What is CHRISTMAS like in AUSTRALIA? 

I grew up in Adelaide too. I loved going to the Carols by Candlelight in the city and driving through Lobethal to look at the lights. My family always did a big British Christmas “dinner” (at lunchtime): Roast pork, turkey and ham with roast potatoes and boiled veg, gravy, apple sauce, cranberry sauce and Christmas pudding with brandy white sauce (not custard) for dessert. Mum also had a tradition of making “coconut ice” and “white Christmas” confectionery in the weeks before Christmas, and my grandma would make lovely fruit mince pies.

I recall seeing heath ledger on either Conan or Ellen, talking about how he celebrated Christmas in Australia, with shorts, flip flops, and cooking steaks in the backyard. A great Australian, Heath. So under appreciated.

The other place to get Christmas trees (at least in Melbourne) is from the boy scouts. On the Sunday before Christmas, Santa comes down the streets on a CFA (Country Fire Authority) firetruck and chucks out packets of Twisties to the kids.

I’m from Uruguay and I purposely looked this up cause we’re both on the same hemisphere and some things are very similar but our school holidays last three and a half months usually and it is the hole freaking summer. If you don’t have much to do it can even turn boring but you did have all summer to enjoy your toys and would usually be themed around vacation. I lived by the beach and sandboards are classic Christmas presents.

I remember using snow in can here in North Carolina. We don’t usually get snow around Christmas. We also used the cut our own Christmas tree.

Thanks for sharing your traditional events/memories. Just had some weird curious questions answered that I was too embarrassed to ask my fellow Australian friends

I'm from Tassie. We used to put out food for Santa (milk and bikkies), plus put balls of cotton wool on the Chrissie tree, too. Lunch is certainly still a family roast dinner ... in sweltering summer weather. Heh. And watching the Boxing Day test and the start to the Sydney to Hobart is on the cards as well!

In Brazil we have a lot of fake snow on christmas as well, that's so lame. We must create our own Summer Christmas culture! 😂

Well "Santa" does come with raindeer until he touches Aussie ground then he switches to roos as they can deal with the Aussie heat then when he leaves he picks his raindeer back up 😊 well that's what we told our kids, also we put our tree down and pack up all decorations on boxing day whilst watching the yacht race, we try to see all the family leading up to Xmas and on Xmas day then on boxing day we spend that alone at home packing everything up 😁

15:07 Well, you forgot to mention that Boxing day tests traditionally only take place at Melbourne Cricket Ground. which is usually packed with 50,000+ or sometimes even 80,000+ people on the Boxing day. I would like to add more to it. i'm from India and even though majority of us don't celebrate Christmas, Boxing day test is still something most cricket fans like me tune into even though boxing day isn't a holiday here, It is even better if India's playing, more so recently as we have beat Australia in the last two boxing day tests we played (in 2018 and 2020). This time we aren't playing, South Africa is but I alongside many cricket fans will for sure be tuning in to watch the boxing day test.

Excellant video and tips! I really need this for my school project! Great work.

I love so much aussie and kiwi English accent. Have a good beginnig of the year. Greetings from Argentina.

I’m From the U.S. Specifically Georgia, and I’m thinking I definitely want to spend a Christmas in Australia seems like fun and very different

In Washington State we usually have cold rain (about 42 american degrees which is 4 in Celsius I think) on Christmas instead of snow, last year was one “white christmas” out of the 4 I’ve ever experienced. Our snow in Seattle usually doesn’t start until mid-January

here in the Pacific Northwest, surrounded by evergreen trees.... we still have christmas tree farms lol. (good thing though, I like our forests and want them to stick around) you can still purchase a permit to go out in the bush and cut one down though, pretty fun!

Your bugs in the tree comment made me remember the slug problem we had one year! It had been a really wet season leading up to Christmas, and we noticed that something was eating the wrapping paper on the gifts under the tree. Then we started noticing little silvery slug tracks in the mornings, but we still couldn't find them. Turns out they'd migrated up the tree and were living up in the angel. :D It was hilarious!

Christmas in australia is better than Christmas here, they've got sun and lager, while we've got snow and beer.

I’m from the USA and I never really thought about how other countries do it until my son said he wants to learn about it. Hopefully you’re able to go there soon and get us a good video! Lol

This was great, I work with clients in the US and they've asked what we do, sent them your vid! Thanks!

Another thing worth noting is that saying "Merry Christmas" to someone in Australia is quite uncontroversial. In my workplace we all said it to each other even though most were not religious at all, and among those who did declare a religion, we had at least one each of Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist.

I much prefer a cold Christmas but since we live in Texas, that’s not always the case. You never know what it’s gonna feel like in December.

Tha Candice, I would love to visit Australia someday..your channel is awesome 🙂❤️

12:25 The idea of Santa using kangaroos instead of reindeer comes from a 1960 story book and song "Six White Boomers" by Rolf Harris. When I was a kid in the 1970s it was very well known. It has probably fallen out of favour since Rolf Harris was convicted of sexual assault charges in 2014. Here's a good version of the song by another singer: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Qu76GhRO9Yk.html

I don't know if I could do it! I great up in Nevada, and it's hotter than hell during the summers, but in December it gets quite cold! I also loved that we got a whole break in the middle of the school year just for Christmas! I couldn't handle the heat at Christmas!

Boxing Day is very much a British/Commonwealth Holiday. Most countries in the Commonwealth celebrate it. Australia celebrates it because of her British heritage.

We always referred to the holidays as the Christmas holidays, not summer. I remember the fake snow.. Usually a roast turkey dinner in the middle of the day or late afternoon. The British Christmas pudding is not so usual.Going to church is still done though not as much as in past decades.Alcohol was always left out for Santa, along with a mince pie and carrots for the reindeer.

As a Australian, the weather changes alot for Christmas. But NYE is very hot and humid. 40 plus weather. Last year we had a cold cold NYE which was strange for us, it was like 10 degress. Due to La Nina and the floods.

Have a great Chrissy Candice, see you in 2021.

What I’m aware of is that Boxing Day was a Church tradition that begins with offerings placed in the poor box during Christmas Day church services. The next day the boxes were opened and the Christmas offerings were distributed to the poor in the area. This was long before Christmas gift giving was a common tradition.

In California, Christmas is obviously still in winter since we’re in the northern hemisphere. However, our winters are super mild so it’s not like we get snow or anything so what some people might do a snow day up in the mountains or something (Big Bear is a super popular destination here in the south of the state). Fake snow is totally a thing too though it’s not as common as it seems to be in Australia 😅and it’s still cold enough to wear stuff like beanies and boots and scarves.

You had me until the spiders shaking out of the tree lol

Hey first of all great and informative video :) 2 questions: When does the Christmas time and decoration start? I'm in Australia at the beginning of december and would love to see it. And are there also Christmas Markets in the bigger cities or is that not a thing? Thanks and greetings from Germany

Merry Xmas 2021 Candice. Hope you managed to get home this year and avoid quarantine. From a fellow croweater

My first Christmas with a living tree this year! I didn’t want to spray because I want to use the new tips for tea and I’m not scared of insects or spiders.

An episode of The Simpsons brought me here, and wow im going to follow now

Candice you are my favorite RU-vidr very informative video i am moving to Melbourne so that was reallyhelpful to know what to expect😚 thank you so much🌹 🎄

Mind blowing!

Hello from Adelaide!!! I recognise that O'Halloran Hill tree farm!! Dunno why you left...best place in the world to live.! Great video. Im am endlessly amused by Americans reacting to Australian videos! LOL We are a Xmas eve family - its also my German background probably...and thats more serious than Xmas day. Xmas eve was always at Nans - but since shes passed its now us with our kids and their partners. Sounds like we have identical xmases! Xmas day is more chilled with my in laws who are English - so theres never been conflict as to where and who Xmas day is shared with. When we were kids we only had 3 terms per year - not 4 - and our Xmas holidays werre even LONGER - we had 2 whole months of holidays - as we had 2 x 13 weeks and a 14 week term back than, but only 2 blocks of 2 week holidays during the year - and so Xmas holidays were long and boring. When we had kids and it was now 4 terms, BOY was I grateful

Yep my grandma was german and so we celebrated on christmas eve as well

Boxing Day is like the Aussie version of Black Friday

Frohe weinacht fröliche weinachten Candice 🥂🍾😁🎄🎁🎉🌹🎇

Hey Candice, I just watched your 2020 Aussie Xmas on iwrocker YT great job from a fellow SA inhabitant, hope you managed to get home this year, I haven't seen my daughter for 2 years due to covid, she's in VIC 👍

on the spiders bit, people go really, for spiders.... and then you think, wait, its australia the spiders are deadly and the size of video game minibosses...climbing out of your xmas tree.... yup thats going to be a recurring nightmare now.

Mary Christmas from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania USA 2021. This December had been pretty warm in the 60's just he other day, but does seem to be cooling down a bit as of 12/20/2021: Global warming, but still not like a 92 degree New South Wales Christmas. At any rate enjoyed your explanation of Christmas in Australia.

Christmas Day in Australia 25.12.2023 pissing with rain 7 degrees - I wish it was hot 😢

what Australian put out milk and cookies for Santa? Beer was the only option. Lol

Watching from the south east of England 🇬🇧

Excellent video! Great work!

Happy new year to you.. Very good.

As an Aussie this is exactly what we do.

I was about to comment how getting a few spiders in your tree isn't a problem.... Then I remembered what Australian spiders are like. Keep on spraying those trees!

Why doesn't this video has more likes? I'm sad 🥺

No snow where i live in Australia!

great vid ....hello from Adelaide.

And of course we have Christmas Crackers in Oz! Not so in USA I believe?

One thing you forgot to mention which is the fireworks!!!

I came looking for scenery of warm beaches

Wonder how much it would cost to vacation in Australia for Christmas. I keep saying that some year I would love to visit Australia this time of year.

Christmas in Australia is really hot, and most people go on holidays during christmas

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A bit controversial but get a recording of 6 White Boomers by Rolf Harris. Lovily kiddies song for Christmas.

Wow really interesting, Is Christmas better hot or cold in your opinion?

good viedeo

Do they put on Christmas decorations during Australian Winter too?

or the bottle o run because we're shut for one day of the year as an event

Hi candice moll. I was just wondering if you could make a video on how auzzies pronounce the word "or". Is it short like the Brits or is it exaggerated like "o-aauuhh"?? Thanks a lot.

You'd be a good kindergarten teacher! :-)

Hi just watched Ryan Was clip about you, cool. Have just hit the Sub button. Q: why give up posting clips?

L LIVE A SMALL CITY CALLED ORANGE IN NSW AND IT SNOWS 4 TIMES YEAR SO YEH WE DO GET SNOW ALL THE TIME SORRY TO SAY LOVE

Christmas in Australia, Get drunk early, have an argument eat and go home.

Very pretty lady. Great teeth too. 😁

In my family there because they were from Brisbane.. We would spend it at the gold cost. Part of my family was in surfers paradise. I would love to here from you..Where in the USA do you live? Fraser.

You have amazing cheekbones!

Does decorations affect the weather

10:50 ....Now, don't lie to us! (About the prawn and no shrimp) Some of us are old remember Paul Hogan in those tourist ads (broadcast in America) clearly saying that he'd "put a shrimp on the barbie" for us when we came to visit his country! ....Now, is he not the personification of the Australian working man? Surely he would know!

hello from Philippines.

Pls waiting for more of accent

And also, spider Christmas tree???? NO. I'm staying in America.

i m from germeny LOL

Sydney Airport 🛫

I'm from Ohio so when I have Christmas it's winter

When the next video

i like were you are

Video starts at 1:07

you making fake snow in the middle of a hot day? Maybe eat some ice cream snowman?

who's candice?

bloody hot

No, no. No cutting down trees 😮

you have got the most unusal aussie accent. sounds like a mix of Tyke (yorkshire english), slightly east coast american, with tassie and nz mixed in lol.

The looped music in videos is horrible.

How long have you lived in America. Some of the things you are say is not correct, one thing is that Christmas is celebrated by most people event if they aren’t Christians.

Ayy

So weird!

Unwatchable, but only due to the very loud background music .

GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT LOVE ITS DOES SNOW ❄️

Sooooo sad!!!

Ok coming from a real Aussie: Decorations - we dont mostly. You'll be lucky to see most people to decorate their houses. We consider it to be an American thing to put a whole lot of lights on your house. Snow isn't a thing I ever did with a tree. Most people don't cut down trees to put their house. They get a synthetic tree from Kmart, Target or some other dept store. Who cuts down a tree just for your Christmas? That's just shit and just doesn't make sense as well as just plain irresponsible. Aussies are a pragnatic people so cutting down a tree just to enjoy for a week or so just doesn't make sense to us. Santa changing out the reindeers for Kangaroos is a thing. Written in 1960 by Rolf Harris. Eww.