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It's not the progression of Russian insanity, just Putin's. If the world wasn't full of A-holes, we would have made peace after the fall of the Soviet Union. I genuinely believe we have more in common between Americans and Russians than most other nationalities do. Russia isn't bad, it suffers from bad leadership, just like the USA.
In the Netherlands, there's this radio show, "Top 2000", that lets people vote on the 2000 best songs of all time. After voting has closed, the radio station starts playing the top 2000 from start to finish right after christmas, ending it with the number one best song just before midnight new years eve. It's always Bohemian Rhapsody.
We started using the President's Speech as a beat transition into the Bulgarian Michael Jackson, Azis. Followed by heavy reinforcement with Rakia as one should.
My Russian immigrant family (we live in the U.S.) used to listen to Putin's speeches back in the 2000s every New Year. But later on we switched channels to the ball dropping in Times Square because it was way more interesting and fun to watch.
While the covid pandemic was still going our president in Latvia at the time said this:"Those who will die from covid will not be celebrating new years"
I was in Russia on New Year’s Eve in 1999 with my fiancée. The table was amazing and quite a bit of fun. Yeltsin came on and announced that he was stepping down and Putin was taking over. It was right after the residential blocks were blown up,false flag, so sad
Roman, the King of Spain does exactly the same as Mr. Putin, the difference is 90 per cent of spanish people we don´t give a f about the shit he says. Feliz año
Because AI’s try to copy elegant human behavior because they think it’s the most human-like, because humans have tried to act elegant for most of history so it has become a very human norm and AI’s can use it to trick the humans. PUTIN IS AN URBAN LEGEND
It is not just a Russian tradition. In Denmark we have watched the queen's New Year speech for three generations. And the day after it is time to watch the prime minister's speech.
Yes, it is a tradition, and at 0.00 the national anthem and then the kingssong is played (and at least where I celebrate new year people sing along very loudly. Once there was a ukrainian there and hes boy friend told me later that she was shocked at out display of nationalism) But really, as I see it, it is just for fun. It is tradition, and traditions should be kept :)
Im pretty sure in denmark you arent forced to listen to the president or leader figure and therefore the viewerbase (naturally) is also much lower than in Russia
@pamesankaese I mean in Russia u r not forced to listen to it either. it's just a tradition so everybody usually do, some people listen to it ironically. u know it's just a tradition because tv is on non-stop usually during new year celebration, so u'll hear the man talk eventually. There's is however a culture of reverence for the figures of power and authority among a lotta Russian people (mainly elders), so thats a problem.
@ptimurk4414 Anything that is done repeatedly can eventually become tradition and exists as long as people do it (or stops existing when people stop doing it). Tradition by itself has no positive or negative value. To me personally there are traditions that are fascinating and inspiring and would like to see more of and there are traditions I find weird and cant really understand why people do it. Listening to an authoritarian leader that is basically telling everyone to cope harder for no reason other than keeping the system running before being allowed to celebrate is a tradition I see no value in. Then again this "tradition" is only a symptom of the big underlying issue with the Russian society today.
I can't speak for all Danes, but for my own family and everyone else I have talked to, everyone watches the queens (And soon to be Kings) new years speech as she was someone that Danes had a lot of love for (Her approval ratings was around 70% before she abdicated). Then after that was done everyone either turned off or ignored the prime ministers speech and got to partying/Eating
Happy holidays Roman! 🎄☃️🎄 I’m trying to quote a Russian poet… please forgive if the translation sux… It’s the SONG from the poem. “My window is tall above the earth, tall above the earth. I see only the sky with the evening sunset, the evening sunset. The sky seems empty and pale, so empty and pale. It does not take pity on the poor heart, my poor heart. Sad, that in such wretched sadness I should die, that I should die. I strain towards that which I do not know, I do not know. This desire, I’ve no idea from where it came, from where it came but my heart wants and ask for a miracle, it asks for a miracle. O let that which never happens, happens. To me the pale sky promises a miracle, it promises. But I weep without tears at the false promise, at the false promise. I am calling on that which doesn’t exist, which doesn’t exist.” Zinaida Gippius (1869-1945)
In Bulgaria we also have a speech from President Green Sock. Our President Green Sock is very wise and very brave and is the only Bulgarian to have ever served in the army so we listen to him very intently and absolutely do not skip his speech.
you are an extremely underrated source of news about russia. spot on all the time, and i say this as a person who lived their entire life (so far) in russia.
@goldenfiberwheat238 that's bcuz they used to get the main ingredients to make sparkles from bengal region. Many european countrys also call them bengali lights or used to call them begali lights, even tho that region is not anymore the main exporter of potasium nitrate.
"we" would include us here in Upstate NY, USA at the very least! I've never heard them called anything else. Not sure I've ever seen them used (in person) outside of July 4th/US Independence Day either. New Years is the only other holiday that fireworks are a big thing for, but usually it's only big ones you launch in the sky!
Yes, but I think the question was more how common it is, that the population is glued to the screen while it runs. For example, I don't recall having ever seen the federal president's speech live (sometimes snippets of it later in the news if he said something important or made a faux pa).
@@DeHerg It's normal if the president has high approval rating. Americans have very low trust in their government because it's obvious they care more about the Israelis than the Americans.
@@DeHerg I know that in Ukraine and Belarus there is the same speech that their presidents give and it is also a tradition to listen to it right before New Year.
In Japan, the national broadcaster (NHK) precedes the New Year's coverage with a song festival/competition called Kohaku Uta Gassen, and then after the end of the show, they broadcast serene images of mountain temples covered in snow. It's really quite nice.
We have something very similar in Spain. Our king (yes, spain is a monarchy, although its just ceremonial) gives a new years speech, often avoiding politics and focusing in wholesome stuff and its kind of a tradition. Then when the last 12 seconds of the year come they put a live broadcast of the "puerta del sol" clock (basically a place in Madrid, the capital) and we eat 12 grapes, one every time the bell rings. I guess the difference (at least in the speech moment) is of course who does it.
The same thing happens in the British commonwealth countries (Britain, Australia, Canada and New Zealand and some more), King Charles 3rd also has new years speech and avoids politics and just talks about wholesome stuff.
In Britain The king's speech (it feels weird typing that) Is on Christmas day at 3PM, If you miss it.. I don't think I ever have, sit around the TV with a glass of something, "Happy Christmas Charlie, woo hoo"
The 12 grapes are quite wholesome and even cute though In post-USSR countries during the countdown we often hold Bengal fires (hand-held sparkling flares)
In the UK we have the queen's christmas speech (now king's christmas speech) every christmas. Most people don't watch it. My family watch it every christmas because you could watch the queen get older. I'm interested to see if the king continues this tradition or not.
I mean he's done it for the last two years, so I'm pretty sure the tradition is still going? Also I thought most people still do watch it, most people I know do.
I would add that , in the UK, Christmas day lunch is the big family gathering meal of the year, and at 3:00pm the speech is timed to fit in just afterwards. It is a tradition in many families, some almost watch it religiously. But the Queen/King never says anything too political or controversial. The speech started in the 1930s on the radio.
I still watch it, even if not live I'll catch it at some point on Christmas day. It's a fairly innocent tradition and they're not allowed to be political so it's less like propaganda.
С каждым годом когда празднуем мы все больше и больше игнорим деда)) уже никто не просит помолчать давно, да и ничего нового он не говорит Each year when we celebrate we ignore the dude more and more) nobody asks to shut up anymore, we just talk over him, he doesn't say anything new anyway
А нас отец с женой в том году заставил таки посмотреть это Дер мо перед 24:00. Очень жалею,что не ушёл в тот момент из дома на улицу. Это отвратительно смотреть на осознанного убийцу сотен тысяч людей каждый год.
I'm eastern european, and the only thing that's repeating in my mind is "the world that they prepared you for, doesn't exist anymore" I wanted to be an aircraft engineer, a scientist, like 3 generations before me, that I've met, that have encouraged me, a woman, to become an scientist and an engineer. These were people, that built il-2 in Samara. I...what am I supposed to tell them once I'm dead? I wanted to make them proud, to fight against fascism. But the fascism...it's at home...
there's also the president's greeting for new year's eve in france, but people barely watch it. in my family it's never been a tradition, nor an obligation.
@crazydinosaur8945 it sure is...in the UK it's traditional... It's a custom that many countries seemingly follow... Interestingly in the UK the monarchy. Rules absolutely over government to protect the people from tyrannical dictatorship. Unlike the usa
The monarch in the UK has had very little legislative clout since 1650, to none now save for a traditional back stop . Russians have been under autocratic rule for 800 years with absolutely no let up what so ever. The insanity of it. Anyone who says the world would have been better off without Britain romping around the world, is utterly deluded, if you understand and can contextualise history.
In Bulgaria during the president speech which starts at around 23:55 we go outside and start preparing the fireworks, "trotilka" firecrackers and preparing to pop the champagne. only one person stays inside to watch and inform the others when they show the clock and the time comes to start the party. Then "Mnogaya leta", The Bulgarian hymn, traditional dance "Dunavsko horo" and then mabne "Happy New Year" by ABBA..... and then we switch to the playlist on out PC hahaha
I'm an American who works in government, and like hell am I spending my holiday listening to the President (or Governor or Mayor) yap. That's a big nope for me. There's probably some kind of speech that happens from the various leaders, but I feel like they're the type of speeches that can easily be a social media post that no one reads. My city has a large fireworks show for New Year's in our downtown along the river. It's pretty but I rarely attend because I like being at home. My family doesn't really celebrate Xmas but our New Year's tradition is watching the Rose Parade in the morning of New Year's day while eating pizza and drinking champagne. We used to attend the parade in Pasadena, California every year when I was a kid but since we moved away we just get together and watch it instead. Roman, I hope that you and Arina have a happy Xmas, a good New Years and that 2025 is better for you than 2024!
Nobody actually listens to them. It is just since most of us were very little new year went like this. Drink and eat until 11:55. 11:55 President speech, 11:59 National antem. 00:00 traditional folk dance (хоро) signifying that new year is upon us. Nobody actually gives a shit what they have to say.
don't underestimate the knowledge and experiences you are sharing with English speakers online. Your perspective is very valuable. Your videos are always entertaining. Thanks!
As an old Brit it was a thing that the Queen made a speech every Christmas Day on TV. As far as a I recall for 60 years many watched it but it was not a huge intrusion on the day and nobody paid much attention. Now that I live in Finland I have no idea how it goes with the new King in England. Thing is it's nice to have such traditions to bind a nation. But a disaster when the nation is duped by a psychopath like Putin. I pray all good Russians can fix this problem soon.
On est toujours à quelque part dans les commentaire nous autres mdrr Le Bye Bye c'est trop cool. Même si c'est financé/diffusé par l'état fédéral, il n'y a vraiment pas de filtre sur l'humour, on est chanceux d'avoir cette liberté là. Joyeuses fêtes!
In the Netherlands the King is giving an annual Christmas speech, but not everyone is watching it. It's very formal and stiff. King Willem-Alexander has admitted he rather wants this to be a radio speech since he thinks his pose looks awkward. Other important people have their annual Christmas speeches as well. The most controversial being the one from our Asylum Minister Marjolein Faber, an incompetent and tyrannical puppet from Geert Wilders who's giving thousands of people a destroyed, cold, inhospitable and hostile Christmas and has plans to make it worse the upcoming years. However, what most people do is being together with family, at home watching the national fireworks show or the Top2000 in which Queen-Bohemian Rhapsody is always the winner. And when not watching TV, people are busy outside shooting carbide or fooling around with firework bombs.
Thankfully I can mention that in Poland as an example this was never a 'tradition' of anything governmental being a part of christmas eve or new years eve. TV will probably be turned on in the background in mute and people just talk, eat, drink and enjoy the moment. I feel the TV is mostly off. If I remember correctly there will be Christmas carols broadcasted on TV and some people will tune in and sing together. It's kind of insane to have any government head interfere with a christmas dinner in Poland. I guess the closest you get is cabaret and comedy stand ups people would tune into as a break from social engagement over the table.
In the US there was always a TV channel that just showed a log burning in a fire (The Yule Log) for those who didn't have a fireplace. Christmas music was played on the audio. It was meant to be in the background, not stared at, lol!
@@jloki9259that said, we absolutely would keep one eye on the yule log, just to see if someone stoked the fire or added a log. That was always interesting
it's kinda rude to those who enjoy living in their homeland y'know? P. S Although Russians usually do not celebrate Christmas because of a different religion, but for some Russians it is also a holiday
@@Meem_Begorski Why would wishing some people merry christmas be rude to some other people? If that is the case, how dare people wish merry christmas to only their parents or friends?
@starhalv2427 I just don't understand why you decided to wish holiday these Russians, if you don't know them personally either. I don't see anything bad when you wish holidays to your parents and friends, but that looks strange
In the US, we do have the annual state of the union address from the president. It's just not during the holidays, but a lot of people seem to watch it.
Can approve. We made olivie, pilmeni, vinigret and stuff and then we watched Vald say “happy new … year”. Now we live in london and we go to the countryside to celebrate, have a little party and dance)
I'm from Estonia, Narva. And we celebrate 2 New Years. First the Russian then Estonian. We also used to listen to Putin's speach every time and do the same stuff Russians do during New Year. Classic and nostalgic
Roman, do you what even crazier? a collective adresses of a regular citizens to their tsar, when they can't flush a toilet, repair a road to a village or in any other bizzare occasion. wich represent a good old saying: "the tsar is good, but the boyars are the bad ones"
Lmao, we do the same thing in Bulgaria, it's been that way since I was little, it still is. There are these "New Years" concerts and then there is a speech by the President and a countdown until New Year :D:D:D
Here in the United States we generally watch coverage of the New Year's Eve celebration in the Times Square area of New York City. They have celebrities partying as the glass ball descends down this pole at midnight with the new year written on it. Once that happens, people sing the song "Auld Lang Syne" while sipping champagne and hugging and kissing each other at the same time. The president does give a short speech on New Year's Day but it's not like in Russia where people make an effort to watch Putin's speech. Some people watch the speech while others don't.
Speeches by the government are everywhere, but this intrusion of the public and private spheres is very special. I know that in Quebec it is a pensum broadcast after prime time and no one pays attention to it.
В этих новогодних обращениях я заметил одну деталь, особенно последние лет 10: Путин всегда говорит о том, каким тяжёлым выдался год. Я не помню ни одного раза, когда бы он вышел такой, и сказал: товарищи!! Этот год был относительно изи в сравнении с тем, что бывало раньше! Ну не было такого. Каждый год стабильно тяжёлый. Заставляет задуматься
oh my god, its like pavlovian conditioning when the russian media is linking patriotism and the national anthem to all these cherished family memories. also omg that ground news ad segue was so clean
Sadly, in my own country (Colombia) powder is ilegal, and yet, each december a lot of people (mostly children and drunk grown-ups) get burned. Despite that, I still remember playing with this stuff: we called them "Chispitas Mariposa" or "Butterfly's Little Sparks". 😁
Merry Christmas, Mr. Román. Here in Colombia we have to deal with the same boring crap by our Sponsor... 😂 I mean president. Don't be sad, dear friend: hopefully, next year you and your people won't be dealing with Putito Littlebottom. Take care, gov'nor! 👍
In the USA our TV shows people celebrating the New Year for three time zones: First in New York [Eastern Time], and hour later in Chicago [Central Time] then two hours later somewhere in California [Pacific Time]. People who live in Mountain Time are largely forgotten, as well as those in Alaska and Hawaii. I'm a little surprised that in the Russian Federation with 11 time zones, they don't make an entire day of celebrating the New Year all across the Federation. Of course, the President wishes everyone a Happy New Year on C-SPAN, which is our government channel, but absolutely NOBODY watches it, unless the President dies.
@@РусланЗаурбеков-з6е They don't [what?] Russians spend the whole day celebrating the New Year eleven times? [Or] Some Americans watch C-Span? I don't know about Russia, but I know that no one in American watches C-Span. LOL And, I'm only going off of what Roman said, he didn't mention that Russian TV shows the New Year celebrations in all time zones on TV.
In germany we do have christmas or new years speeches from our Bundespräsident and Kanzler ... but noone really cares. You may choose to listen in, but it's always the same. Times are difficult, we must stand together against racism and violence and all that stuff they preach nonstop anyways. I don't know if i should cry or laugh hearing that, since they themselfes caused most of the problems we have. We ususally just spend the evening on the 24th with our families, exchange our presents and then have a nice christmas dinner together. Ther kids play with their new toys, the adults sit together with a drink, maybe playing some card or board games. And usually noone wants to see politicians on chirstmas eve. My family doesn't even turn on the TV on christmas.
In Czechia we have a president's new Year address on the 1st of January at 12:00. It was cancelled here during the reign of Alcoholix the first (Zeman), but now it's back. Im pretty sure this tradition started with our 1st president in 1918 when the country was established (used to be over radio). People used to watch I guess, but now you can just replay it later if you want. It's not something to obsess about. It's not really that political anyway, it just overview of the last year and some wishes into the new year. The president is not really in power of anything so ....
We have something similar here in Denmark our Queen used to give a New Year's speech every year and I guess now it's our king with going to continue it
It's funny. While you were talking, I tried to remember this kind of phenomenon in China. I lived there for years, but I don't remember this happening. Thinking back, I realized that China doesn't even have pretend elections. The people are (or were, anyway) free to just talk shit about the guy, at least within the family. No one really believes the propaganda but there's nothing they can do about it, so they basically just ignore him and read the highlights in the paper or on the Internet the next day.
Hello from Czech Republic Roman! We do have President's New Year addresses annually here and it is a thing for families to sit down and listen to the president's address, at least in my family it is. Our previous president was as enjoyable to listen to as Putin though... Cannot wait for our current president's address though :3
But I think that this adress is not at the final minutes of the year, it is played at noon I think. Putin's adress is so dystopian because it literally steals the moment of the New Year.
@@videonofan People mostly cared about Zeman's adress because they were controversial, he frequently used them to insult journalists and such. He was also very pro-Putin and succesfully covered up the blowing up of a ammunition depot by russian agents prior to the "Special military operation". He was basically a traitor but at the same time came off as "based" and charismatic to many people. The current president, Petr Pavel is by far more "fit" to be president, he is very formal and serious (he was a military general) and also supports Ukraine and NATO. He also looks like a goddamn lion, handsome guy. But despite this, he rarely actually says anything and is not a very public figure. He is afraid to create any controversy and to create discourse in the public. This is why many people call him "fake" and a supporter of the current (which is like the worst insult right now in Czechia, since the current Center-right government is probably the least popular since the fall of communism.) TL;DR: Even though people like Pavel more for his actions and as a person, they probably won't watch his adress as much they did Zeman's because it might be "boring" for people who want controversy.
Both do, but hardly anyone watches these bores. There's the much more popular German Christmas tradition of watching "Tri orísky pro Popelku" in the German dubbed version ("Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel").
I don't think I've ever watched one of those in nearly 40 years. Just seen the odd clip here and there when they said something truly awful. Who really cares about what the head of the cabal of gilded paedophiles has to say?
Thankfully in the Antipodes we don't get such a BS speech from our Gearless Leader! 🙂 But for some reason we still get your Queens/Kings speech which today was actually quite relevant & personal but which probably fewer & fewer watch!? 🏖 🏄♂😎
@@binaryboyo9674 I'm pretty sure it does get loads of viewers over here. I'm probably an outlier as my family is both broadly anti-royal, and if the TV is even on, on Christmas day, It'll just be to entertain kids. Everyone else will be eating, drinking, conversing, or in my case, eating way too much and falling asleep on the sofa.
In Sweden, an old celebrity, read the poem "Ring Out, Wild Bells" by Tennyson on the stage in Skansen (In Swedish of course). Skansen is an old living museum in Stockholm. The poem has been read there since the 19th century, but in 1934, they started sending it as a radio address. It has been televised since 1977. So very few people alive remember a time beofre this poem was read just before midnight on New Years Eve.
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Why does it sound like "it New Year"? My Russian is not that good so maybe the word endings mean happy?
Can you do a video what the ruzzians think about the german far-right party AfD?
Or maybe how all european far-right parties?
It's not the progression of Russian insanity, just Putin's. If the world wasn't full of A-holes, we would have made peace after the fall of the Soviet Union. I genuinely believe we have more in common between Americans and Russians than most other nationalities do. Russia isn't bad, it suffers from bad leadership, just like the USA.
Hey Roman Do you know what is his approval rating among Russians
Putin's got more filler in his face then Lenin does. Loved to see the quick progression of his eye sockets disappearing😂
In the Netherlands, there's this radio show, "Top 2000", that lets people vote on the 2000 best songs of all time. After voting has closed, the radio station starts playing the top 2000 from start to finish right after christmas, ending it with the number one best song just before midnight new years eve. It's always Bohemian Rhapsody.
Off topic comment. Nobody cares
Yooo we have the same in poland
Such a random fact but also hilarious xD
I can confirm as a Dutchie
That is soooo cool!!!
I adore the Netherlands and I adore Logic greatly.
"It hasn't been a easy year" - Putin every year
Sounds mentally bad. 1 person causing the death of 1 million people in 2024. Stalin. History repeating itself.
"And anyone was has any complaints can direct them to the suggestion box, found outside the highest window near you."
You didn’t watch the video. He debunked that
And Next year will be Much Much Worse especially for Pootin & RUS!!😱
Isn’t that what all leaders say just look at Britain and America
In Bulgaria we also hear the presidents brainfarts every christmas
рублюв никой не го слуша вече като си изнася "речта"
Imagine listening to a cow moo for 10 minutes
@@rosenignatov4496 Слушат си го копейките и всички над 50 години :D
Brainfarts 🤣
We started using the President's Speech as a beat transition into the Bulgarian Michael Jackson, Azis. Followed by heavy reinforcement with Rakia as one should.
My Russian immigrant family (we live in the U.S.) used to listen to Putin's speeches back in the 2000s every New Year. But later on we switched channels to the ball dropping in Times Square because it was way more interesting and fun to watch.
Freedom pilled
No. You’re in CANADA. Not the US.
@@Bear-c4x Lmao I've never even been to Canada.
@ You’re in Canada…
@@Bear-c4x Alright whatever floats your boat.
Yeltsin at least smiled and looked friendly. Pootin wishes looks like curse.
Putin has all the charisma of an autistic eel
I can't see Yeltsin without laughing. Absolute 🤡
Putin's Charlie Brown, acting like Rutger Hauer
Yeltsin was a drunkard who the west patted on the shoulder.
And he lifted a glass of something (some type of alcohol)
Fun fact: in the last minutes of 1991 a popular comedian addressed the nation live instead of the head of state.
It's not a FUN fact because you didn't tell who's that comedian 😤
@ I can, that was the guy called Zadornov, most famous for skits about how Americans are stupid.
А как же пугачева в 93?
Also in Ukraine since 2019
100% глава тогда просто был пьян
While the covid pandemic was still going our president in Latvia at the time said this:"Those who will die from covid will not be celebrating new years"
Well technically, he wasn't wrong
He was just being honest and emphasizing how serious covid was/is.
Well that is accurate.....
💀!
No potato for you.
I was in Russia on New Year’s Eve in 1999 with my fiancée. The table was amazing and quite a bit of fun. Yeltsin came on and announced that he was stepping down and Putin was taking over. It was right after the residential blocks were blown up,false flag, so sad
Roman, the King of Spain does exactly the same as Mr. Putin, the difference is 90 per cent of spanish people we don´t give a f about the shit he says. Feliz año
British royals speak for ten minutes and say nothing.
Feliz navidad
Just curious, do most Spaniards still support the monarchy?
@@zMazine Prospero año y felicidad 🎅
But putin is also not a king, he is a president who shouldn't be allowed to be one anymore but he forced the way. That makes it different
Thanks!
Putin Christmas speech looks like an NPC dialogue for the past 20 years 💀🙏
Because it is. It's the same sh*t in Bulgaria.
It's a New Year speech tho.
Just add oblivion npc music
@@gerferies NPC new Years speech
Because AI’s try to copy elegant human behavior because they think it’s the most human-like, because humans have tried to act elegant for most of history so it has become a very human norm and AI’s can use it to trick the humans. PUTIN IS AN URBAN LEGEND
It is not just a Russian tradition. In Denmark we have watched the queen's New Year speech for three generations. And the day after it is time to watch the prime minister's speech.
Yes, it is a tradition, and at 0.00 the national anthem and then the kingssong is played (and at least where I celebrate new year people sing along very loudly. Once there was a ukrainian there and hes boy friend told me later that she was shocked at out display of nationalism)
But really, as I see it, it is just for fun. It is tradition, and traditions should be kept :)
Im pretty sure in denmark you arent forced to listen to the president or leader figure and therefore the viewerbase (naturally) is also much lower than in Russia
@pamesankaese I mean in Russia u r not forced to listen to it either. it's just a tradition so everybody usually do, some people listen to it ironically. u know it's just a tradition because tv is on non-stop usually during new year celebration, so u'll hear the man talk eventually. There's is however a culture of reverence for the figures of power and authority among a lotta Russian people (mainly elders), so thats a problem.
@ptimurk4414 Anything that is done repeatedly can eventually become tradition and exists as long as people do it (or stops existing when people stop doing it). Tradition by itself has no positive or negative value. To me personally there are traditions that are fascinating and inspiring and would like to see more of and there are traditions I find weird and cant really understand why people do it. Listening to an authoritarian leader that is basically telling everyone to cope harder for no reason other than keeping the system running before being allowed to celebrate is a tradition I see no value in. Then again this "tradition" is only a symptom of the big underlying issue with the Russian society today.
I can't speak for all Danes, but for my own family and everyone else I have talked to, everyone watches the queens (And soon to be Kings) new years speech as she was someone that Danes had a lot of love for (Her approval ratings was around 70% before she abdicated). Then after that was done everyone either turned off or ignored the prime ministers speech and got to partying/Eating
"Это был тяжёлый год, был он тяжелей, чем тот. Неожиданно нам всем много он принес проблем..."
Суровые годы проходят
Борьбы за свободу страны,
За ними другие приходят -
Они будут тоже трудны 😂
Greetings to you and Happy Christmas and best wishes for 2025 John from Ireland take care God bless.
Всё тяжелее, всё неожиданней
Happy holidays Roman! 🎄☃️🎄
I’m trying to quote a Russian poet… please forgive if the translation sux…
It’s the SONG from the poem.
“My window is tall above the earth,
tall above the earth.
I see only the sky with the evening sunset,
the evening sunset.
The sky seems empty and pale,
so empty and pale.
It does not take pity on the poor heart,
my poor heart.
Sad, that in such wretched sadness I should die,
that I should die.
I strain towards that which I do not know,
I do not know.
This desire, I’ve no idea from where it came,
from where it came
but my heart wants and ask for a miracle,
it asks for a miracle.
O let that which never happens,
happens.
To me the pale sky promises a miracle,
it promises.
But I weep without tears at the false promise,
at the false promise.
I am calling on that which doesn’t exist,
which doesn’t exist.”
Zinaida Gippius (1869-1945)
Зато Движуха какая, сегодня уже повторили малазийский боинг😢
In Bulgaria we also have a speech from President Green Sock. Our President Green Sock is very wise and very brave and is the only Bulgarian to have ever served in the army so we listen to him very intently and absolutely do not skip his speech.
Tell me about it!
I am Romanian but I live abroad. What is the green sock? I tried googling it with no success.
@@lianagheorma92He was talking about Radev
@@lianagheorma92 Bulgarians don't have preferred pronouns. Your American.
@@lianagheorma92He meant Bulgaria's current president.
you are an extremely underrated source of news about russia. spot on all the time, and i say this as a person who lived their entire life (so far) in russia.
We call them "Sparklers," but "Bengali Lights" sounds badass.
"We" - such a helpful comment.
Seems kinda racist
@goldenfiberwheat238 that's bcuz they used to get the main ingredients to make sparkles from bengal region. Many european countrys also call them bengali lights or used to call them begali lights, even tho that region is not anymore the main exporter of potasium nitrate.
"we" would include us here in Upstate NY, USA at the very least! I've never heard them called anything else. Not sure I've ever seen them used (in person) outside of July 4th/US Independence Day either. New Years is the only other holiday that fireworks are a big thing for, but usually it's only big ones you launch in the sky!
We call them sparklers here in Washington state too, but I’m calling them Bengali Lights from now on!
To be fair, it's pretty common around the world that the head of state or government gives annually a speech for Christmas
Yes, but I think the question was more how common it is, that the population is glued to the screen while it runs.
For example, I don't recall having ever seen the federal president's speech live (sometimes snippets of it later in the news if he said something important or made a faux pa).
@@DeHerg It's normal if the president has high approval rating. Americans have very low trust in their government because it's obvious they care more about the Israelis than the Americans.
@@DeHerg I know that in Ukraine and Belarus there is the same speech that their presidents give and it is also a tradition to listen to it right before New Year.
In Japan, the national broadcaster (NHK) precedes the New Year's coverage with a song festival/competition called Kohaku Uta Gassen, and then after the end of the show, they broadcast serene images of mountain temples covered in snow. It's really quite nice.
We have something very similar in Spain. Our king (yes, spain is a monarchy, although its just ceremonial) gives a new years speech, often avoiding politics and focusing in wholesome stuff and its kind of a tradition. Then when the last 12 seconds of the year come they put a live broadcast of the "puerta del sol" clock (basically a place in Madrid, the capital) and we eat 12 grapes, one every time the bell rings. I guess the difference (at least in the speech moment) is of course who does it.
The same thing happens in the British commonwealth countries (Britain, Australia, Canada and New Zealand and some more), King Charles 3rd also has new years speech and avoids politics and just talks about wholesome stuff.
Same here in Norway. The king gives a speech every new years eve
@@Britishbjornis As a New Zealander i cant say ive ever heard of anyone watching the King/Queen give a new year speech
In Britain The king's speech (it feels weird typing that) Is on Christmas day at 3PM, If you miss it.. I don't think I ever have, sit around the TV with a glass of something, "Happy Christmas Charlie, woo hoo"
The 12 grapes are quite wholesome and even cute though
In post-USSR countries during the countdown we often hold Bengal fires (hand-held sparkling flares)
We in Germany had a guy like this, but his paintings weren't the best, so he started to give speeches.
Maybe send Putin some Crayons.
💀
In the UK we have the queen's christmas speech (now king's christmas speech) every christmas. Most people don't watch it. My family watch it every christmas because you could watch the queen get older. I'm interested to see if the king continues this tradition or not.
I mean he's done it for the last two years, so I'm pretty sure the tradition is still going? Also I thought most people still do watch it, most people I know do.
A lot of people watch it still,it's on every station for a start.I watch it,it's part of Christmas.
I used to watch it, but I haven't watched it since the King was coronated. I don't think he is a legitimate monarch.
I would add that , in the UK, Christmas day lunch is the big family gathering meal of the year, and at 3:00pm the speech is timed to fit in just afterwards. It is a tradition in many families, some almost watch it religiously. But the Queen/King never says anything too political or controversial.
The speech started in the 1930s on the radio.
I still watch it, even if not live I'll catch it at some point on Christmas day. It's a fairly innocent tradition and they're not allowed to be political so it's less like propaganda.
С каждым годом когда празднуем мы все больше и больше игнорим деда)) уже никто не просит помолчать давно, да и ничего нового он не говорит
Each year when we celebrate we ignore the dude more and more) nobody asks to shut up anymore, we just talk over him, he doesn't say anything new anyway
Тоже не смотрю, чтоб не портить новогоднее настроение
А нас отец с женой в том году заставил таки посмотреть это Дер мо перед 24:00. Очень жалею,что не ушёл в тот момент из дома на улицу. Это отвратительно смотреть на осознанного убийцу сотен тысяч людей каждый год.
У меня традиция уходить из комнаты каждый год во время выступления его.
I'm eastern european, and the only thing that's repeating in my mind is "the world that they prepared you for, doesn't exist anymore" I wanted to be an aircraft engineer, a scientist, like 3 generations before me, that I've met, that have encouraged me, a woman, to become an scientist and an engineer. These were people, that built il-2 in Samara. I...what am I supposed to tell them once I'm dead? I wanted to make them proud, to fight against fascism. But the fascism...it's at home...
Where is home to you?
Peace back at you Roman.
in Republic of Moldova, people also turn on the TV and listen to president New year addressing to people. I guess it’s back since USSR
I'm Romanian, and I am quite envious of Moldova Republic! I wish we had a president like yours!!!
there's also the president's greeting for new year's eve in france, but people barely watch it. in my family it's never been a tradition, nor an obligation.
Hi and Happy Holiday to you in Moldova. I worry that Moldova may be next if Putin is successful in Ukraine.
@@jloki9259I think Georgia 🇬🇪 more likely. He doesn’t care bout Moldova.
Merry Christmas!!
Hope this helps roman much support from miami Florida
To be honest I’m sick of seeing Putin and Trumps faces on line.
turn off the tv
@waykool698 It doesn't matter they are everywhere. You're basically saying throwaway your phone
get over it or turn your screen off.
@@Bobwa2008 I like how the comments are basically yust throwaway you're phone bro
Yeah, putin was mentioned almost every day past year in finnish news 😂
Uk has kings speach on Christmas Day... We usually watch it after eating an enormous Christmas dinner and falling asleep around 3pm
same in Australia
In norway we have it on new years eve
i think is vary commen around the world
@crazydinosaur8945 it sure is...in the UK it's traditional... It's a custom that many countries seemingly follow... Interestingly in the UK the monarchy. Rules absolutely over government to protect the people from tyrannical dictatorship. Unlike the usa
The monarch in the UK has had very little legislative clout since 1650, to none now save for a traditional back stop . Russians have been under autocratic rule for 800 years with absolutely no let up what so ever. The insanity of it. Anyone who says the world would have been better off without Britain romping around the world, is utterly deluded, if you understand and can contextualise history.
Grazie.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Roman.
Why are we here in this life? Why do we die? What will happen to us after death?
For Americans, their new year's extra family member for many years might have been Dick Clark live from Times Square
So true. I realize I had forgotten this. Dick Clark - the man who doesn't age, lol!
And the ball drops.
In Bulgaria during the president speech which starts at around 23:55 we go outside and start preparing the fireworks, "trotilka" firecrackers and preparing to pop the champagne. only one person stays inside to watch and inform the others when they show the clock and the time comes to start the party. Then "Mnogaya leta", The Bulgarian hymn, traditional dance "Dunavsko horo" and then mabne "Happy New Year" by ABBA..... and then we switch to the playlist on out PC hahaha
Tell me about it. And do you know the saddest part is? When you heard the same speech over and over again for years. It's ridiculous.
@@itz_ic21gaming97 atleast our president changes every max 10 years, most of the times it stays only once - 5 years :)
@@mmmnnnnnnmmmI hope so. it's 8 years already
I'm an American who works in government, and like hell am I spending my holiday listening to the President (or Governor or Mayor) yap. That's a big nope for me. There's probably some kind of speech that happens from the various leaders, but I feel like they're the type of speeches that can easily be a social media post that no one reads.
My city has a large fireworks show for New Year's in our downtown along the river. It's pretty but I rarely attend because I like being at home.
My family doesn't really celebrate Xmas but our New Year's tradition is watching the Rose Parade in the morning of New Year's day while eating pizza and drinking champagne. We used to attend the parade in Pasadena, California every year when I was a kid but since we moved away we just get together and watch it instead.
Roman, I hope that you and Arina have a happy Xmas, a good New Years and that 2025 is better for you than 2024!
Though I’m happy that Uncle Joe gave us Christmas Eve off like most American presidents have done. Merry Christmas to all.
Nobody actually listens to them.
It is just since most of us were very little new year went like this.
Drink and eat until 11:55. 11:55 President speech, 11:59 National antem. 00:00 traditional folk dance (хоро) signifying that new year is upon us.
Nobody actually gives a shit what they have to say.
We just watch some celebrities get wasted then a large ball goes down.
ABC Arizona is getting very excited right now...
don't underestimate the knowledge and experiences you are sharing with English speakers online. Your perspective is very valuable. Your videos are always entertaining. Thanks!
Merry Christmas Roman and to anyone reading this God bless you all.
God bless you and yours, too!
Happy New Year Roman, I hope things get better. Love from the USA
Merry Christmas Roman ❤
merry putlermas
As an old Brit it was a thing that the Queen made a speech every Christmas Day on TV. As far as a I recall for 60 years many watched it but it was not a huge intrusion on the day and nobody paid much attention. Now that I live in Finland I have no idea how it goes with the new King in England. Thing is it's nice to have such traditions to bind a nation. But a disaster when the nation is duped by a psychopath like Putin. I pray all good Russians can fix this problem soon.
In Quebec we probably have an adress but what is more more popular is the Bye-bye which is the year recap in a satirical way
On est toujours à quelque part dans les commentaire nous autres mdrr Le Bye Bye c'est trop cool. Même si c'est financé/diffusé par l'état fédéral, il n'y a vraiment pas de filtre sur l'humour, on est chanceux d'avoir cette liberté là. Joyeuses fêtes!
In the Netherlands the King is giving an annual Christmas speech, but not everyone is watching it. It's very formal and stiff. King Willem-Alexander has admitted he rather wants this to be a radio speech since he thinks his pose looks awkward.
Other important people have their annual Christmas speeches as well. The most controversial being the one from our Asylum Minister Marjolein Faber, an incompetent and tyrannical puppet from Geert Wilders who's giving thousands of people a destroyed, cold, inhospitable and hostile Christmas and has plans to make it worse the upcoming years.
However, what most people do is being together with family, at home watching the national fireworks show or the Top2000 in which Queen-Bohemian Rhapsody is always the winner. And when not watching TV, people are busy outside shooting carbide or fooling around with firework bombs.
Does Faber give a christmas speech on tv? Nah man that cant be 😅. I don't think so lol.
Thankfully I can mention that in Poland as an example this was never a 'tradition' of anything governmental being a part of christmas eve or new years eve. TV will probably be turned on in the background in mute and people just talk, eat, drink and enjoy the moment. I feel the TV is mostly off. If I remember correctly there will be Christmas carols broadcasted on TV and some people will tune in and sing together. It's kind of insane to have any government head interfere with a christmas dinner in Poland. I guess the closest you get is cabaret and comedy stand ups people would tune into as a break from social engagement over the table.
Are you nuts? Xd president does a speech for Xmas too
@@izabelasiczek3547 I never said there wasn't a presidential speech.
In the US there was always a TV channel that just showed a log burning in a fire (The Yule Log) for those who didn't have a fireplace. Christmas music was played on the audio. It was meant to be in the background, not stared at, lol!
@@jloki9259that said, we absolutely would keep one eye on the yule log, just to see if someone stoked the fire or added a log. That was always interesting
He was in your new years celebration every year...
I never thought about it from that perspective,
thanks Roman!
Merry Christmas Roman and all Russians trying to find second home outside their homeland
He looks drunker than I feel right now and I'm totally drunk! 😆😅😂😂🤣😅
it's kinda rude to those who enjoy living in their homeland y'know?
P. S Although Russians usually do not celebrate Christmas because of a different religion, but for some Russians it is also a holiday
@@Meem_Begorski
Why would wishing some people merry christmas be rude to some other people? If that is the case, how dare people wish merry christmas to only their parents or friends?
@starhalv2427 I just don't understand why you decided to wish holiday these Russians, if you don't know them personally either. I don't see anything bad when you wish holidays to your parents and friends, but that looks strange
Hi from Russian in US
Merry Christmas Roman! And all his viewers!
love your content nfkrz, merry Christmas and God bless you all
Bruh. I’d avoided being whammed all this holiday season till now. You got me on xmas 💀
"Peace", and not just in thoughts, may it becomes true soon. Happy whatever dear Roman.
In the US, we do have the annual state of the union address from the president. It's just not during the holidays, but a lot of people seem to watch it.
Can approve. We made olivie, pilmeni, vinigret and stuff and then we watched Vald say “happy new … year”. Now we live in london and we go to the countryside to celebrate, have a little party and dance)
I'm from Estonia, Narva. And we celebrate 2 New Years. First the Russian then Estonian. We also used to listen to Putin's speach every time and do the same stuff Russians do during New Year.
Classic and nostalgic
I prefer the North East US new years tradition: watching Anderson Cooper get absolutely WASTED on live TV due to peer pressure.
Hes like an ice queen
And get harassed by Kathy Griffin
Roman, do you what even crazier? a collective adresses of a regular citizens to their tsar, when they can't flush a toilet, repair a road to a village or in any other bizzare occasion. wich represent a good old saying: "the tsar is good, but the boyars are the bad ones"
Merry Christmas sir!
In England we listen to the kings speech on Christmas day
Just got done listening to it
Any big news?
Thank you for the Putin Retro... Merry Christmas !
Lmao, we do the same thing in Bulgaria, it's been that way since I was little, it still is. There are these "New Years" concerts and then there is a speech by the President and a countdown until New Year :D:D:D
If Putin wasn't in power for this long that would actually be pretty wholesome, having the same guy wish everyone happy new years every year
Isn't that what happens in Kingdoms with parliamentary monarchy?
Same in Italy Roman, the President of the Republic (honorary office) gives his best wishes to the Country.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Roman! ❤
Here in the United States we generally watch coverage of the New Year's Eve celebration in the Times Square area of New York City. They have celebrities partying as the glass ball descends down this pole at midnight with the new year written on it. Once that happens, people sing the song "Auld Lang Syne" while sipping champagne and hugging and kissing each other at the same time. The president does give a short speech on New Year's Day but it's not like in Russia where people make an effort to watch Putin's speech. Some people watch the speech while others don't.
Speeches by the government are everywhere, but this intrusion of the public and private spheres is very special. I know that in Quebec it is a pensum broadcast after prime time and no one pays attention to it.
Merry Christmas and happy New Year, Roman! We’re all blessed to have lived one more year!
The year may change but the President will still be the same. 😅
Putins new years speech is really similar to Kim Jong Un version but Putin speech so quiet 😂
I think it happens in all countries. Not just before the change of the year, but earlier in the day. And much more relaxed.
Merry Christmas roman ❤
В этих новогодних обращениях я заметил одну деталь, особенно последние лет 10: Путин всегда говорит о том, каким тяжёлым выдался год. Я не помню ни одного раза, когда бы он вышел такой, и сказал: товарищи!! Этот год был относительно изи в сравнении с тем, что бывало раньше!
Ну не было такого. Каждый год стабильно тяжёлый. Заставляет задуматься
Yeah, what is described is basically what also happens in my home country, Bulgaria. Like beat for beat.
Merry Christmas Roman : ) Thank you for being devoted to truth.
oh my god, its like pavlovian conditioning when the russian media is linking patriotism and the national anthem to all these cherished family memories.
also omg that ground news ad segue was so clean
Merry Christmas to you love!🎄God bless❤☮️
3:19 Oh I recognise those. They are called ফুলঝুরি (ful-jhu-ri) here, used in Diwali celebrations.
As a Canadian I also recognize them. We call them "Sparklers" and they're usually seen on birthdays and Christmas.
fuljari (फुलझड़ी ) in my language hindi also during Diwali celebrations..
Sadly, in my own country (Colombia) powder is ilegal, and yet, each december a lot of people (mostly children and drunk grown-ups) get burned.
Despite that, I still remember playing with this stuff: we called them "Chispitas Mariposa" or "Butterfly's Little Sparks". 😁
Merry Christmas to you mate!
Take care, wish you the best.😃
In Bulgaria we have the same tradition every new year haha
Thanks
Merry Christmas, Mr. Román. Here in Colombia we have to deal with the same boring crap by our Sponsor... 😂 I mean president.
Don't be sad, dear friend: hopefully, next year you and your people won't be dealing with Putito Littlebottom.
Take care, gov'nor! 👍
In Norway the king 👑 gives a new years speech, with national anthem afterwards
Its like the Queens (kings) speech in the UK. Everyone watches it. no one really knows why
Because tradition.
In France we have a tradition, when the president starts his speech, the parents say shut up and turn off the tv
In the USA our TV shows people celebrating the New Year for three time zones: First in New York [Eastern Time], and hour later in Chicago [Central Time] then two hours later somewhere in California [Pacific Time]. People who live in Mountain Time are largely forgotten, as well as those in Alaska and Hawaii. I'm a little surprised that in the Russian Federation with 11 time zones, they don't make an entire day of celebrating the New Year all across the Federation.
Of course, the President wishes everyone a Happy New Year on C-SPAN, which is our government channel, but absolutely NOBODY watches it, unless the President dies.
"they don't"??? Many do. ))
@@РусланЗаурбеков-з6е They don't [what?] Russians spend the whole day celebrating the New Year eleven times? [Or] Some Americans watch C-Span?
I don't know about Russia, but I know that no one in American watches C-Span. LOL
And, I'm only going off of what Roman said, he didn't mention that Russian TV shows the New Year celebrations in all time zones on TV.
Merry Christmas 🌲 Roman 🤝🇸🇪
It’s the same in Bulgaria! I thought everyone is the same omgg
In Germany we don't give a crap about politicians' new years speeches unless you're interrested in politics personally.
In germany we do have christmas or new years speeches from our Bundespräsident and Kanzler ... but noone really cares. You may choose to listen in, but it's always the same. Times are difficult, we must stand together against racism and violence and all that stuff they preach nonstop anyways. I don't know if i should cry or laugh hearing that, since they themselfes caused most of the problems we have.
We ususally just spend the evening on the 24th with our families, exchange our presents and then have a nice christmas dinner together. Ther kids play with their new toys, the adults sit together with a drink, maybe playing some card or board games. And usually noone wants to see politicians on chirstmas eve. My family doesn't even turn on the TV on christmas.
Merry christmas in Lisboa Roman!
When uncle Wladimir speech. Is this the Russian version oh "Dinner for One”? 😂
Man that clock chime tune is surreal
Have a merry Christmas mi amigo. 🎄
In Czechia we have a president's new Year address on the 1st of January at 12:00. It was cancelled here during the reign of Alcoholix the first (Zeman), but now it's back. Im pretty sure this tradition started with our 1st president in 1918 when the country was established (used to be over radio). People used to watch I guess, but now you can just replay it later if you want. It's not something to obsess about. It's not really that political anyway, it just overview of the last year and some wishes into the new year. The president is not really in power of anything so ....
We have something similar here in Denmark our Queen used to give a New Year's speech every year and I guess now it's our king with going to continue it
🎄 Happy Christmas Roman. 🎄❄️❄️
It's funny. While you were talking, I tried to remember this kind of phenomenon in China. I lived there for years, but I don't remember this happening. Thinking back, I realized that China doesn't even have pretend elections. The people are (or were, anyway) free to just talk shit about the guy, at least within the family. No one really believes the propaganda but there's nothing they can do about it, so they basically just ignore him and read the highlights in the paper or on the Internet the next day.
Merry Christmas Roman 🎄
Hello from Czech Republic Roman! We do have President's New Year addresses annually here and it is a thing for families to sit down and listen to the president's address, at least in my family it is. Our previous president was as enjoyable to listen to as Putin though... Cannot wait for our current president's address though :3
do they play the Czech anthem as well??
But I think that this adress is not at the final minutes of the year, it is played at noon I think. Putin's adress is so dystopian because it literally steals the moment of the New Year.
@@ohajohahaI don't think so.
And the current one?
@@videonofan People mostly cared about Zeman's adress because they were controversial, he frequently used them to insult journalists and such. He was also very pro-Putin and succesfully covered up the blowing up of a ammunition depot by russian agents prior to the "Special military operation". He was basically a traitor but at the same time came off as "based" and charismatic to many people. The current president, Petr Pavel is by far more "fit" to be president, he is very formal and serious (he was a military general) and also supports Ukraine and NATO. He also looks like a goddamn lion, handsome guy. But despite this, he rarely actually says anything and is not a very public figure. He is afraid to create any controversy and to create discourse in the public. This is why many people call him "fake" and a supporter of the current (which is like the worst insult right now in Czechia, since the current Center-right government is probably the least popular since the fall of communism.)
TL;DR: Even though people like Pavel more for his actions and as a person, they probably won't watch his adress as much they did Zeman's because it might be "boring" for people who want controversy.
Here in the US, for many years, we used to listen to Dick Clark in Times Square every year.
I have never once done that
@@goldenfiberwheat238 That's probably because he is now dead.
@@thomasjamison2050 he died in 2012 and I’m 26
@@goldenfiberwheat238 What do you want? A banana?
Ryan Seacrest replaced Dick Clark in 2006 and is also hosting in 2025. Also Carrie Underwood / Lenny Kravitz and others perform.
I’m right now imagining if Scholz or Steinmeier would do this every year
die meisten von Merkels Neujahrsansprachen hab ich mir tatsächlich angeschaut
Both do. Scholz on new years, Steinmeier on chistmas eve.
Both do, but hardly anyone watches these bores. There's the much more popular German Christmas tradition of watching "Tri orísky pro Popelku" in the German dubbed version ("Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel").
As a Brit, you’re not alone. 3 words - The King’s Speech
Totally normal island moment
I don't think I've ever watched one of those in nearly 40 years. Just seen the odd clip here and there when they said something truly awful. Who really cares about what the head of the cabal of gilded paedophiles has to say?
Hate to be this guy but your country is a joke now. Major towns and cities are foreign and on rapid decline. Your country has no future
Thankfully in the Antipodes we don't get such a BS speech from our Gearless Leader! 🙂
But for some reason we still get your Queens/Kings speech which today was actually quite relevant & personal but which probably fewer & fewer watch!? 🏖 🏄♂😎
@@binaryboyo9674 I'm pretty sure it does get loads of viewers over here. I'm probably an outlier as my family is both broadly anti-royal, and if the TV is even on, on Christmas day, It'll just be to entertain kids. Everyone else will be eating, drinking, conversing, or in my case, eating way too much and falling asleep on the sofa.
I thought this was the same in every country, now it turns out it's only Russia and Bulgaria ;( ;( ;(
Nah, it's in most countries
Marry Christmas Roman😃❤🙏
In Sweden, an old celebrity, read the poem "Ring Out, Wild Bells" by Tennyson on the stage in Skansen (In Swedish of course). Skansen is an old living museum in Stockholm. The poem has been read there since the 19th century, but in 1934, they started sending it as a radio address. It has been televised since 1977. So very few people alive remember a time beofre this poem was read just before midnight on New Years Eve.
We watch Donald Duck every Christmas eve. 😂