The excitement begins for children on Christmas Eve, when they hang up their stockings( an old sock, or more ambitiously, pillowcases) around the fireplace or at the foot of the bed for Father Christmas to fill with presents.

• 对儿童来说，欢乐始于圣诞前夕，届时他们把袜子（只旧袜子，或者更热切的，一个枕头套）在壁炉周围或床脚给圣诞老人装礼物。