How do Americans celebrate Christmas?

Hey everybody it's Ariannita la Gringa  and welcome back to my YouTube channel. In today's video we are going to see how people  celebrate Christmas in the United States. But we first start celebrating  by decorating our homes.

Let's get started. So what's the first thing people  do to get in the Christmas spirit? Well, they start decorating  their homes for Christmas.

So first we're going to head on over to HomeGoods  where they sell a lot of Christmas decorations. I'm sure we'll find a bunch. Let's check it out.

Now let's check out some iconic Christmas decorations that'll make your  house feel fun and festive. What is this? This is a wreath.

Wreath. Now can you tell me what this is called? If you said this is a sock you're wrong.

This is a stocking. Stocking. We hang stockings on the mantle of the fireplace and we hope that Santa will  fill our stockings with lots of presents.

Can you tell me what these are? These are snowmen. Snowmen.

But they all come in different shapes and forms. This is hand soap. Hand soap.

This is a pillow for your couch and this is a jug. This is a snowman. He has a carrot for his nose.

He has coal for his eyes a scarf and a top hat. And as you can see in the store they  have different kinds of snowmen. Look at this one you can make  cookie dough with this snowman.

Can you tell me what this is called? This is gift wrap. Gift wrap.

It's a decorative roll of paper that  is used to wrap presents or gifts. Look it has a nutcracker, a Snowman,  a Christmas tree, and a reindeer. Can you tell me who this is?

This is the gingerbread man. It has three buttons and a bow. Another thing you can find in the store is a  classic Christmas flavor it's called peppermint.

This is peppermint. You can eat it or you can sprinkle it on  top of your cup of coffee or just a drink. Can you tell me what this is?

This is a bow. Bow. Can you tell me what these are called behind me?

These are bags but specifically gift bags. But all of these are only  decorated just for Christmas. For example, this bag has a gingerbread man on it.

This one has snowflakes and  you can put a little present inside and it'll look nice underneath your tree. What is this? This is a roll of ribbon.

Ribbon. You can tie it and make bows. You can put ribbon in between your branches of  your Christmas tree and use it as a Garland.

Or after wrapping up your Christmas gifts you can just wrap the ribbon around the  present and tie a bow on top. And what is this? Inside this box you can make a gingerbread house.

So there's little gingerbread cookies inside and you can decorate the house with  frosting candies and then you can eat it. Have you ever built a gingerbread house? Let me know down below.

Can you tell me what this is called? This is a sweater. But not only that it's an ugly Christmas sweater.

In the United States, it's very common  to go to an ugly sweater Christmas party. So you'll have to find the ugliest sweater  inside a store and you'll wear it to a party. After walking all throughout the store there's one Christmas decoration that's missing  the most iconic one a Christmas tree.

So let's go to a different store  and pick up a Christmas tree. A Christmas tree is a very important part of Christmas celebrations and it's  the main decoration in a house. You can choose between two different Christmas trees-- a real tree like the ones  behind me or an artificial tree.

Let's let's take a look at some of  these real Christmas trees and see the difference between a real  tree and an artificial tree. Let's go. A real Christmas tree like this  one grew outside in nature.

It has real branches. This is a branch. It has real leaves or needles that  are green and smell really nice.

This one is the tallest one and  this tree is the shortest one. This small Christmas tree is $29. 98  and the biggest one is $149.

98. Over here these are all real Christmas trees. They all come from nature.

Also, did you know that real  Christmas trees drink water? So they will soak up all that water and then  you will have to refill it every five or 6 days. Also, real Christmas trees can only be used  once so you can't reuse them every year.

These trees they smell really nice. All of these trees are covered in real  snow because it's snow this morning. Woo.

So this is not fake snow. Talking about fake snow and fake things in  this store they also sell artificial trees. Let's go check it out.

Behind me, all of these are fake  trees or artificial Christmas trees. The first thing that kind of surprised  me is the price of these trees. This tree the largest one is $399.

It's a lot more expensive than a real tree. The biggest Christmas tree the  real one that was outside was $149. The good thing about fake or artificial Christmas  trees is they can be reused every single year.

They don't smell at all and you can store them  in your closet or downstairs in the basement. Let me know down below in the comments if you  guys like fake or artificial trees or real trees. I personally like real trees because I don't have enough space to store this  huge tree in my apartment.

So I'm going to buy a real Christmas tree. But if you had a fake Christmas tree let  me know how many years you've had it. Some of these fake Christmas trees don't  come with string lights like this one.

Others do come with lights that change  colors and some do have fake snow. Wow like that one. And over here this tree comes with  Christmas lights, fake snow, and pine cones.

If you want to be on Santa's good list and  have him write your name on this go ahead and give me a like and subscribe so you're on  this list and you'll get a lot of presents. If you guys don't subscribe the Grinch  will steal all of your Christmas presents. I just picked out my real Christmas tree it's  7 feet tall and now it's time to pay for it.

Okay, you're total's $79. 48. I am paying for the Christmas tree.

Here's your receipt. Thank you. When you buy a Christmas tree you have to cut a portion so the Christmas tree  will drink up all of that water.

You can also get netting for it to kind of  protect your car when you put this in your trunk. And now it's time to bring this Christmas  tree home and start decorating it. Let's go.

It's kind of heavy. Look at how beautiful and  tall my Christmas tree is. In this huge bin, I have some Christmas  decorations like ornaments, a star, a tree skirt, and I already put  the base of the tree on the tree.

I just finished decorating my Christmas tree. We have the Christmas star, all  kinds of ornaments, and a tree skirt. But there's something missing.

Oh yeah, the presents. Where do people buy presents  for their friends and family? Well, they go to the mall.

So let's go to the mall and see what kinds of gifts people buy for their  family and their friends. Right now I'm at the mall so what do  people normally do here for Christmas? Well, you can go shopping.

You can eat here. But for Christmas people come here to buy lots of  gifts and presents for their friends and family. Since I'm already here I'm  going to look around all of these stores and find something for my parents.

Let's go. Hi, how are you? -Hello there how are you?

Good! I'm looking for a Christmas present  for my dad what do you recommend? What we always recommend is we would  look at your picture first and then we can kind of take it and then match it to  different sizes and shapes that it would fit.

All pictures can be converted into a 3D model and  then we laser it into whatever Crystal you like. I just decided that I'm going to order this. It's a 3D picture and I'm going to put  a picture of my dad and I together that way he can just cherish it forever and  it'll be a great gift for Christmas.

Another thing that Americans do  during Christmas when they go to the mall is come here with their kids  and they take pictures with Santa Claus. So I just bought a beautiful present for my dad. But did you also know here in the United States  we do a secret gift exchange called Secret Santa?

This is where you will pick someone's  name maybe your friend's name in a bucket or in a hat and they won't know that  you're going to buy a gift for them. So you can buy a personalized  present and then they will love it. Talking about Santa and gifts let's go ahead  and meet over a hundred Santas in the city.

Let's go. Right now I'm at SantaCon. Look at all of the Santas behind me  and do you like my Santa costume?

What is SantaCon? SantaCon is a huge event where people  will dress up as Santa, Mr, Claus, reindeer, elves, etc. , and  they will go bar hopping.

So they will go to different bars and  drink with their friends and family. So since I'm here and there are a bunch of Santas walking around let's ask some  people how they celebrate Christmas. Let's go.

Hi, what's your name and what  are you dressed up as today? My name is Chase and I am  dressed up as Buddy the Elf. And what do you do for Christmas  like do you have any traditions?

Yeah, we go out to my grandma's and eat  dinner, open gifts, spend time with family. What do you eat for Christmas dinner? It's basically the same as Thanksgiving.

Ham, turkey, maybe not stuffing, but everything else macaroni and  cheese, rolls that sort of thing. Spaghetti with syrup on it. Spaghetti with syrup on it.

Spaghetti with syrup yeah  yeah the typical Buddy the Elf -That's interesting We gotta go with syrup, yeah. What is your favorite gift you've ever received? I'm kind of a nerd for all my  Star Wars Lego fans out there I got a Star Destroyer Lego for Christmas one year.

Hi, what's your name? My name is Claire Maisy. What is your favorite Christmas tradition?

I feel like my favorite Christmas  tradition is cooking with my family like specifically like Christmas  cookies is a super fun tradition. And what do you normally cook for Christmas? We're Italians so we'll do like the Feast of The  Seven Fishes so a lot of like seafood dishes.

What's your favorite Christmas movie? I would say my favorite Christmas  movie is probably Home Alone. Mine too!

-Well that's a great one. Yeah, well thank you so much. Hi, what's your name and can you tell  me who you're dressed up as today?

Yeah, my name is Gretchen and  I'm dressed up as Cindy Lou who. So what do you normally do for  Christmas do you have any traditions? Usually, on Christmas Eve, we will always go  out as a family for a big dinner and then on Christmas night me and my whole family we go to  our hometown bar every night and it's a tradition.

Do you guys cook any dinner for Christmas? We do we always have a big ham. What's your favorite present  you've ever received or given?

Oh gosh um actually last year we gave  my mom a Dyson and she was all I don't think I'm going to really like it and then  loves it she talks about it all the time. Hi, what's your name and can you  tell me what you're doing right now? My name's Lauren and I am just trying to spread love and encourage affection by  hanging mistletoe here at SantaCon.

What's your favorite Christmas tradition? Every year my family gets a yule log cake  and we talk about our ancestors and the people that we love in our lives currently and  in the future like everybody that's going to come after us and we just sort of spend time  talking about them and appreciating them. What's your favorite Christmas movie?

Probably Christmas vacation. Thank you so much. Hi, what's your name and can you tell  me what you're dressed up as today?

My name is Lindsay I am your  Christmas present tree gift. What do you normally eat for Christmas? We normally do like a Thanksgiving for Christmas so it's like the turkey dinner times two  just a couple weeks after Thanksgiving.

Do you eat Christmas dinner on  Christmas Eve or Christmas Day? Christmas Eve and day we got Mom's side, dad's  side so we're doubling up on the Christmas dinner. -And you might get some  leftovers too for the next day.

-So then it continues three times. What is your favorite Christmas movie? Probably the Grinch I would say yes.

Thank you so much. Thank you. Hi, what are both of you dressed up as today?

Myself. We're Mr and Mr. Claus!

-Amazing! What are your favorite Christmas traditions? Singing Christmas carols.

We love visiting the little children  they're perfect they're awesome. Maybe get down the chimney and not getting burned. What's your favorite thing  to eat during Christmas?

Oh that's easy oatmeal raisin  cookies they're my favorite. -Short bread cookies. You can't forget the milk huh?

Maybe even some coffee because  it's going to be a long night. Hi, what are you guys dressed up as today? I just dressed in some PJs.

I'm in festive wear. I'm trying to dress up as Santa. What are your favorite Christmas traditions?

I like just sitting around with  my family and bothering all them. Every year my family makes Buckeyessp.  I continue the tradition here.

Baking Christmas cookies with my family. What's the best gift you've ever received? I'd have to say probably  my cat when I was younger.

A Hogwarts Lego castle. Probably my dog. What's your favorite Christmas tradition?

Me and my family like most of my mom's side of  the family come over and we have ham and it's a bunch of my cousins and we just like play games  and hang out at our house that's basically it. I'd have to say the white elephant. I love getting all the secret gifts  and you never know what you're going to get if it's funny serious or  comical like it's a good time.

What is the white elephant game? So you just pick a number and everyone brings a  funny gift and you never know what you're going to get and you can swap it or you can keep it  and usually it's a really good time with family. What's the best gift you've ever received?

The Dyson air wrap. I love it I don't really use it a lot, but I  love it cuz it's so bougie and I'm all for it. I mean you can't get wrong with the gift card.

Hey guys what are you dressed up as for Christmas? I am the take on the Grinch  for a girl and I'm Jack Frost. So what is your favorite Christmas tradition?

Just getting around with the family, having a  few drinks, and enjoying the holiday season. Mine's SantaCon. What is the best thing to  eat for Christmas dinner?

We normally do a ham for Christmas. Corn bread. What's your favorite gift to  give or receive for Christmas?

Cash money. My favorite gift is. .

. candy canes. What are you guys dressed up as for Santa Con?

I'm a reindeer. I was supposed to be Santa, but everyone asked  me if I'm Jack Frost and I'm Jack Frost tonight. What's your favorite Christmas tradition?

Probably putting the ornaments on the tree. My favorite Christmas tradition  would definitely be the food. Talking about food what do you  guys normally eat for Christmas?

Ham, mashed potatoes, stuff like that. Thanksgiving like what is the difference  between Thanksgiving and Christmas? I don't know.

I mean maybe a ham, maybe a turkey,  it's always the same as Thanksgiving. What's the best gift you've ever received? That is so hard.

Okay actually the best gift I ever received  was my 10th birthday my mom completely redid my entire room for me on her own, painted  it everything, bought all the furniture, and it was just really nice of her to  do that. So that was my favorite gift. My favorite gift is probably a car.

Thank you guys so much. Merry Christmas. So I just got back from SantaCon  and talking about gifts what is your favorite gift that you've ever received?

Personally my favorite gift  or present is you guys. Thank you guys so much for watching  me throughout this whole year! And if you guys liked this video  go ahead and give me a like, subscribe, and I'll see you guys next week.

Bye!