JackYeah, yeah, you're you.00:07:25JackOnly missed it by 7 years.00:07:27XochitlYeah. Why did I just find out that Alan Rickman was doing? This is a bummer to me. Ohh man. Wow. So sorry. Don't mean to detract from the original.00:07:34JackYeah, they, yeah.00:07:39XochitlThis, but yeah, I actually.00:07:42XochitlSaw die hard once when I was like in high school. It was like playing on a reruns channel in the US during this time period. There's a bunch of like Christmas movies on on TV.00:07:56XochitlAnd I remember that it came up and I don't, but I don't think I I think I caught it like around the end. So I was just really confused about what was going on.00:08:03XochitlOne, yeah, but I will watch it all the way through just on account of it being your favorite because I was not interested.00:08:10XochitlIn ever watching it all the way through.00:08:13JackYou've probably seen it all in like pieces, but you gotta sit down and experience the whole thing. I mean, it's it's an absurd movie, but it is it. It has some great one liners. Bruce Willis's performance is is right on the money.00:08:26XochitlAlan Richman is in it.00:08:28JackYeah, it's really fun. It's just a fun, wild movie.00:08:32JackAlan Rickman is in another movie called Love, Actually, which is also a Christmas movie that I really enjoy, but I'm embarrassed to tell people that I like it.00:08:42XochitlI can't believe you like that movie. I really don't. I've seen it and I just don't get it. It's such a sappy, unrealistic view of love and it's like cringy and it's so.00:08:55JackYou gotta remember, like the movie's 20 years old, so be that. That whole like part where he holds those like placards.00:09:05JackAnd you know, yes, that scene has been like redone so many times and and, like, repeated in other mediums like so many times. But that was an original idea at the time like it was.00:09:06XochitlOh, with Tara Knightley.00:09:24JackYou it's it's like you.00:09:25JackKnow when you see something cheesy that's been copied so many times.00:09:28JackBut it wasn't.00:09:29JackCheesy the first time, you know, and so.00:09:31XochitlRight I when I saw it, I was like, I just felt like.00:09:34XochitlI was like, it's so weird cause.00:09:36발표자That's just.00:09:37XochitlWell, I won't spoil it for anyone who I.00:09:38XochitlHaven't seen it, I.00:09:39XochitlWon't spoil what happened, but I.00:09:41XochitlDid think it was?00:09:42XochitlWeird. And then I just felt like the whole movie was kind of cheesy and like, the writing was bad because it was really like 1 dimensional. It has Kate Winslet in it though, doesn't it? Is that the one that's not the one?00:09:53JackNo, I I don't think I think.00:09:55JackThat's the the holiday. That's a different movie.00:09:57XochitlBut that's a different one I do.00:09:59XochitlRemember this movie I.00:10:00XochitlJust blended them both together in my.00:10:02XochitlHead because a lot of different plots.00:10:02JackYeah, they do get they're.00:10:03JackKind of similar. Yeah. It's a British, yeah.00:10:05XochitlYeah, there's.00:10:07XochitlYeah, there's it's a British movie and there's, like tons of different plots and love. Actually, I think everyone should watch at least one. So because it is considered a classic.00:10:16XochitlI don't know why, but it is. Oh.00:10:18JackIt's a it's a minor facing, yeah.00:10:18발표자 3It happens.00:10:19XochitlGrant it does have two grant in it, right?00:10:22JackHe's got Hugh granted, and he plays the Prime Minister, Billy Bob Thornton plays the president of the United States. I mean, it's basically four stories that kind of interweave with each other. So everybody knows each other somehow, but it's different, different stories. And the one story that is the most famous is the.00:10:40JackThe old aging rock star, who is recording this like horrible Christmas album.00:10:47XochitlOh yeah.00:10:48JackAnd that that performance made that that actor Bill Nyke very, very famous in the United States. So that was where he, I think he got nominated for an Academy Award for that performance I believe.00:10:57XochitlI didn't know.00:11:04XochitlOK, that's really cool. I didn't know that.00:11:08XochitlYeah, I think it's it's worth to watch anything with Hugh Grant and it is print is worth a watch for me. I think he's really funny. I like his acting style and he he kind of nailed. He was kind of one of the original self deprecating humor comedians.00:11:22JackYeah, I know. You mean like leading man leading actor too? Like he was handsome enough to be a leading actor, but he also had a kind of self deprecating that. Then that kind of British, you know, humble.00:11:26XochitlYes. Yeah.00:11:36JackHumble way. Yeah, I know. I know what you're talking about, you know.00:11:39XochitlYeah, you definitely made it work for him. So yeah. Well, if there are any famous holiday movies from your country, please let us know. Or yeah, for just for Christmas or for any holiday. I would love to give them a watch. Maybe Jack and I can even watch some of them and discuss them on the on the podcast.00:11:59XochitlI think that'd be really fun. What do you think that?00:11:59JackDefinitely, yeah.00:12:01XochitlThat'd be really great. 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Here are some historical events that occurred on December 19th:1732: Benjamin Franklin first published "Poor Richard's Almanack" under the pseudonym Richard Saunders.1777: George Washington's Continental Army went into winter quarters at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, during the American Revolutionary War.1843: Charles Dickens' classic holiday story, "A Christmas Carol," was first published in London.1907: The first all-steel passenger car was manufactured by the Lackawanna Railroad.1974: Nelson Mandela was released from prison after serving 27 years as a political prisoner in South Africa.1998: President Bill Clinton was impeached by the United States House of Representatives for perjury and obstruction of justice.2001: The movie "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" was released in theaters.2011: The United States formally declared an end to the Iraq War, with the last American troops leaving the country.These are just a few examples of historical events that happened on December 19th.Podcast Website:https://atozenglishpodcast.com/a-to-z-this-day-in-world-history-december-19th/Social Media:WeChat account ID: atozenglishpodcastFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/671098974684413/Tik Tok:@atozenglish1Instagram:@atozenglish22Twitter:@atozenglish22A to Z Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/theatozenglishpodcastCheck out our You Tube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCds7JR-5dbarBfas4Ve4h8ADonate to the show: https://app.redcircle.com/shows/9472af5c-8580-45e1-b0dd-ff211db08a90/donationsRobin and Jack started a new You Tube channel called English Word Master. You can check it out here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2aXaXaMY4P2VhVaEre5w7ABecome a member of Podchaser and leave a positive review!https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-a-to-z-english-podcast-4779670Join our Whatsapp group: https://forms.gle/zKCS8y1t9jwv2KTn7Intro/Outro Music: Daybird by Broke for Freehttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Directionless_EP/Broke_For_Free_-_Directionless_EP_-_03_Day_Bird/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcodehttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Joplin/Piano_Rolls_from_archiveorg/ScottJoplin-RagtimeDance1906/https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-a-to-z-english-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The hosts debate whether to tour Santa's workshop or ride on Santa's sleigh, discussing the mythology behind Santa Claus and the fascination of seeing different places in one night. The choice is compared to a museum vs rollercoaster ride, with a preference for the cultural experience of the workshop tour.

Here are some historical events that occurred on December 18th:1620: The Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts, with Pilgrims aboard.1787: New Jersey became the third state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.1865: The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, abolishing slavery.1912: The Piltdown Man, later discovered to be a hoax, was announced by Charles Dawson, who claimed to have discovered the fossil in Sussex, England.1944: The Supreme Court of the United States upheld the wartime relocation of Japanese-Americans in the case of Korematsu v. United States.1973: The Islamic Conference, consisting of Muslim-majority countries, recognized the sovereignty of Bangladesh.1997: HTML 4.0 was published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).2010: The Arab Spring protests continued with Mohamed Bouazizi's self-immolation in Tunisia, sparking widespread demonstrations and uprisings across the Arab world.These are just a few examples of historical events that happened on December 18th.Podcast Website:https://atozenglishpodcast.com/a-to-z-this-day-in-world-history-december-18th/Social Media:WeChat account ID: atozenglishpodcastFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/671098974684413/Tik Tok:@atozenglish1Instagram:@atozenglish22Twitter:@atozenglish22A to Z Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/theatozenglishpodcastCheck out our You Tube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCds7JR-5dbarBfas4Ve4h8ADonate to the show: https://app.redcircle.com/shows/9472af5c-8580-45e1-b0dd-ff211db08a90/donationsRobin and Jack started a new You Tube channel called English Word Master. You can check it out here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2aXaXaMY4P2VhVaEre5w7ABecome a member of Podchaser and leave a positive review!https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-a-to-z-english-podcast-4779670Join our Whatsapp group: https://forms.gle/zKCS8y1t9jwv2KTn7Intro/Outro Music: Daybird by Broke for Freehttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Directionless_EP/Broke_For_Free_-_Directionless_EP_-_03_Day_Bird/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcodehttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Joplin/Piano_Rolls_from_archiveorg/ScottJoplin-RagtimeDance1906/https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-a-to-z-english-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Xochitl and Jack discuss three commonly used Christmas holiday idioms:Ring in the New Year:Meaning: To celebrate the start of the new year.Christmas Came Early:Meaning: Something good happened unexpectedly or ahead of schedule.Deck the Halls:Meaning: To decorate for a festive occasion.Podcast Website:https://atozenglishpodcast.com/the-a-to-z-english-podcast-christmas-holiday-idioms/Social Media:WeChat: atozenglishpodcastFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/671098974684413/Tik Tok:@atozenglish1Instagram:@atozenglish22Twitter:@atozenglish22A to Z Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/theatozenglishpodcastCheck out our You Tube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCds7JR-5dbarBfas4Ve4h8ADonate to the show: https://app.redcircle.com/shows/9472af5c-8580-45e1-b0dd-ff211db08a90/donationsRobin and Jack started a new You Tube channel called English Word Master. You can check it out here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2aXaXaMY4P2VhVaEre5w7ABecome a member of Podchaser and leave a positive review!https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-a-to-z-english-podcast-4779670Join our Whatsapp group: https://forms.gle/zKCS8y1t9jwv2KTn7Intro/Outro Music: Daybird by Broke for Freehttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Directionless_EP/Broke_For_Free_-_Directionless_EP_-_03_Day_Bird/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcodeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-a-to-z-english-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Here are some historical events that occurred on December 17th:1777: France formally recognized the United States as an independent nation.1903: Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful powered airplane flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.1938: Otto Hahn discovered nuclear fission, a significant breakthrough in understanding the structure of the atom.1975: Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme was sentenced to life in prison for her attempt to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford in Sacramento, California.1989: The "Simpsons" premiered as a half-hour prime time show on FOX.2010: The Arab Spring began when Mohamed Bouazizi, a Tunisian street vendor, set himself on fire in protest of police corruption and ill-treatment.2011: Kim Jong-il, the leader of North Korea, died. His son, Kim Jong-un, succeeded him.These are just a few examples, and many more events have taken place on December 17th throughout history.Podcast Website:https://atozenglishpodcast.com/a-to-z-this-day-in-world-history-december-17th/Social Media:WeChat account ID: atozenglishpodcastFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/671098974684413/Tik Tok:@atozenglish1Instagram:@atozenglish22Twitter:@atozenglish22A to Z Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/theatozenglishpodcastCheck out our You Tube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCds7JR-5dbarBfas4Ve4h8ADonate to the show: https://app.redcircle.com/shows/9472af5c-8580-45e1-b0dd-ff211db08a90/donationsRobin and Jack started a new You Tube channel called English Word Master. You can check it out here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2aXaXaMY4P2VhVaEre5w7ABecome a member of Podchaser and leave a positive review!https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-a-to-z-english-podcast-4779670Join our Whatsapp group: https://forms.gle/zKCS8y1t9jwv2KTn7Intro/Outro Music: Daybird by Broke for Freehttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Directionless_EP/Broke_For_Free_-_Directionless_EP_-_03_Day_Bird/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcodehttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Joplin/Piano_Rolls_from_archiveorg/ScottJoplin-RagtimeDance1906/https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-a-to-z-english-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Xochitl and Jack discuss their favorite Christmas traditions.Transcript:00:00:00JackYou're listening to the A-Z English podcast.00:00:14JackWelcome to the A to Z English podcast. My name is Jack and I am here with my co-host social. And today we are going to do a quick talk episode where we just discuss a topic. And today's question is what's your favorite family Christmas tradition?00:00:33JackAnd so, so I'll let I'll start with you first. What's your your favorite family Christmas tradition?00:00:40XochitlWell, Jack, I would say my favorite family Christmas.00:00:43XochitlWell, I have two, so I'll go over both briefly. I think for my American side, my favorite is probably making sugar cookies with my grandma in the US, we have that idea or the myth.00:00:59XochitlMyth that Santa comes to house and leaves presents and the children are supposed to leave milk and cookies out for Santa as a snack when he stops by your house. So.00:01:08JackRight.00:01:13XochitlWe would always.00:01:13XochitlMake cookies from scratch with my grandma and we would decorate them and I still really enjoy making cookies and decorating them. And last.00:01:24XochitlYear or two years.00:01:25XochitlAgo for Christmas, my grandma, maybe three years ago now, my grandma gifted me some old.00:01:33XochitlCookie cutters like some family cookie cutters.00:01:36JackLike from the 60s, you know those like metal ones? Yes, they're the.00:01:38XochitlYeah, like the vintage one. Yes. And I was really happy and excited about that. And that's definitely my favorite tradition.00:01:41JackBest, right? Yeah.00:01:49XochitlFor US style Christmas.00:01:52JackAnd do you?00:01:53JackDo you put a layer of like like like colored sugar coating? So like you'd make like a Santa with like a white belt and you make a like a tree which with green you put like green dye in it and stuff.00:01:54발표자OK.00:02:08XochitlYeah, you put like you make powdered sugar with like milk or water and you add the dye in and then you just, like, slather it with a knife or whatever onto the cookie.00:02:18발표자But we.00:02:19XochitlUsed to do that a lot with my grandma, but now that I make them.00:02:21XochitlKind of on my own, I still make.00:02:23XochitlThe icing but.00:02:24XochitlI just do like a little outline on the cookies because they're way too sweet for me otherwise.00:02:29JackYeah, I mean.00:02:30JackIt's just it's like sugar on sugar, right? Yeah.00:02:32XochitlYeah, it's really it's pretty much unpalatable. I mean, it was for me always my, I mean, not saying my grandma's recipes unpalatable just to sugar is like too much. I'm not a huge sweets person.00:02:46XochitlSo the sugar on the sugar is like tooth, achingly sweet. And I think in the US we have like, a a really sweet palette in general, because desserts are not that sweet. Other places in the world.00:02:58JackNo, you're right. That's that's a good point. I find that there there's more buttery kind of a flavor to like cake and things like that that they don't put so much sugar. It's almost sickly sweet in the US.00:03:12XochitlYeah, for sure.00:03:13JackSometimes, yeah.00:03:15XochitlAnd there's not that much.00:03:16XochitlOf a flavor profile because like, there's not that much depth of flavor, it's.00:03:20XochitlJust like sugar.00:03:20XochitlAnd more sugar.00:03:21XochitlThere's not like much more. Yeah, but for my Mexican tradition, I would say in Mexico, the presence actually come on three Kings Day and a lot of the Christmassy type.00:03:22JackSugar and sugar.00:03:35XochitlTraditions happen.00:03:36XochitlAnd then, but we do celebrate Christmas as well, but I would say it's more oriented around like a meal together. So I liked doing things like making tamales with my mom and my favorite absolute favorite thing is punchy, which is like fruit punch.00:03:56XochitlBut it's hot. It's like hot food and and it's really delicious. And my mom has the absolute best recipe.00:04:05XochitlMe that I have ever tried anytime someone is like ohh here's a cup of punch. I just know I'm gonna be disappointed because it's not as good.00:04:13XochitlAs my moms.00:04:16XochitlAnd she gave me the recipe, and I've since shared it with uh. Well, I've shared the punch, not the recipe with other people. And they agreed with us.00:04:22JackRight. Keep that secret, yeah.00:04:25XochitlYeah, my mom might stab me, but yeah, I think that that's definitely probably one of the one of my favorite.00:04:37XochitlHoliday traditions and in Mexico, like I said, the gifts and the present stuff is.00:04:42XochitlMore at a later date and during.00:04:45XochitlThis time we have Posadas which like are you walk around with candles and go like door to door caroling kind of.00:04:56XochitlAnd different people like receive you and you might get like.00:05:00XochitlPunch or hot chocolate or stuff like that.00:05:04JackYeah, OK. It's almost like the song the the, You know.00:05:08JackUM, we wish you a Merry Christmas that that song, you know, bring us some figgy pudding. It's like, give us something, you know, bring us a snack for singing a song to you for Carol and.00:05:20발표자Right.00:05:20JackYou you know.00:05:21XochitlYeah, in in Christmas carols. It is like pretty American, I guess. But like the post status is kind of a different thing. You're kind of. You're supposed to be recreating the religious aspect where, like, Mary and Joseph went door to door asking for shelter.00:05:37JackAlright, OK.00:05:38XochitlIf you're sad that literally means shelter or like refuge. So yeah, that's kind of the interesting aspect of.00:05:46XochitlHow about you, Jeff? What's your favorite Christmas tradition?00:05:49JackOK, well, mine are much more vanilla than yours. I mean, yours are very rich and interesting and I'm I'm thinking mine are like.00:05:59JackNot very interesting.00:06:00JackNow, but there are, there's a couple that I I really enjoyed. The first one is obviously.00:06:07JackDecorating the tree.00:06:08JackLike I love it. I love to decorate the tree. So you know, you gotta, you gotta get some Christmas music on.00:06:10발표자Ohh yeah.00:06:16JackYou know.00:06:19JackYou know, as the as the the stereo plays, you know, chestnuts roasting on an open fire, you know, like these, these old kind of Bing Crosby Christmas songs, you know, from the the 1950s and the 1960s. Those are my favorites, you know.00:06:37JackAnd and you know, maybe like a a Swiss miss hot chocolate with some marshmallows in it and and then start decorating the tree, usually with my daughter, we decorate a.00:06:52JackTree we.00:06:53JackA little tree because we live in Korea. It's not such a common tradition here to to get a real tree.00:07:00JackAnd to set it up, actually I think it's pretty much illegal to do a real.00:07:05JackTree I think.00:07:06XochitlAlso, the houses are a.00:07:08XochitlLot smaller in Korea generally speaking, than America, right, right. Yeah.00:07:11JackYeah, there's not a lot of space to put.00:07:14JackA real tree? Yeah. I mean, it's just not it. It it, wouldn't it?00:07:18JackDoesn't make any sense.00:07:19JackTo Korean people, so we use a a fake tree here and but we we put the lights up and we we have the decorations and a lot of them are.00:07:30JackNone of the decorations are are ornaments that my daughter made in elementary school.00:07:35JackAnd we just you. So the guy has a, you know, so they'll be like a baby picture of her or something and it's just really sweet. And so that's that's our one tradition that that mainly my daughter and I do together and she's coming back this week to from America to visit and so she's.00:07:54JackOne of the things she mentioned was she wants to put the tree up, so that's really I haven't done it yet, so I'm I'm saving.00:08:01JackIt for her.00:08:04JackThe second Christmas tradition that we we started a long time ago. I don't do it anymore, but we did it when I was was younger, was we made gingerbread houses.00:08:16XochitlOhh, that's so fun.00:08:18JackYeah. Have you ever done that before? Have you made it?00:08:20XochitlNo, I haven't. And I would love to, but I haven't done that before.00:08:26JackYeah. Yeah. So my we, my mom would bake the, you know, the walls and everything. Homemade, like, from scratch. It wasn't like a, you know, where you can buy like a kit. Now you just everything's already already made.00:08:42JackBasically you just make you just have like the.00:08:47JackI don't know.00:08:47JackWhat you call the cream, whatever that keeps it together, the icing. Thank you. That holds it together. But my mom made the icing from scratch that she baked the the the gingerbread house. And so we would, you know.00:08:51XochitlYou like the icing?00:09:03JackWe would have.00:09:03JackLike bowls of M&M's.00:09:05JackAnd gum.00:09:07JackAnd all these different candies and you know, you'd be everyone. All the kids would be licking the the icing, you know, while they're making the house and.00:09:16JackThe roof would be falling off of one house because it's too heavy, you know, structural collapses occurring regularly, but at the end of the end of it, you, most of us would have like a nice little gingerbread house. And then, you know, I mean, obviously the best.00:09:35JackPart of it is.00:09:36JackEating it so slowly it would get picked away where all the M&M's are gone 1st and then someone would go after the gum drops and then all that's left. Is this like rock icing?00:09:50JackAnd stale cookie. You know that it's it's inedible, but it was always really fun to to build gingerbread houses and it's it's they look really cool when they're when they're done really well they look really cool. I think it's fun.00:10:12JackSo those are my two, yeah.00:10:12발표자Yeah, I've.00:10:14XochitlBeen on the.00:10:14XochitlInternet this year, people doing like charcuterie board gingerbread houses, so they're like savory instead of sweet.00:10:20JackOhh nice OK.00:10:22XochitlReally neat looking. I'm like I definitely would eat that also, not just make it eat it quickly because I it has like the cheese and the crackers and the cured meats and stuff.00:10:35JackOh, that's really cool. Yeah, because, I mean, like, a real gingerbread house with all the candy.00:10:40JackAnd stuff. It's kind of.00:10:41JackIt's probably like 10 to 15,000.00:10:44JackCalories on that thing, you.00:10:46XochitlKnow and it's.00:10:47XochitlLike sweet, it gets one-dimensional after a while like the flavor, and you get kind of sick of it. I.00:10:51XochitlThink, at least for me.00:10:53JackAlthough if you put, uh, if you put uhm.00:10:57발표자What do they?00:10:57JackCall Mint chocolate M&M's on it.00:11:01JackThose things are like.00:11:03JackI'll I'll eat those all day long. Forever. They're amazing. I I have to stay away from those I they.00:11:05발표자Thank you.00:11:09JackDon't have them.00:11:10JackIn Korea, and I'm so glad they don't have them here. Like it's it's so dangerous.00:11:17XochitlThose are actually really beautiful.00:11:18XochitlTraditions, doc. I'm glad you shared those.00:11:21XochitlUh, yeah. For our listeners, if you have any special traditions that you celebrate either Christmas or another holiday during this time, make sure to let us know in the comments down below at it is the English podcast.com shoot us an e-mail at AZ englishpodcast@gmail.com.00:11:39XochitlJoin our WhatsApp group or join our WeChat Group.00:11:42XochitlAnd joining the conversation about the holidays and we'll see you guys next time. 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Here are some historical events that happened on December 16:1773: The Boston Tea Party took place, where American colonists, disguised as Mohawk Indians, dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor to protest against the Tea Act.1777: The United States celebrated its first national Thanksgiving Day.1838: The Battle of Blood River took place in South Africa between the Zulu nation and Voortrekkers (Dutch pioneers), resulting in a decisive Voortrekker victory.1907: The Great White Fleet, a group of United States Navy battleships, departed from Hampton Roads, Virginia, on a 14-month circumnavigation of the globe.1944: The Battle of the Bulge began during World War II as German forces launched a surprise counter-offensive against Allied forces in Belgium.1971: The United Nations General Assembly voted to establish the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).1985: Mafia boss Paul Castellano was assassinated outside Sparks Steak House in New York City, marking a significant event in the Mafia's history.1989: The Romanian Revolution began as protests erupted against the regime of Nicolae Ceaușescu. The revolution ultimately led to Ceaușescu's overthrow and execution.1991: Kazakhstan declared its independence from the Soviet Union.1997: The Kyoto Protocol, an international treaty aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, was adopted.These are just a few examples of historical events that occurred on December 16. Podcast Website:https://atozenglishpodcast.com/a-to-z-this-day-in-world-history-december-16th/Social Media:WeChat account ID: atozenglishpodcastFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/671098974684413/Tik Tok:@atozenglish1Instagram:@atozenglish22Twitter:@atozenglish22A to Z Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/theatozenglishpodcastCheck out our You Tube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCds7JR-5dbarBfas4Ve4h8ADonate to the show: https://app.redcircle.com/shows/9472af5c-8580-45e1-b0dd-ff211db08a90/donationsRobin and Jack started a new You Tube channel called English Word Master. You can check it out here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2aXaXaMY4P2VhVaEre5w7ABecome a member of Podchaser and leave a positive review!https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-a-to-z-english-podcast-4779670Join our Whatsapp group: https://forms.gle/zKCS8y1t9jwv2KTn7Intro/Outro Music: Daybird by Broke for Freehttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Directionless_EP/Broke_For_Free_-_Directionless_EP_-_03_Day_Bird/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcodehttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Joplin/Piano_Rolls_from_archiveorg/ScottJoplin-RagtimeDance1906/https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-a-to-z-english-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Jack, Salimeh, and May talk about superstitions from their countries: USA, Iran, and Malaysia.Transcript:00:00:00JackYou're listening to the A-Z English podcast.00:00:14JackWelcome to the Ages English podcast. My name is Jack and today I'm with my good friends saleme and may.00:00:22JackAnd today I want to do a quick talk episode where we just really quickly talk about superstitions. And so let me give you an example from America. OK. So in America, we believe that the number 13 is an unlucky number.00:00:41JackSo in some cities, if you have like an older build.00:00:46JackThe building will go to floor 12 and then the next floor is 14. They just don't put the 13th floor. I mean the 14th floor is the 13th floor, but they've used the number 14 and just skip over 13 because we believe that that number is bad luck.00:01:07JackAnd there's other superstitions that are really common in American culture. For example, Black Cats are bad luck, never walk under a ladder. That'll give you bad.00:01:24JackLock never open an umbrella inside a house. Always open the umbrella outside. If you open it inside, it will bring you bad luck. If you break a mirror it will give you 7 years of bad luck and I'm wondering, do you have any superstitions?00:01:44JackIn your in your countries that people.00:01:47JackEve and I'm wondering what they are, because I think every country, every culture, has its own. And so in the West, ours are like the number 13. Don't break a mirror, don't walk under a ladder, don't open an umbrella. Inside those kinds of things. So what do you guys have?00:02:07JackThey can.00:02:07MayYou were mentioning about number you were mentioning about number just now?00:02:11MayUh, yes. It's uh for Chinese. So we believe that, uh, #4 is not a good.00:02:19MayNumber I mean when? Because when we translate?00:02:22MayNumber of four.00:02:23MayInto Chinese language. It also means die.00:02:28JackRight, number 44 means death in in Chinese, right?00:02:32MayYeah. Yeah. So whenever like for, for instance, when we're when entering the OR going to the 4th floor, some anything to do with four. So usually they will remove the four.00:02:51MayOr maybe replace the number four with something like 3A?00:02:56MayAh, so yeah, something like 3A usually would be 3A.00:03:02JackYeah, yeah, that the same thing in Korea too. It goes like first it goes like in like a building on the elevator. It goes 123F.00:03:13JackLike they don't like the number four, yeah.00:03:15MayOhh OK, so well, we usually we don't put #4 uh, sorry three uh F but sometimes you see.00:03:24May3A.00:03:26MayOr maybe they went they put something. Yeah, or.00:03:29Jack3/8 and then 512-3315. OK.00:03:35JackRight.00:03:35MayYeah, 3A.00:03:37JackOK.00:03:37MaySo something else, as long as it.00:03:40MayIs not #4.00:03:43JackRight. Yeah, I think that's that's really common in Asia because that that we have that here.00:03:47JackToo in Korea?00:03:49JackThat the number four is is just don't talk about it. So what if you're born? What if your birthday is April 4th?00:03:58MayWe can order them.00:04:00JackIs that is.00:04:01JackThat just like devices like are the parents just like totally destroyed? If that happens like, you know, don't have this baby today, this month to the 4th month to the 4th day 2004, that would be terrible.00:04:09MayNo, no, we can't change. Yeah. And another thing, don't bring the umbrella inside the house. I mean, I mean, close the umbrella close before bringing.00:04:27MayIn into the house. So some people believe.00:04:31MayUh, if we bring the umbrella or if if you open the umbrella inside the house, some other entity will follow us. So we that's why we close the umbrella.00:04:43JackWhen you're bringing, like bad spirits into the.00:04:47MayYes, spirit or another creature. Life creatures created by the universe or God. So to be exact girls. Something like that. So we usually close the umbrella.00:04:55JackRight.00:05:02May1st and then if the umbrella is that then we will open it inside the House again but not bring it from the House straight inside the house outside the House, in straight into the House.00:05:12JackYeah, never. That's that's funny. Yeah, I think that's that's like a I think that's like a British influence in Malaysia maybe. Right. Because in in England that's that's a that's a a common superstition is never open an umbrella inside a house, you know. And I think that.00:05:31JackI think it's probably started a long time ago when people would like bring a wet umbrella inside, you know, and the water would get everywhere. So then somebody said, don't do that. Ghosts will come in, you know, or something. And so the kids are scared and they always close the umbrella outside. But it was really just to stop the water from getting.00:05:51JackIn the house, right?00:05:52MaySleeping everywhere.00:05:53JackYeah, dripping everywhere. Exactly. OK, alright. Yeah.00:05:57MaySalima maybe she has any superstition, probably.00:06:00JackAny superstitions in Iran?00:06:02SalimehWhat I was thinking currently, uh, I don't remember any, uh, any of number that has bad luck for us. But we have something in my culture not for old year that when we say we want some numbers I don't know because my parents they they know the adult people know which numbers is not good for wedding.00:06:23SalimehNo. Sounds like OK, 17 not good. Do that in 8-18 and I don't know why they do that you know. But I just know we cannot have, you know we have the certain days and numbers to do the like a wedding or ceremony. But the story the origin of this.00:06:42SalimehKind of thing.00:06:43SalimehI have no idea. I have to, you know, ask my parents about this, you know and yeah. And and about the other thing because, you know, yesterday or two days ago, I was, I heard the sound of.00:07:00SalimehWell, in the outside, and my sister told me for some families that the album is good. You know, it's like a good luck. But for some of the families is the against. It's bad luck. But for us, apparently there is a good luck. So the sound of an owl. So this is good for us.00:07:22SalimehYeah, this this.00:07:23SalimehIs, you know, they said recently? My sister told me so. Yeah, I know. So I don't know how they figured out. Yeah.00:07:27JackSo then the sound of an owl is.00:07:30발표자There you go.00:07:31JackYeah, I wonder.00:07:32JackWhy in some parts it's good luck in some parts it's bad luck. That's really interesting.00:07:38SalimehYou know, I I just asked, but you know, no answer. This is just the thing that we're learning from our parents, you know.00:07:45JackThis is The funny thing about superstitions is that I don't think we don't. You often don't know what the origin is, right? But I think I think a lot of the origin comes from like if you walk under a ladder.00:08:00JackIt's dangerous, right? Someone, because if someone's working up on the ladder and they drop a hammer, it could fall on your head, or you could bump the ladder and you could knock it over. And so the person falls down. So instead of saying don't do that, it's dangerous. They just make up. Ohh, it's bad luck.00:08:20JackTo go under the ladder and so.00:08:24JackYou know, just like scaring children to to behave properly.00:08:29JackBy making up these crazy stories that are that make no sense but they're. But if, if so many if it happens so many times, it's like it really becomes part of the the culture. Like people really believe this stuff. You know, there's one more that's.00:08:46JackReally, you know.00:08:46SalimehEven if yeah, even if we don't believe that, but I avoid doing that in that time. I mean about that Wednesday I remember my, you know, Mom was telling me that I don't know the exact name of you know the cutting.00:08:48JackYeah, go ahead.00:09:00SalimehNo, my mom telling us, don't do that on Wednesday. This is the padlock just Wednesday. I mean, you can do that every not Wednesday and even, OK, this is so for for me. So stupid. But still when I realized, OK, it's Wednesday so Oh no, don't do that. You can do in.00:09:19SalimehThe other day.00:09:21SalimehEven I don't believe that. I just follow it, you know, naturally.00:09:26JackWhen we're when we're children, we had a we have a a saying we would say step on a crack break your mother's back. So if you're walking on a sidewalk, never step on the crack.00:09:38JackAlways step on the clean part of the of the of the concrete or the sidewalk, and so even today when I'm walking on the street, I try not to step on the cracks. I try to step over the crack and it's so stupid like it's it's not gonna hurt my mother to if I stuff.00:09:59JackThe crack, but just just in case, you know, like I love my mother. Uh, just in case I'm bringing some.00:10:06JackBad luck to her.00:10:07JackI just don't step on cracks when I'm walking on a sidewalk.00:10:12MayFunny, that's funny.00:10:13JackAll right. Well, listeners out there, let us know if there are.00:10:16JackAny superstitions from?00:10:17JackYour countries and you could share it with us on our website A-Z, englishpodcast.com or you can send us an e-mail at AZ englishpodcast@gmail.com. You can join our WhatsApp group and our WeChat group and we will see you.00:10:32JackNext time. Thanks everybody. 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Here are some historical events that occurred on December 15:1791: The United States Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, was ratified.1890: Hunkpapa Lakota leader Sitting Bull was killed by Indian agency police on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.1939: The film "Gone with the Wind" had its world premiere in Atlanta, Georgia.1944: The Battle of the Bulge began during World War II as German forces launched a surprise counterattack against Allied forces in Belgium.1961: Former Nazi official Adolf Eichmann was sentenced to death in Jerusalem, Israel, for his role in orchestrating the Holocaust.1978: U.S. President Jimmy Carter announced the normalization of diplomatic relations between the United States and China, effective January 1, 1979.2001: The Leaning Tower of Pisa reopened to the public after 11 years of stabilization and restoration work.2013: China successfully soft-landed its rover Chang'e-3 on the Moon, becoming the third country to achieve such a feat.These events span a wide range of historical periods and highlight various aspects of world history.Podcast Website:https://atozenglishpodcast.com/a-to-z-this-day-in-world-history-december-15th/Social Media:WeChat account ID: atozenglishpodcastFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/671098974684413/Tik Tok:@atozenglish1Instagram:@atozenglish22Twitter:@atozenglish22A to Z Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/theatozenglishpodcastCheck out our You Tube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCds7JR-5dbarBfas4Ve4h8ADonate to the show: https://app.redcircle.com/shows/9472af5c-8580-45e1-b0dd-ff211db08a90/donationsRobin and Jack started a new You Tube channel called English Word Master. You can check it out here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2aXaXaMY4P2VhVaEre5w7ABecome a member of Podchaser and leave a positive review!https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-a-to-z-english-podcast-4779670Join our Whatsapp group: https://forms.gle/zKCS8y1t9jwv2KTn7Intro/Outro Music: Daybird by Broke for Freehttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Directionless_EP/Broke_For_Free_-_Directionless_EP_-_03_Day_Bird/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcodehttps://freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Joplin/Piano_Rolls_from_archiveorg/ScottJoplin-RagtimeDance1906/https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-a-to-z-english-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy