England: Paper Hats and Egg Punch There is definitely something carnevalistic about Christmas in England. For the big Christmas banquet on the 25th of December the whole company at the table wears colorful paper hats and people keep smashing balloons all the time. On this day the English serve turkey filled with apples and prunes, the famous plumpudding and egg punch. In the afternoon at three o'clock pm the whole nation watches TV - finally it's the Queen who holds her Christmas speech. In England the present business takes place in the morning of the 25th of December. Childen as well as grown-ups had put socks by the fireside the night before and now they unwrap what Santa has brought. It is probable for the sake of simplicity that Santa puts the bigger presents under the Christmas tree - like he does in other countries. Reference: Content-Team Globalheads GmbH Further reports on English Christmas: The apple-tree drinking session