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Père Noël, the French Father Christmas. Christmas in France is a major annual celebration, as in most countries of the Christian world. Christmas is celebrated as a public holiday in France on December 25, concurring alongside other countries. Public life on Christmas Day is generally quiet.
Jojo: The Violet Mystery (French: Jojo: Le Mystère Violaine) is a 2000 animated Christmas television special. It is based on three albums of the Jojo comics by André Geerts: La fugue de Jojo, Le mystère Violaine, and Le serment d'amitié. In Belgium, it premiered on 21 December 2000 on La Deux's Ici Bla-Bla programme.
L'église Saint-Louis. Charpentier composed the Messe de minuit pour Noël c. 1694 for the Jesuit church of the Église Saint-Louis in Paris where he was music director. He upheld a longstanding tradition for this mass to be celebrated around midnight as the first of three on Christmas Day: to base the music on melodies of French noëls (Christmas carols).
French Christmas comedy-drama films (3 P) D. French Christmas drama films (1 C, 10 P) H. French Christmas horror films (6 P) Pages in category "French Christmas films"
In Finland (and many other countries around the globe), St. Lucia Day on December 13 is one of the main events of the holiday season. On this date, the eldest girl in each family sometimes dons a ...
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A Christmas Tale (French: Un conte de Noël) is a 2008 French Christmas comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Arnaud Desplechin, starring Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Paul Roussillon, Mathieu Amalric, Anne Consigny, Melvil Poupaud, Emmanuelle Devos and Chiara Mastroianni.
Here are 18 British Christmas traditions that might surprise you. Pantomimes, or "pantos," are plays performed around Christmastime in the UK. Pantomime dames playing the role of the Ugly Sisters ...