時光飛逝如電，轉眼又是一年，佳節即近，聖誕節(12/25/13)，新年(1/1/2014)，春節(1/31/2014)，元宵節(2/14/2014)，情人節(2/14/2014)，西方的情人節和東方的元宵節都在同一天，真是讓人驚喜的巧合。衝浪潛水員倡議的過節活動已經在美語壇拉開序幕了，感謝已經參加活動的網友們：他們是：好學又好問，葉子，rockcurrent，Lucidus，衝浪潛水員，科夫和京燕花園等。
衝浪潛水員提供的topics："Introduction to an interesting foreign holiday or festival; How one spent a recent holiday; A memorable holiday; A song related to a holiday (such as a Christmas carol), either audio or video, best performed by oneself." 葉子提議感恩之聲，歌誦詩文廚藝心得，抒發對生活的讚美。
我們期待著文學城更多的網友來參加美語壇的中西節日活動，一切與節日相關的題材都可以，中國節，美國節，西方節，東方節，隻要是英語的，或者是中英雙語的帖子均可，諸如：原創作品，朗誦唱歌，電影配音，詩歌散文，小說戲劇，歌曲影視，攝影書法，時尚休閑，烹飪園藝，風土人情等題材不限。
參加美語壇活動的網友，請在發帖的標題上請注明[中西節日活動]，自由發帖，歡迎您的到來，同慶佳節。祝福大家，節日快樂，新年吉祥，永遠幸福。Happy holidays to you all.
Song: We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Artist: Enya （Please click American English World Forum）
We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas
And a happy new year
Good tidings we bring
To you and your kin
We wish you a merry Christmas
And a happy new year
《美語世界》論壇 2013年12月8日 於文學城
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Happy holiday to you and your family,
Rebecca
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family,
Rebecca
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"We Wish You a Merry Christmas" is a popular secular 16th century English carol from West Country of England. It is one of the few traditional holiday carols that makes mention of the New Year's celebration.
In the days of Olde England, groups of traveling singers would entertain for food or pay. These groups were called "waits" and were extremely popular at Christmastime. We Wish You a Merry Christmas is one of these old tunes.
We wish you a Merry Christmas History has its roots in England. However the author and the composer of the song still remains unknown to the whole world. Therefore the date of the publication of the song is not known. This song We wish you a Merry Christmas actually reflects the Christmas tradition of showering gifts on the people who wandered from house to house, singing these Christmas songs to please the wealthy people of the community.
http://www.christmas-lyrics.org/we-wish-you-a-merry-christmas-lyrics.html