Many a child looks forward to Christmas because they know that if they hang a stocking, a kind of sock, on their fireplace on Christmas Eve, Santa Claus will come down the chimney and fill the stocking with toys and sweets.

• 很多小孩都很期待耶诞节的来临，因为他们知道，耶诞夜如果他们在火炉前挂上长袜－种袜子－诞老公公会从烟囱下来，在袜子里塞满玩具和糖果。