UKidSchool圣诞庆祝主题要告诉我们什么？

源自西方的圣诞节，就像世界上所有的节日一样都蕴含着其特有的文化意涵，随着文化的流传、交流、传播，圣诞节“旅行”到了世界的各地，正因为此，在不同的国家和地区大家庆祝的圣诞节可能是一个名字、一个形式下的不同内容。而真正的圣诞节是什么样？圣诞节的真正内涵是什么？圣诞到底传递和引导着什么社会主流价值？圣诞只是一个节日？还是一个具有教育意义的节日？圣诞对于孩子来说，意味着什么？

UKidSchool为了能让中国的老师和孩子们能够领会到我们从未感悟到的圣诞精神，体验到更为丰富的圣诞元素，特意为圣诞庆祝主题拍摄了一个10分钟的圣诞短剧，在这个短剧中融入了圣诞音乐、圣诞传统包括圣诞聚会、圣诞大餐、圣诞庆祝的场面以及圣诞老人年复一年送给孩子的教育大课！

UKidSchool专家型教研员，UKidSchool中学课程总监，也是这部圣诞短剧的导演Dawn老师为我们介绍了这个圣诞短剧中包含的重要要素以及它们的含义。

圣诞音乐的意义

The Significance of Christmas Music

Christmas music is made up of different genres. Christmas music may be purely instrumental or, in the case of carols or songs, may use lyrics that cover subject matter such as: the nativity; gift giving, being merry and joyful; Santa Claus; reindeer; food and drink associated with the Christmas season.

圣诞音乐由不同流派组成。圣诞节音乐可能纯粹是器乐性的，或者在颂歌或歌曲的情况下，可能会使用涵盖主题的歌词，例如：耶稣诞生；送礼物、快乐的、圣诞老人；驯鹿以及与圣诞节有关的食物和饮料。

It is quite customary to see music being performed in public at Christmas time. The music that we often listen to at Christmas will be performed by singers who sing carols on city streets (normally positioned close to a Christmas market); Christmas songs may also be heard in church in the form of hymns (some people like to attend a church service on Christmas Eve where hymns are sung to rejoice Jesus Christ and the birth of Jesus).

圣诞节期间，在公共场所观看音乐表演是英国的圣诞习俗。圣诞节经常听的音乐将由歌手演唱，他们会在城市街道（通常靠近圣诞节市场）上唱颂歌；圣诞歌曲也可能以赞美诗的形式在教堂中听到（有些人喜欢在平安夜参加教堂礼拜，唱赞美诗以使耶稣基督和耶稣的诞生欢欣鼓舞）。

In Britain, we love to sing songs at Christmas and you will hear Christmas songs in the shops from November right through until the end of December. You will also hear Christmas songs on the radio in December. On Christmas Day itself, a tradition is to listen to Christmas songs whilst eating Christmas dinner and / or whilst opening Christmas presents.

英国人非常喜欢在圣诞节唱歌，从11月至12月底，您将在商店里听到圣诞节的歌曲。您还将在十二月的收音机中听到圣诞节的歌曲。在圣诞节，吃圣诞节晚餐，或打开圣诞节礼物的同时听圣诞节歌曲是一项流传至今的传统。

Each year a Christmas carol service is recorded for television from King’s College Cambridge. The ‘Carols from King’s’ service is televised on Christmas Eve.

每年，剑桥国王学院都会有录制电视节目的圣诞颂歌服务。在圣诞节前夕播出“国王的颂歌”。

经典圣诞歌曲之一

《圣诞老人来到了小镇》

Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town

‘Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town’ is a Christmas song written by John Frederick Hoots and Haven Gillespie – it was first sung in November 1934. ‘Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town’ is a song that most British people are familiar with – it is a song that is aimed at children and references the customs associated with Christmas.

《圣诞老人到镇上来》是一首由约翰·弗雷德里克·霍特斯和黑文·吉莱斯皮创作的圣诞节歌曲，它于1934年11月首次演唱。这是一首针对儿童的歌曲，它的创作也引用了圣诞节的习俗。

In the song, there is a reference to Santa Claus ‘making a list’ – this is the naughty and nice list. In folklore, we learn that Santa knows about how all of the children in the world have behaved:

He’s making a list

He’s checking it twice

He’s gonna find out who’s naughty or nice…

He knows if you’ve been bad or good

So be good for goodness sake

在歌曲中，提到圣诞老人“制作清单” 。这是一个调皮的漂亮的清单。在民间文学艺术中，圣诞老人被认为了解世界上所有儿童在一年中是否表现良好：

他在做清单

他检查了两次

他会找出谁是顽皮的还是乖乖的...

他知道你是坏人还是好人

所以，一定要表现好

Folklore tells us that if children have behaved well, they will receive gifts from Santa because they are on the ‘nice’ list. However, if children have been badly behaved, they will appear on the ‘naughty’ list, so not receive a visit from Santa.

民间传说告诉我们说，如果孩子们表现良好，他们会收到圣诞老人的礼物，因为他们在“很好”的清单上。但是，如果孩子的举止不好，他们会出现在“顽皮”列表中，因此不会受到圣诞老人的探望。

In this mini drama, Santa ticks off the naughty and nice children from his naughty/nice list. His elf assists him – we tell children that elves are Santa’s helpers and that they work for him in the North Pole, assisting Santa make and prepare gifts in Santa’s workshop. In the trailer, when we see teachers with the halo, this is to represent the nice children. When we see Patrick with horns, this introduces a humorous element to show that he is a naughty child.

在圣诞短剧中，圣诞老人从他的顽皮/良好清单中标注出顽皮的孩子和好孩子。他的小精灵会帮助他。我们告诉孩子精灵是圣诞老人的帮手，他们在北极为他工作，协助圣诞老人在圣诞老人的作坊里制作和准备礼物。在预告片中，当我们看到有光环的老师时，就代表了好孩子。当我们看到帕特里克头上长有角时，这引入了幽默的元素来，表明他是一个顽皮的孩子。

圣诞经典歌曲之二

《圣诞树上的摇滚》

Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree

This is the song that plays whilst teachers are decorating the Christmas tree. ‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’ was originally recorded in 1958 and has since been recorded by many other artists. By the song’s 50th anniversary in 2008, the original version had sold over 25,000,000 copies. Christmas trees are a keystone to Christmas celebrations and decorations – many families like to decorate their Christmas tree together. Even the royal family decorate their Christmas tree; the royal family meet up on Christmas Eve to decorate the tree at the Queen’s Sandringham Estate home.

这是在老师们装饰圣诞树时播放的歌曲。最早在1958年录制了《圣诞树周围的摇滚》，此后被许多其他艺术家录制。到2008年这首歌发行50周年时，原始版本已售出超过2500万张。圣诞树是圣诞节庆祝活动和装饰的最重要环节，许多家庭喜欢一起装饰圣诞树，连王室家庭成员也要一起装饰圣诞树。王室在圣诞节前夕见面，在女王的桑德灵厄姆庄园家中装饰这棵树。

英式圣诞大餐

Christmas Dinner

Christmas dinner is perhaps the most significant part of Christmas Day – this normally tends to take place during the afternoon of Christmas Day. When the teachers sit at the table in the trailer, this is to show preparations that might occur before a Christmas meal. Food that is eaten during Christmas dinner is typically turkey with roast potatoes and vegetables (including Brussels sprouts). For dessert, people may eat Christmas cake. Christmas dinner may last for a couple of hours because there may be three or four courses.

圣诞大餐是圣诞节中最重要的部分，通常在圣诞节下午进行。当老师坐在桌子旁时，这是为了显示圣诞节前可能要做的准备工作。圣诞大餐期间吃的食物通常是火鸡，烤土豆和蔬菜。人们可以吃圣诞蛋糕作为甜点。圣诞晚餐可能会持续几个小时，因为通常要包含三到四道菜。

圣诞大餐上的传统游戏

Traditions at Christmas Dinner

In the mini drama, teachers sit around a table and pull crackers. Christmas crackers are a traditional Christmas favourite in the UK. They were first made in about 1845-1850 by a London sweet maker called Tom Smith. He had seen the French ‘bon bon’ sweets (almonds wrapped in pretty paper) on a visit to Paris in 1840. He came back to London and tried selling sweets like that in England and these also included a small motto or riddle in with the sweet; they did not sell very well.

在圣诞短剧中，老师们围坐在桌子旁做圣诞拉炮的游戏。圣诞拉炮游戏是英国人的圣诞节最爱。它们最早是在1854年至1850年间由伦敦一家名为汤姆·史密斯（Tom Smith）的糖果制造商生产的。1840年，他在访问巴黎时曾见过法国的“糖果”糖果（杏仁包裹在漂亮的纸上）。他回到伦敦，尝试在英国出售类似的糖果，其中还包括一个小座右铭或谜语，但是他们卖得并不好。

Legend says that, one night, while he was sitting in front of his log fire, he became very interested by the sparks and cracks coming from the fire. Suddenly, he thought what a fun idea it would be if his sweets and toys could be opened with a crack when their fancy wrappers were pulled in half.

传奇故事上有说，有一天晚上，当他坐在壁炉前时，他对篝火产生的火花和裂缝非常感兴趣。突然，他认为如果将他们的糖果包装撕成两半，可以通过裂缝打开他的糖果和玩具，那将是一个有趣的主意。

In 1861 Tom Smith launched his new range of what he called 'Bangs of Expectation'! It's thought that he bought the recipe for the small cracks and bangs in crackers from a fireworks company called Brock’s Fireworks. Today, crackers also contain Christmas hats which people like to wear during Christmas dinner.

1861年，汤姆·史密斯（Tom Smith）推出了他所谓的“期望之门”新系列！据说，他从一家名为Brock’s Fireworks的烟花公司购买了在饼干中发生爆竹响声的小制作配方。如今，拉炮游戏还包含人们喜欢在圣诞节晚餐时戴的圣诞帽。

圣诞礼物大派送

Gift Giving

In the mini drama, Santa gives out presents to the teachers. In homes around Britain, people receive gifts from family and friends on Christmas Day, which they tend to open before or after Christmas dinner. Most families sit near the Christmas tree where they share and open their presents.

在圣诞短剧中，圣诞老人向老师分发了礼物。在英国各地，人们会在圣诞节那天收到家人和朋友的礼物，他们倾向于在圣诞节晚餐之前或之后打开。大多数家庭坐在圣诞树旁，他们分享并打开他们的礼物。为了让孩子们感到有趣，我们的圣诞节礼物加入了许多幽默成分，比如说，帕特里克得到的圣诞礼物竟然是一个空的牛奶桶！我们这样设计不但是为了告诉孩子们，如果要得到你梦想的礼物，你必须在一年中好好表现！否则，圣诞老人也可能会让我们失望！同样，我们也希望孩子们在看到这一幕的时候感觉到开心和娱乐，因为圣诞本来就是快乐的！

看到这，相信你对圣诞节的了解又加深了几分，不知这样的圣诞节和你曾经印象中的是否有不同，但无论如何，UKidSchool都希望可以将圣诞节背后所代表的文化、传统、美好全部带给中国孩子，让他们像期盼春节一样，期盼圣诞节，体验到更为丰富的圣诞元素，享受节日的美好，看到更大的世界。