This was quite a nice video find out more about Christmas in Australia. I have to say as someone who loves Christmas in the UK, Australian Christmas does sound pretty good and something I would love to experience sometime. I do like the sound of having 2 Christmases. What do you enjoy about Christmas in Australia?
A lot of people just sit inside by themselves and drink all day on Xmas day, in Australia. One perk of the summer Christmas, is having summer holidays straight after.
My pommie sisters and their adult daughters came to visit me in Australia after not seeing each other for 50 yrs (that's a another story)they thought it would be good to come for Christmas but didn't account for the weather , Christmas day was 37c at 10 am and eventually reached 42c by lunchtime , they were therefore horrified when my wife and I told them we were taking them for a picnic Christmas lunch at the beach , they were totally in shock at how cool the breeze off the ocean was and didn't complain one bit at the prawn and champagne feast we provided . It just proves you can enjoy Christmas anywhere as long as your with family and freinds . Christmas in July is really good if you can celebrate it in an area that gets cold such as our mountain towns and snow fields my late wife especially enjoyed it because she conned me into buying her a present ..
Yep, eat indoors because of the flies and heat. Temperature here in Geraldton, Western Australia on Christmas Day 2021 was 47c or 117F. Beautiful . No hot food just cold roast chicken , ham, salads, prawns, lobster, oysters, smoked salmon etc.
Christmas in July is more of a club fundraiser or novelty work event. It has actually snowed in the Southern regions of Australia on a few rare occasions, for example: Melbourne experienced its coldest Christmas Day in 2006 when the temperature fell to 14.5 degrees and it snowed in the alpine region. Just like in the UK, our longest school and public holiday period falls in Summer. It’s just that our Summer happens to occur at Christmas time. Kids get five to six weeks off - depending on which state they live in and whether they go to public or private school. So happy you’re enjoying Ross’s channel. I hoped you’d get a lot out of it. 😊
One thing he didn’t mention are the carols by candlelight as well as the many homes that are lit up with Christmas lights. Because of the warm weather, taking the family out in the evenings either to just look at the lights or to a local carols in the park is pretty common practice, especially for families with young children.
Christmas in July is a thing here. The Australian Alps are covered in snow and you can go and enjoy A European style Christmas if you want or just stay at home with friends and family and enjoy the traditional celebrations. We have school holidays at that time as well. Any excuse for great food and alcohol and a good time.
Christian is July is a thing, but not as widespread as that British ex-pat suggested, it happens but not always. I've been in Australia (from the UK) for 55 years and I've never celebrated Christmas in July. I have to say that Christmas in OZ is the best for all the reasons he mentioned, it's warm, sunny, friendly, enjoying the great outdoors, lots of food variety...in my house it's fresh seafood and ice cream Christmas pudding! Great weather means utilising both the inside and the outside of the house for entertaining and one of the things I remember most about my childhood right up to today is seeing all the kids in the neighbourhood outside in the street playing on new bikes and scooters, rollerblades and new clothes. Bringing all their goodies out to show their friends. Another thing that's quite common in Australia are loads of Christmas parties in the neighbourhood, celebrating the imminence of the big day and loads and loads of houses dressing up their homes and gardens with Christmas lights. So much fun. The only thing I don't like about Christmas is seeing Hot Cross Buns in the shops on Boxing Day. Not cool!
Funny thing is I was really looking forward to having my first white Christmas when I moved to the UK. But it didn't happen until I moved back to Australia. Christmas morning I was sitting in an outdoor spa in a Blue Mountains resort and it started snowing! Magical!
My husband’s family immigrated to Australia in the 60’s from Liverpool. We have Xmas day with his family & it’s the full English roast (inside in the aircon) and Boxing Day with my family at my sister’s place by the pool which is always a barbie & heaps of seafood. Funny thing, I love spending time with my husband’s family the most but I love the barbie lunch more than the roast lol
I’ve celebrated Christmas in July a few times. It tends to be more relaxed because there isn’t the whole gift giving thing, the shops aren’t shut, it’s often at a restaurant rather than at home and it’s not all those family members you might not get along with and kids that need to be watched over but instead it’s usually a bunch of adult friends getting together for fun. It’s a chance to try things like mulled wine and a hot glazed ham, to sit in front of a fire and wear an ugly Christmas jumper.
Well, it's 10am on Boxing Day in Victoria, Australia and it's 24.5 degrees on the way to 36. It's currently 8.9 in London and won't get any warmer. Even our winter days would be generally warmer here. What would you rather, Matt? The Boxing Day cricket Test in Melbourne starts in half an hour - there's nowhere I'd rather be.
Just adding a comment on Christmas in July. My friends and I used to go up to the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, every July/August. We'd go to an old historic hotel where they had the whole thing organised - mulled wine, the full baked dinner, carols, Santa etc And on a number of occasions we had snow after the big Christmas dinner on the Saturday night. And enough snow that there was a decent amount still on the ground in the morning for building snowmen and throwing snowballs. Ross is in Queensland so they don't really get a proper winter.
My family Christmas is the best of both worlds. My stepfather is Norwegian so we do have the big European roast dinner on Christmas Eve. Then Christmas Day we usually spend the majority of the day in the pool, usually only getting out to eat or drink and then it's right back into the pool. Every now and then we'll play a backyard game of cricket depending on how hot it is. The food is usually pavlova, prawns, and cold cuts like ham, turkey or chicken and cold salads. (Laughed at the 30°. Queensland Christmas is usually somewhere between 35 and 40°) but wouldn't change a thing
Christmas may offer more visual effect in European areas but that time is high summer in the Antipodes. Australian winter has big snowfalls in Southern Alps more snow fields than Switzerland's places and Christmas may be celebrated in July Johnson family seem to have settled well in Queensland and have welcomed a new baby here
The perfect Christmas.. friends and family getting away to a seaside holiday house. Going for a swim, the BBQ, lounging about and having Richie Benaud commentate the Boxing Day Test on the tellie. Originally from America btw
I've just moved 2 Cairns North Queensland Australia & fuck man 30`35 degrees every flippin day in summer the humidity usually 88`100 % crazy lol and summer can't swim in the coastal water because of stingers & croc's but wow the Great Barrier Reef spectacular 🇦🇺✌🏼 I'd also love a cold xmas
We're not watching tv because we're not stuck in doors - somebody's probably makin' a playlist instead? Haha Boxing Day Test is nearly as big as Xmas! Yeah it's summer party holiday season - Xmas, Boxing Day, New Year's and Australia Day
I’m an Aussie but one of the most memorable Christmas’s I’ve had was spent with beautiful people in Bath. We went to midnight mass in a 14th Century church and then enjoyed a traditionalBritish Christmas lunch with all the trimmings. I do prefer NYE here, parties and dinners outdoors and dressing in beautiful summer clothes. Depending on whether the kids are at a private or public school but some kids finish school around the 12th December and don’t go back till the last few days in January, a 6 week break.
Ross is brilliant, love his honesty, and positive and open attitude! Yes, if possible, and small numbers, an outdoor Christmas is nice, but transporting all the bits makes it difficult, unless you have an outdoor area! A British childhood ideal of Christmas, the warmth inside really highlights the family warmth at Christmas - we still have the tree, the turkey and all the decorations! 🤗 The big shops have Christmas displays, and there is something for everyone in each neighbourhood! There are less Christmas movies on now, most people watch DVDs or online, we cook together, play piano, cds and sing carols together, go to Carols by Candlelight just before, catch up on news, play Monopoly, lots of other games! Watched the Queen's speech! Two Christmas's is great, the Blue Mountains in July is fantastic, no family but lots of new friends and Christmas Jumpers and food galore! 🌲🧑🎄🦌🎉
@jenniferharrison8915, I had a bit of an epiphany,,, this will be the first time in a lot of people's lives that there won't be a Queen's Christmas Message, it'll be The King's Christmas Message... wonder if it'll have the same warmth and feel as it used to?... 🙃🐨🇦🇺
I love Christmas anywhere. Usually when we were kids we had Christmas on holidays at the beach. I have had three Christmases in Canada visiting my son and his family. He lived on Red Mountain so almost everyday we were skiing. He had his own rope pull to the lifts and we skied home. Each time we went we stayed 6 weeks or more. I love the snow just as much as Summer at home. We don’t do Christmas in July but many do. If we still had little one’s we might but quiet is also nice and there is rarely anyone on my beach in front of my house. I am a beach kid. This Christmas Day we will eat ham, salads, fresh seafood and giant Mangoes. We have already visited our kids around Australia so we don’t have to cook anymore. In the afternoon we will take our dogs for a walk on the beach. Well three walk and one is under my husbands arm, she cannot see. He always comes home carrying them. We have 4 special needs Yorkies. Christmas TV are my favourite part of December. I have to watch Christmas movies. He just doesn’t know where to find the good channels but he often gets a few things wrong. He has been making video’s about Australia since he got here and he is welcome but he knew nothing about what he talked about at first. You have to be here more than 5 minutes to know Australia. The borders are open now, he can always go home again.
As a kid, the Christmas school holidays were incredible. Six weeks of hanging with your friends, and often with cousins who would visit for Christmas, and getting a heap of time to use your new presents. Our Christmas day is semi outdoors on a covered deck.
Matt you can't be serious. Australia has great weather, salads, seafoods and beaches. Here we live in Xmas not stucck in the cold eating heavy foods. Life is celebrated at Xmas time. It's much more happy for weeks.
if ur into astronomy the astronomists have worked out the xtian jesus was actually born in june or july. of course retail stores jumped on that n used it as another money maker. barely anyone actually does it tho
My family always had a traditional roast Xmas lunch inside (with aircon if we were lucky!) Then we'd collapse into a food coma and eat leftovers for dinner. On Boxing Day, we'd go on a picnic locally or drive 90 min south to the beach, eat more leftovers and our body weight in Xmas cake 😅 before vowing never to eat that much again! Xmas TV is crap - not recommended 😅 Xmas in July isn't really a 'thing', just a bit of a novelty that some ppl participate in.
haha Christmas dinner food coma is a universal thing then. I like the idea of a Boxing Day picnic. That is definitely not something we could have in Scotland
Ah christmas with a young family. Don't worry, you'll grow out of it. Especially when the kid's about 13 or 14 wanting to hang with his mates, steal cars and do crack instead of watching " white christmas " and eating chrissy pud with you. It's about this time that you fully understand the meaning of the christmas bush and how it takes the missus 11 months to gift wrap it. Yo Ho Ho.
Plenty of Christmas movies here mate...PLENTY, I have watched about 12 so far! Ross is a school teacher....there's 6 weeks of school holidays from around 17 December to end of January. With public holidays, we always have 4 days off at Christmas & some places close down b/w Christmas & New Year. I think movies paint a pretty Christmas picture, & while I love our winters, which are not cold, I doubt I would like 0 degrees weather, & in Sydney it doesn't get scorching hot - it can, but average December temperature is about 28 degrees. There was snow last week & it's been rather cool these last few days; I'm wearing a jumper today!! So for us, we have Christmas lunch with all my family & then the kids play outside & we all just have fun. It's a day long eat-a-thon with games & laughter & good times. Merry Christmas mate, cheers from Sydney🎄🎄
No contest at all I’ve spent 50 years in australia Christmas starts at 4:40pm on the 24th of dec and finishes by 11:am the next day it’s shit In uk it starts in November and finishes middle of jan ….I don’t cate we can sit on the beach on Christmas Day ….I can do that whenever I want
I remember when Christmas in July started. It started because we didn't have a white Christmas and it went for the whole month. Usually at the snow fields or Katoomba where it can snow in July. Usually it's also to celebrate the beginning of the ski season. It just caught on. Summer Christmas food celebration with seafood wasn't always the case. It was sweltering cooking hot dinner in summer that turned the house into an oven, it wasn't pleasant, sweat dripping. My gen changed it, I remember when it happened, we made an agreement we would do seafood, and salads, and eat according to the seasons it just made sense. We also didn't want to spend Christmas in the Kitchen. Everyone could enjoy the day. The two sports for Christmas is sailing and cricket. There is the Sydney to Hobart on boxing day, they televise it.
don't watch tv over Christmas at all. You go outside and play tippity cricket in the backyard with your siblings, cousins, grandpa, etc Ironically, the only Christmas tv special I look forward to is Call The Midwife, lol
I don't watch much free to air TV, but we do have Christmas movies playing and the televised msm Christmas Carols by Candlelight. This guy lives in Qld, so yes it is a mild winter in that state. I know people do Christmas in July, I could be wrong, but usually it's as a charity event, but people I know have never done it. 🤶🎅🎄
The last 2 christmas in Perth we had over 41 degrees yuck it was horrible we didn't bother to have a Aussie BBQ because of the heat u Don't want to do anything and even right now we have bush fires not what we need right now
Australian white Christmas... White sands of the beach, Barbecued prawns, crayfish ham served cold. Bloody beautiful. Then Boxing Day.... Test match at the MCG! La dolce vita!!
Well really the most common Christmas in Oz is indoors. Kids run amok at 4/5 in the morning hunting presents, The kitchen is flat out with preparation, and everyone sits down to a Christmas dinner. It’s mostly afterwards that people head outdoors. Of course there are plenty of people who do have an outdoor Christmas dinner, but the majority will be indoor for the dinner.
Christmas in July in NSW in the Blue Mountains. Bushwalks, chill in the air, roast dinners, playing games by the fire at night. The school year ends just before Christmas, so for kids the 4-5 weeks holidays after Christmas are free of homework, worrying about assignments, tests, grades etc, just relaxation with plenty of time to enjoy their presents.
Hey Scotty, wishing you and yours the best and safest Christmas. just complaining cause its 70 degrees outside beautiful n perfect Melbourne day.. its time for a cuppa tea. cheers mate.. take care.
i love the fact that u give credit to the channels ur using.... some ppl use urs and other ppls and dont even give u credit. pisses me off. theyd not even have a video if it wasnt fer u.... maybe u should keep an eye out fer them. i mean.... fairs fair... if someones gonna use ur video they give u credit n u both get more likes.... same with collabs xxx
Merry Christmas. Australian Christmas's are changing. Food and customs as families are more diverse. It's a time when families meet up. British homes are smaller than Australian homes. The land the house is built on in Australia about 5 times the size of British homes. A lot more outdoor space so you can have your own space. I find it strange people want go to the Pub or watch Television. They must have boring Relatives.
Australian television has been garbage for years, except for the Australian Broadcasting Commission - the ABC, or "Aunty", and SBS, the Special Broadcasting Service, that has multicultural programming, and is responsible for us being members of Eurovision. Commercial pap is for the mindless. A lot of us watch Netflix, etc, or anything else online these days. I haven't had a television since the late nineties, anyway, for a variety of reasons. Christmas in July isn't really a thing, except in the coldest areas, where you have snow in winter. Some restaurant got the grand idea to do a Christmas card Christmas at that time of the year - for laughs - and so many places no offer a traditional UK or European-style meal, amongst decorations, so you can experience what it must be like in the northern hemisphere. It's just a bit of fun, but commercial, and very limited. The best thing here - interrupted by covid, of course, is carols by candlelight, which is held in most cities and towns leading up to the day. Because the weather is good, large crowds gather with candles or torches, and sing carols together. There will be big entertainers leading out in the cities, and it's all good fun. The kids love it. It's quite huge in Melbourne and Sydney. Look it up on You Tube. Basically, it is as special as in the UK, but the climate means other activities, and these days, more sensible food for hot weather. We grew up with a roast and the trimmings on the day, but it was so hot, and we all used to die from the heat. We had some times on the beach or in the park, but mostly at home. It's lovely to have a Christmas picnic or barbecue - the electric barbecues in parks all over the country are free - where the kids can run amok. Or they can get out in the back yard under the hose if you don't have a pool. We are having a much cooler xmas this year. It will only be in the high 20s or very early 30s on the day, and not that high for long. Generally we might be blessed with 33 to 36 or so, so we are enjoying it while it lasts. (I live in south east Qld near Hervey Bay.) But we do have that snow and jungle bells mindset. Most of our cards do not have koalas, but sleighs and snowmen and fir trees, etc. We do have decorations, but I guess not wall to wall. Lots of homes set up Christmas lights outside, and families drive around to show the kids all the pretty flashing lights, etc. It does feel special. But with the hangovers of the UK in our history, we are still wedded to a lot of those traditions. I like xmas pud - but a lighter kind, and with ice cream. Cold platters are great to sit around the table and snack on while chatting. I don't drink, so that's not a thing for me, but it is a boozy day for many. Lots of people volunteer to help the homeless, etc. Some workplaces close between xmas and new year. But the reason for so many holidays is that the school year ends in early December, and the kids have their longest school holiday of the year - for six or seven weeks. Then they go back to school in late January or early February, and start a new grade. So families try to take time off work to go away - camping is popular. And a lot of families with have xmas while away from home. The cities are dead quiet during the school holidays around that time. However, obviously for most people they have to go back to work on the normal working days, because if everyone stopped work the country would grind to a halt. And Boxing Day is when we have some of the biggest sales.
I like being able to catch up with family that the extended break allows. What I don’t like is the constant portrayal of a northern hemisphere Christmas which has nothing to do with here, and the pressure it can bring.
Australian tv is now crap. Too many reality shows. Movies are terrible, my DVD collection is much better! They want everyone to partake in streaming services. Not me. Christmas here, over long summer school hols, is perfect.
Australian free to air tv is generally shit. The ABC is better, but I don't even remember the last time I watched free to air commercial tv. Christmas in July is more a commercial thing - they found another way to part you from your cash, trying to make believe you're in the northern hemisphere. Nah, I'll stick to my lovely summer Christmas unless I can actually get to Britian in December. Have a lovely one!
Born and bred Australian. Must be only tourist ponies Christmas in July, where in Scotland are you from. Both sides of my family kicked out of England, for throwing stones and stealing bread .,thank god. Long live Scotland. Safe travels Sydney New South Wales Australia.
This was quite a nice video find out more about Christmas in Australia. I have to say as someone who loves Christmas in the UK, Australian Christmas does sound pretty good and something I would love to experience sometime. I do like the sound of having 2 Christmases. What do you enjoy about Christmas in Australia?
nice sharing
I save money on Christmas Day because I can't buy beer.
A lot of people just sit inside by themselves and drink all day on Xmas day, in Australia.
One perk of the summer Christmas, is having summer holidays straight after.
My pommie sisters and their adult daughters came to visit me in Australia after not seeing each other for 50 yrs (that's a another story)they thought it would be good to come for Christmas but didn't account for the weather , Christmas day was 37c at 10 am and eventually reached 42c by lunchtime , they were therefore horrified when my wife and I told them we were taking them for a picnic Christmas lunch at the beach , they were totally in shock at how cool the breeze off the ocean was and didn't complain one bit at the prawn and champagne feast we provided . It just proves you can enjoy Christmas anywhere as long as your with family and freinds . Christmas in July is really good if you can celebrate it in an area that gets cold such as our mountain towns and snow fields my late wife especially enjoyed it because she conned me into buying her a present ..
Yep, eat indoors because of the flies and heat. Temperature here in Geraldton, Western Australia on Christmas Day 2021 was 47c or 117F. Beautiful . No hot food just cold roast chicken , ham, salads, prawns, lobster, oysters, smoked salmon etc.
Christmas in July is more of a club fundraiser or novelty work event.
It has actually snowed in the Southern regions of Australia on a few rare occasions, for example: Melbourne experienced its coldest Christmas Day in 2006 when the temperature fell to 14.5 degrees and it snowed in the alpine region.
Just like in the UK, our longest school and public holiday period falls in Summer. It’s just that our Summer happens to occur at Christmas time. Kids get five to six weeks off - depending on which state they live in and whether they go to public or private school.
So happy you’re enjoying Ross’s channel. I hoped you’d get a lot out of it. 😊
One thing he didn’t mention are the carols by candlelight as well as the many homes that are lit up with Christmas lights. Because of the warm weather, taking the family out in the evenings either to just look at the lights or to a local carols in the park is pretty common practice, especially for families with young children.
I think it was Lockdown time
Christmas in July is a thing here. The Australian Alps are covered in snow and you can go and enjoy A European style Christmas if you want or just stay at home with friends and family and enjoy the traditional celebrations. We have school holidays at that time as well. Any excuse for great food and alcohol and a good time.
For sure having an excuse for food and alcohol is great, especially when you can spend it with friends and family
BBQ on the beach, seafood & salad with wine by the pool.
Christmas in July in Tasmania, or the ski fields can be done in snow.
In Australia TV sort of shuts down. Regular presenters go on holiday and are replaced by work experiance students
BBQ, cricket with all the family (and associated arguments) and sometimes beach....
Christian is July is a thing, but not as widespread as that British ex-pat suggested, it happens but not always. I've been in Australia (from the UK) for 55 years and I've never celebrated Christmas in July. I have to say that Christmas in OZ is the best for all the reasons he mentioned, it's warm, sunny, friendly, enjoying the great outdoors, lots of food variety...in my house it's fresh seafood and ice cream Christmas pudding! Great weather means utilising both the inside and the outside of the house for entertaining and one of the things I remember most about my childhood right up to today is seeing all the kids in the neighbourhood outside in the street playing on new bikes and scooters, rollerblades and new clothes. Bringing all their goodies out to show their friends. Another thing that's quite common in Australia are loads of Christmas parties in the neighbourhood, celebrating the imminence of the big day and loads and loads of houses dressing up their homes and gardens with Christmas lights. So much fun. The only thing I don't like about Christmas is seeing Hot Cross Buns in the shops on Boxing Day. Not cool!
Yep. We so do celebrate Christmas in July. But I love Christmas in the summer too..
Funny thing is I was really looking forward to having my first white Christmas when I moved to the UK. But it didn't happen until I moved back to Australia. Christmas morning I was sitting in an outdoor spa in a Blue Mountains resort and it started snowing! Magical!
My husband’s family immigrated to Australia in the 60’s from Liverpool. We have Xmas day with his family & it’s the full English roast (inside in the aircon) and Boxing Day with my family at my sister’s place by the pool which is always a barbie & heaps of seafood. Funny thing, I love spending time with my husband’s family the most but I love the barbie lunch more than the roast lol
I’ve celebrated Christmas in July a few times. It tends to be more relaxed because there isn’t the whole gift giving thing, the shops aren’t shut, it’s often at a restaurant rather than at home and it’s not all those family members you might not get along with and kids that need to be watched over but instead it’s usually a bunch of adult friends getting together for fun. It’s a chance to try things like mulled wine and a hot glazed ham, to sit in front of a fire and wear an ugly Christmas jumper.
I actually thought a Christmas in July sounds good but now that you have explained it in more detail, it sounds even better.
Christmas in July defeats the purpose and is stupid.
Boxing day sport also has the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, great day on the harbour drinking beer and eating seafood.
I absolutely love Australian summers and xmas time but i would also love to experience a traditional snowy cold white xmas
Well, it's 10am on Boxing Day in Victoria, Australia and it's 24.5 degrees on the way to 36. It's currently 8.9 in London and won't get any warmer. Even our winter days would be generally warmer here. What would you rather, Matt? The Boxing Day cricket Test in Melbourne starts in half an hour - there's nowhere I'd rather be.
Just adding a comment on Christmas in July. My friends and I used to go up to the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney, every July/August. We'd go to an old historic hotel where they had the whole thing organised - mulled wine, the full baked dinner, carols, Santa etc And on a number of occasions we had snow after the big Christmas dinner on the Saturday night. And enough snow that there was a decent amount still on the ground in the morning for building snowmen and throwing snowballs.
Ross is in Queensland so they don't really get a proper winter.
More chance of seeing snow in the Australian Alps than in London Christmas day tbh.
Thanks for watching again bud 👍
I was born in the UK but I still do a full on Turkey roast dinner with all the trimmings
My family Christmas is the best of both worlds. My stepfather is Norwegian so we do have the big European roast dinner on Christmas Eve. Then Christmas Day we usually spend the majority of the day in the pool, usually only getting out to eat or drink and then it's right back into the pool. Every now and then we'll play a backyard game of cricket depending on how hot it is. The food is usually pavlova, prawns, and cold cuts like ham, turkey or chicken and cold salads. (Laughed at the 30°. Queensland Christmas is usually somewhere between 35 and 40°) but wouldn't change a thing
Christmas may offer more visual effect in European areas but that time is high summer in the Antipodes. Australian winter has big snowfalls in Southern Alps more snow fields than Switzerland's places and Christmas may be celebrated in July Johnson family seem to have settled well in Queensland and have welcomed a new baby here
The perfect Christmas.. friends and family getting away to a seaside holiday house. Going for a swim, the BBQ, lounging about and having Richie Benaud commentate the Boxing Day Test on the tellie. Originally from America btw
I've just moved 2 Cairns North Queensland Australia & fuck man 30`35 degrees every flippin day in summer the humidity usually 88`100 % crazy lol and summer can't swim in the coastal water because of stingers & croc's but wow the Great Barrier Reef spectacular 🇦🇺✌🏼 I'd also love a cold xmas
We're not watching tv because we're not stuck in doors - somebody's probably makin' a playlist instead?
Haha Boxing Day Test is nearly as big as Xmas!
Yeah it's summer party holiday season - Xmas, Boxing Day, New Year's and Australia Day
I could not do Christmas stuck inside nothing better then sitting outside sun drink food fresh air 🥰
I’m an Aussie but one of the most memorable Christmas’s I’ve had was spent with beautiful people in Bath. We went to midnight mass in a 14th Century church and then enjoyed a traditionalBritish Christmas lunch with all the trimmings. I do prefer NYE here, parties and dinners outdoors and dressing in beautiful summer clothes. Depending on whether the kids are at a private or public school but some kids finish school around the 12th December and don’t go back till the last few days in January, a 6 week break.
Ross is brilliant, love his honesty, and positive and open attitude! Yes, if possible, and small numbers, an outdoor Christmas is nice, but transporting all the bits makes it difficult, unless you have an outdoor area! A British childhood ideal of Christmas, the warmth inside really highlights the family warmth at Christmas - we still have the tree, the turkey and all the decorations! 🤗 The big shops have Christmas displays, and there is something for everyone in each neighbourhood! There are less Christmas movies on now, most people watch DVDs or online, we cook together, play piano, cds and sing carols together, go to Carols by Candlelight just before, catch up on news, play Monopoly, lots of other games! Watched the Queen's speech! Two Christmas's is great, the Blue Mountains in July is fantastic, no family but lots of new friends and Christmas Jumpers and food galore! 🌲🧑🎄🦌🎉
That sounds fantastic
@jenniferharrison8915, I had a bit of an epiphany,,, this will be the first time in a lot of people's lives that there won't be a Queen's Christmas Message, it'll be The King's Christmas Message... wonder if it'll have the same warmth and feel as it used to?...
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@@grandy2875 Yes, Christmas won't be the same this year without the Queen! 😪👍
Australia for Christmas - Scotland for Hogmanay!
I love Christmas anywhere. Usually when we were kids we had Christmas on holidays at the beach. I have had three Christmases in Canada visiting my son and his family. He lived on Red Mountain so almost everyday we were skiing. He had his own rope pull to the lifts and we skied home. Each time we went we stayed 6 weeks or more. I love the snow just as much as Summer at home. We don’t do Christmas in July but many do. If we still had little one’s we might but quiet is also nice and there is rarely anyone on my beach in front of my house. I am a beach kid. This Christmas Day we will eat ham, salads, fresh seafood and giant Mangoes. We have already visited our kids around Australia so we don’t have to cook anymore. In the afternoon we will take our dogs for a walk on the beach. Well three walk and one is under my husbands arm, she cannot see. He always comes home carrying them. We have 4 special needs Yorkies.
Christmas TV are my favourite part of December. I have to watch Christmas movies. He just doesn’t know where to find the good channels but he often gets a few things wrong. He has been making video’s about Australia since he got here and he is welcome but he knew nothing about what he talked about at first. You have to be here more than 5 minutes to know Australia. The borders are open now, he can always go home again.
As a kid, the Christmas school holidays were incredible. Six weeks of hanging with your friends, and often with cousins who would visit for Christmas, and getting a heap of time to use your new presents. Our Christmas day is semi outdoors on a covered deck.
xmas in ozzy land. A PERFECT TIME for booze up.
Matt you can't be serious. Australia has great weather, salads, seafoods and beaches. Here we live in Xmas not stucck in the cold eating heavy foods. Life is celebrated at Xmas time.
It's much more happy for weeks.
if ur into astronomy the astronomists have worked out the xtian jesus was actually born in june or july. of course retail stores jumped on that n used it as another money maker. barely anyone actually does it tho
My family always had a traditional roast Xmas lunch inside (with aircon if we were lucky!) Then we'd collapse into a food coma and eat leftovers for dinner. On Boxing Day, we'd go on a picnic locally or drive 90 min south to the beach, eat more leftovers and our body weight in Xmas cake 😅 before vowing never to eat that much again!
Xmas TV is crap - not recommended 😅 Xmas in July isn't really a 'thing', just a bit of a novelty that some ppl participate in.
haha Christmas dinner food coma is a universal thing then. I like the idea of a Boxing Day picnic. That is definitely not something we could have in Scotland
Christmas TV! What the hell is that?
Christmas is about being with the ones you love. You could be in a pool of shit and still make a day of it.
Yule tide ?
Ah christmas with a young family. Don't worry, you'll grow out of it. Especially when the kid's about 13 or 14 wanting to hang with his mates, steal cars and do crack instead of watching " white christmas " and eating chrissy pud with you. It's about this time that you fully understand the meaning of the christmas bush and how it takes the missus 11 months to gift wrap it. Yo Ho Ho.
I'd rather have cantelope and ice cream followed by some Pavlova, than,Christmas pud and custard, anyday!
That actually does sound very good
@@MertAus plus a sprinkle of halved strawberries on the first serve, and end up with brandied coffee
Plenty of Christmas movies here mate...PLENTY, I have watched about 12 so far! Ross is a school teacher....there's 6 weeks of school holidays from around 17 December to end of January. With public holidays, we always have 4 days off at Christmas & some places close down b/w Christmas & New Year. I think movies paint a pretty Christmas picture, & while I love our winters, which are not cold, I doubt I would like 0 degrees weather, & in Sydney it doesn't get scorching hot - it can, but average December temperature is about 28 degrees. There was snow last week & it's been rather cool these last few days; I'm wearing a jumper today!! So for us, we have Christmas lunch with all my family & then the kids play outside & we all just have fun. It's a day long eat-a-thon with games & laughter & good times. Merry Christmas mate, cheers from Sydney🎄🎄
No contest at all I’ve spent 50 years in australia Christmas starts at 4:40pm on the 24th of dec and finishes by 11:am the next day it’s shit
In uk it starts in November and finishes middle of jan ….I don’t cate we can sit on the beach on Christmas Day ….I can do that whenever I want
I'm sure you can afford a ticket back to paradise to put an end to your misery.
sounds like you are not really joining in. in my world there are many xmas things happening in November and December
I remember when Christmas in July started. It started because we didn't have a white Christmas and it went for the whole month. Usually at the snow fields or Katoomba where it can snow in July. Usually it's also to celebrate the beginning of the ski season. It just caught on. Summer Christmas food celebration with seafood wasn't always the case. It was sweltering cooking hot dinner in summer that turned the house into an oven, it wasn't pleasant, sweat dripping. My gen changed it, I remember when it happened, we made an agreement we would do seafood, and salads, and eat according to the seasons it just made sense. We also didn't want to spend Christmas in the Kitchen. Everyone could enjoy the day. The two sports for Christmas is sailing and cricket. There is the Sydney to Hobart on boxing day, they televise it.
don't watch tv over Christmas at all. You go outside and play tippity cricket in the backyard with your siblings, cousins, grandpa, etc
Ironically, the only Christmas tv special I look forward to is Call The Midwife, lol
I used to watch the Doctor Who Christmas Special until they changed it to NYE.
How ya goin' mate?
I don't watch much free to air TV, but we do have Christmas movies playing and the televised msm Christmas Carols by Candlelight. This guy lives in Qld, so yes it is a mild winter in that state. I know people do Christmas in July, I could be wrong, but usually it's as a charity event, but people I know have never done it. 🤶🎅🎄
The last 2 christmas in Perth we had over 41 degrees yuck it was horrible we didn't bother to have a Aussie BBQ because of the heat u Don't want to do anything and even right now we have bush fires not what we need right now
Oh no, stay safe!
But what do you do in the winter? That's what Chrimbo is for. A midwinter feast and knees up.
Australian white Christmas... White sands of the beach, Barbecued prawns, crayfish ham served cold. Bloody beautiful. Then Boxing Day.... Test match at the MCG! La dolce vita!!
Well really the most common Christmas in Oz is indoors. Kids run amok at 4/5 in the morning hunting presents, The kitchen is flat out with preparation, and everyone sits down to a Christmas dinner. It’s mostly afterwards that people head outdoors. Of course there are plenty of people who do have an outdoor Christmas dinner, but the majority will be indoor for the dinner.
Christmas in July in NSW in the Blue Mountains. Bushwalks, chill in the air, roast dinners, playing games by the fire at night. The school year ends just before Christmas, so for kids the 4-5 weeks holidays after Christmas are free of homework, worrying about assignments, tests, grades etc, just relaxation with plenty of time to enjoy their presents.
Ah that sounds so nice!!
Hey Scotty, wishing you and yours the best and safest Christmas. just complaining cause its 70 degrees outside beautiful n perfect Melbourne day.. its time for a cuppa tea. cheers mate.. take care.
Thanks mate, have a great one yourself!
Christmas in Oz; shorts and T, Sun and a bloody cold beer or two or….happy days
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to you too
i love the fact that u give credit to the channels ur using.... some ppl use urs and other ppls and dont even give u credit. pisses me off. theyd not even have a video if it wasnt fer u.... maybe u should keep an eye out fer them. i mean.... fairs fair... if someones gonna use ur video they give u credit n u both get more likes.... same with collabs xxx
I like both!👍
Merry Christmas.
Australian Christmas's are changing.
Food and customs as families are more diverse.
It's a time when families meet up.
British homes are smaller than Australian homes.
The land the house is built on in Australia about 5 times the size of British homes.
A lot more outdoor space so you can have your own space.
I find it strange people want go to the Pub or watch Television.
They must have boring Relatives.
Merry Christmas Robert!
TV in Australia is rubbish all year
Xmas is Saturday boxing day Sunday. So we get Monday Tuesday as public holidays
Some people started having a mid winter Christmas in july , as for me I could leave both and il be happy.
Australian television has been garbage for years, except for the Australian Broadcasting Commission - the ABC, or "Aunty", and SBS, the Special Broadcasting Service, that has multicultural programming, and is responsible for us being members of Eurovision. Commercial pap is for the mindless. A lot of us watch Netflix, etc, or anything else online these days. I haven't had a television since the late nineties, anyway, for a variety of reasons. Christmas in July isn't really a thing, except in the coldest areas, where you have snow in winter. Some restaurant got the grand idea to do a Christmas card Christmas at that time of the year - for laughs - and so many places no offer a traditional UK or European-style meal, amongst decorations, so you can experience what it must be like in the northern hemisphere. It's just a bit of fun, but commercial, and very limited. The best thing here - interrupted by covid, of course, is carols by candlelight, which is held in most cities and towns leading up to the day. Because the weather is good, large crowds gather with candles or torches, and sing carols together. There will be big entertainers leading out in the cities, and it's all good fun. The kids love it. It's quite huge in Melbourne and Sydney. Look it up on You Tube. Basically, it is as special as in the UK, but the climate means other activities, and these days, more sensible food for hot weather. We grew up with a roast and the trimmings on the day, but it was so hot, and we all used to die from the heat. We had some times on the beach or in the park, but mostly at home. It's lovely to have a Christmas picnic or barbecue - the electric barbecues in parks all over the country are free - where the kids can run amok. Or they can get out in the back yard under the hose if you don't have a pool. We are having a much cooler xmas this year. It will only be in the high 20s or very early 30s on the day, and not that high for long. Generally we might be blessed with 33 to 36 or so, so we are enjoying it while it lasts. (I live in south east Qld near Hervey Bay.) But we do have that snow and jungle bells mindset. Most of our cards do not have koalas, but sleighs and snowmen and fir trees, etc. We do have decorations, but I guess not wall to wall. Lots of homes set up Christmas lights outside, and families drive around to show the kids all the pretty flashing lights, etc. It does feel special. But with the hangovers of the UK in our history, we are still wedded to a lot of those traditions. I like xmas pud - but a lighter kind, and with ice cream. Cold platters are great to sit around the table and snack on while chatting. I don't drink, so that's not a thing for me, but it is a boozy day for many. Lots of people volunteer to help the homeless, etc. Some workplaces close between xmas and new year. But the reason for so many holidays is that the school year ends in early December, and the kids have their longest school holiday of the year - for six or seven weeks. Then they go back to school in late January or early February, and start a new grade. So families try to take time off work to go away - camping is popular. And a lot of families with have xmas while away from home. The cities are dead quiet during the school holidays around that time. However, obviously for most people they have to go back to work on the normal working days, because if everyone stopped work the country would grind to a halt.
And Boxing Day is when we have some of the biggest sales.
xmas in July, never celebrated it, I think more retail idea. Sell more shit
I hate warm black beer.. l like nice cold Australian beer 🍻
Christmas in July is basically a marketing idea. We don't "observe" it and don't know anyone who does.
I like being able to catch up with family that the extended break allows.
What I don’t like is the constant portrayal of a northern hemisphere Christmas which has nothing to do with here, and the pressure it can bring.
Christmas in Australia is much better. Because there are far less pomies
LOL
except at Bondi, lol
Love Christmas!!! Australian TV is absolute shite!!! I subscribed to Britbox and watch all the UK shows minus the advertisements!!! Perfect.
haha sounds good Jeannie
Australian tv is now crap. Too many reality shows. Movies are terrible, my DVD collection is much better! They want everyone to partake in streaming services. Not me. Christmas here, over long summer school hols, is perfect.
Australian free to air tv is generally shit. The ABC is better, but I don't even remember the last time I watched free to air commercial tv. Christmas in July is more a commercial thing - they found another way to part you from your cash, trying to make believe you're in the northern hemisphere. Nah, I'll stick to my lovely summer Christmas unless I can actually get to Britian in December. Have a lovely one!
You too, hope you have a great one!
Aussie Aussie Aussie…….
Born and bred Australian. Must be only tourist ponies Christmas in July, where in Scotland are you from. Both sides of my family kicked out of England, for throwing stones and stealing bread .,thank god. Long live Scotland. Safe travels Sydney New South Wales Australia.
I'm from Glasgow originally but have been living in Asia for the last 10 years. Thanks mate
Christmas in Australia means the pubs are shut.
Yeh but you buy your beer the day before!
Maybe not all the pubs and clubs. Quite a few stay open and cater for Christmas lunches and dinners.