What is CHRISTMAS like in AUSTRALIA?

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What is Christmas like in Australia? That's a great question! One that is often asked at Christmas time. In this Aussie Accent video Candice will tell you all about what an Australian Christmas is like!
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[@BritanniaPacific]

I recall seeing heath ledger on either Conan or Ellen, talking about how he celebrated Christmas in Australia, with shorts, flip flops, and cooking steaks in the backyard. A great Australian, Heath. So under appreciated.

[@candicemoll8386]

I love Heath! 😇😍

[@nabranestwistypuzzler7019]

Why the flip flops?

[@merindahthornton5080]

I grew up in Adelaide too. I loved going to the Carols by Candlelight in the city and driving through Lobethal to look at the lights. My family always did a big British Christmas “dinner” (at lunchtime): Roast pork, turkey and ham with roast potatoes and boiled veg, gravy, apple sauce, cranberry sauce and Christmas pudding with brandy white sauce (not custard) for dessert. Mum also had a tradition of making “coconut ice” and “white Christmas” confectionery in the weeks before Christmas, and my grandma would make lovely fruit mince pies.

[@xemiiklera]

I’m from Uruguay and I purposely looked this up cause we’re both on the same hemisphere and some things are very similar but our school holidays last three and a half months usually and it is the hole freaking summer. If you don’t have much to do it can even turn boring but you did have all summer to enjoy your toys and would usually be themed around vacation. I lived by the beach and sandboards are classic Christmas presents.

[@candicemoll8386]

Oh a sandboard IS a great Christmas present! I'm sure that there are many similarities in Uruguay due to the weather. That's fun to know! :-)

[@xemiiklera]

@@candicemoll8386 Indeed

[@michaelkallee5913]

Merry Christmas to you both 🥂🍾🎄🎁🎉🌹🌹🎇 have an awesome pretty good times 😁

[@DrHannibal1105]

15:07 Well, you forgot to mention that Boxing day tests traditionally only take place at Melbourne Cricket Ground. which is usually packed with 50,000+ or sometimes even 80,000+ people on the Boxing day. I would like to add more to it. i'm from India and even though majority of us don't celebrate Christmas, Boxing day test is still something most cricket fans like me tune into even though boxing day isn't a holiday here, It is even better if India's playing, more so recently as we have beat Australia in the last two boxing day tests we played (in 2018 and 2020). This time we aren't playing, South Africa is but I alongside many cricket fans will for sure be tuning in to watch the boxing day test.

[@michaelfink64]

The other place to get Christmas trees (at least in Melbourne) is from the boy scouts. On the Sunday before Christmas, Santa comes down the streets on a CFA (Country Fire Authority) firetruck and chucks out packets of Twisties to the kids.

[@Myerp117]

here in the Pacific Northwest, surrounded by evergreen trees.... we still have christmas tree farms lol. (good thing though, I like our forests and want them to stick around) you can still purchase a permit to go out in the bush and cut one down though, pretty fun!

[@SerkhanII]

In Brazil we have a lot of fake snow on christmas as well, that's so lame. We must create our own Summer Christmas culture! 😂

[@candicemoll8386]

Oh I didn't know that about Brazil! But of course it makes sense. I hope I get to visit there one day!

[@SerkhanII]

@@candicemoll8386 if you visit Brazil, please visit Gramado, the Christmas capital of Brazil. ☺️

[@Critique808]

Josias That's what I thought. Should have a sandman for Christmas instead of a snowman.

[@ninjapirate123]

same in new zealand

[@christinafidance340]

You guys should just celebrate it on YOUR winter solstice… besides Jesus was born in the Summer anyway, or so a lot of people say. This just seems so weird to celebrate it in the summer, to me.

[@lilsisasu]

I remember using snow in can here in North Carolina. We don’t usually get snow around Christmas. We also used the cut our own Christmas tree.

[@kylieballard2123]

Well "Santa" does come with raindeer until he touches Aussie ground then he switches to roos as they can deal with the Aussie heat then when he leaves he picks his raindeer back up 😊 well that's what we told our kids, also we put our tree down and pack up all decorations on boxing day whilst watching the yacht race, we try to see all the family leading up to Xmas and on Xmas day then on boxing day we spend that alone at home packing everything up 😁

[@fernandomilicich8160]

I love so much aussie and kiwi English accent. Have a good beginnig of the year. Greetings from Argentina.

[@candicemoll8386]

Happy new year! Thanks for watching!

[@user-bf8ud9vt5b]

I'm from Tassie. We used to put out food for Santa (milk and bikkies), plus put balls of cotton wool on the Chrissie tree, too. Lunch is certainly still a family roast dinner ... in sweltering summer weather. Heh. And watching the Boxing Day test and the start to the Sydney to Hobart is on the cards as well!

[@candicemoll8386]

All of the Aussie Chrissie essentials! :p

[@KirsteyWhicker]

@@candicemoll8386 ABSOLUTELY!! I’m an Aussie too and we start our Christmas lunch with Champagne and Prawns, then relish in a delicious hot Christmas roast as we swelter in the Aussie heat, then pass out in the afternoon before the evening celebration and then all stumble out of bed on Boxing Day -& while I’m not really into Cricket, the Boxing Day test is always on TV in the background (because there’s nothing else on!) & it’s just like tradition! I absolutely love our hot Christmas, it’s so fabulous and fun to party in warm weather and I wouldn’t want it any other way! Merry Christmas!

[@chriscataldo3688]

Thanks for sharing your traditional events/memories. Just had some weird curious questions answered that I was too embarrassed to ask my fellow Australian friends

[@suraj9]

Have a great Chrissy Candice, see you in 2021.

[@candicemoll8386]

You too mate!

[@vivkonz8880]

You had me until the spiders shaking out of the tree lol

[@MrSlevin22]

An episode of The Simpsons brought me here, and wow im going to follow now

[@kazzalove9990]

I’m From the U.S. Specifically Georgia, and I’m thinking I definitely want to spend a Christmas in Australia seems like fun and very different

[@cashyyvibez]

Same I’m in GA too!

[@sarahspindler2914]

Same and I’m American

[@sarahspindler2914]

@KeKe we sweat in the US too, just in June, not December

[@DiiDiiMi]

Your bugs in the tree comment made me remember the slug problem we had one year! It had been a really wet season leading up to Christmas, and we noticed that something was eating the wrapping paper on the gifts under the tree. Then we started noticing little silvery slug tracks in the mornings, but we still couldn't find them. Turns out they'd migrated up the tree and were living up in the angel. :D It was hilarious!

[@trefwoordpunk2225]

Christmas in australia is better than Christmas here, they've got sun and lager, while we've got snow and beer.

[@candicemoll8386]

I do love an Aussie Christmas!

[@cindersmolloy6584]

We always referred to the holidays as the Christmas holidays, not summer. I remember the fake snow.. Usually a roast turkey dinner in the middle of the day or late afternoon. The British Christmas pudding is not so usual.Going to church is still done though not as much as in past decades.Alcohol was always left out for Santa, along with a mince pie and carrots for the reindeer.

[@helenburke3499]

Watching from the south east of England 🇬🇧

[@AWF1000]

what Australian put out milk and cookies for Santa? Beer was the only option. Lol

[@badpiggies988]

In Washington State we usually have cold rain (about 42 american degrees which is 4 in Celsius I think) on Christmas instead of snow, last year was one “white christmas” out of the 4 I’ve ever experienced. Our snow in Seattle usually doesn’t start until mid-January

[@noswonky]

12:25 The idea of Santa using kangaroos instead of reindeer comes from a 1960 story book and song "Six White Boomers" by Rolf Harris. When I was a kid in the 1970s it was very well known. It has probably fallen out of favour since Rolf Harris was convicted of sexual assault charges in 2014. Here's a good version of the song by another singer: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6aaZ3qeh7Rsj80

[@duchessvansliiiike3382]

I’m from the USA and I never really thought about how other countries do it until my son said he wants to learn about it. Hopefully you’re able to go there soon and get us a good video! Lol

[@debbiesmith3742]

L LIVE IN A SMALL CITY CALLED ORANGE IN NSW IT SNOWS 4 TIMES A YEAR SO YEH WE GET A LOT OF SNOW SHE DOES NOT WHAT SHE IS TALKING ABOUT LOL 😂

[@fivemjs]

I much prefer a cold Christmas but since we live in Texas, that’s not always the case. You never know what it’s gonna feel like in December.

[@anglobostonian]

Boxing Day is very much a British/Commonwealth Holiday. Most countries in the Commonwealth celebrate it. Australia celebrates it because of her British heritage.

[@raymundofeliciano3439]

Tha Candice, I would love to visit Australia someday..your channel is awesome 🙂❤️

[@elleruth6238]

This was great, I work with clients in the US and they've asked what we do, sent them your vid! Thanks!

[@NogrimStoneson]

on the spiders bit, people go really, for spiders.... and then you think, wait, its australia the spiders are deadly and the size of video game minibosses...climbing out of your xmas tree.... yup thats going to be a recurring nightmare now.

[@felicitydeikos5250]

As a Australian, the weather changes alot for Christmas. But NYE is very hot and humid. 40 plus weather. Last year we had a cold cold NYE which was strange for us, it was like 10 degress. Due to La Nina and the floods.

[@zizzy6010]

Excellant video and tips! I really need this for my school project! Great work.

[@candicemoll8386]

I'm so glad you found this helpful! Thanks for watching!

[@hdb80]

I don't know if I could do it! I great up in Nevada, and it's hotter than hell during the summers, but in December it gets quite cold! I also loved that we got a whole break in the middle of the school year just for Christmas! I couldn't handle the heat at Christmas!

[@andyjames2082]

Hey Candice, I just watched your 2020 Aussie Xmas on iwrocker YT great job from a fellow SA inhabitant, hope you managed to get home this year, I haven't seen my daughter for 2 years due to covid, she's in VIC 👍

[@TheBrowniemusic]

Mind blowing!

[@chandellschofield6260]

Christmas Day in Australia 25.12.2023 pissing with rain 7 degrees - I wish it was hot 😢

[@roxannlegg750]

Hello from Adelaide!!! I recognise that O'Halloran Hill tree farm!! Dunno why you left...best place in the world to live.! Great video. Im am endlessly amused by Americans reacting to Australian videos! LOL We are a Xmas eve family - its also my German background probably...and thats more serious than Xmas day. Xmas eve was always at Nans - but since shes passed its now us with our kids and their partners. Sounds like we have identical xmases! Xmas day is more chilled with my in laws who are English - so theres never been conflict as to where and who Xmas day is shared with. When we were kids we only had 3 terms per year - not 4 - and our Xmas holidays werre even LONGER - we had 2 whole months of holidays - as we had 2 x 13 weeks and a 14 week term back than, but only 2 blocks of 2 week holidays during the year - and so Xmas holidays were long and boring. When we had kids and it was now 4 terms, BOY was I grateful

[@klarag7059]

What I’m aware of is that Boxing Day was a Church tradition that begins with offerings placed in the poor box during Christmas Day church services. The next day the boxes were opened and the Christmas offerings were distributed to the poor in the area. This was long before Christmas gift giving was a common tradition.

[@felicitydeikos5250]

No snow where i live in Australia!

[@tomfidge2756]

Yep my grandma was german and so we celebrated on christmas eve as well

[@BobHutton]

Another thing worth noting is that saying "Merry Christmas" to someone in Australia is quite uncontroversial. In my workplace we all said it to each other even though most were not religious at all, and among those who did declare a religion, we had at least one each of Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist.

[@candicemoll8386]

I think this depends on your circle. I do know Aussies that don't love the 'Merry Christmas' thing. But others who love it. We're a country of mixed opinions 🙃

[@BobHutton]

@@candicemoll8386 I wasn't meaning to say everyone loved it in Australia, just that (almost) no one takes offence at someone wishing them Merry Christmas. Christmas has become pretty much a secular event in Australia resulting it being more widely accepted than some places. For example, at one Christmas function I attended, there was a young woman wearing Islamic headgear and foam Rudolph antlers.

[@alze3359]

@@candicemoll8386 if its so hot why is your fireplace on?

[@ifminecrafthadfloods3659]

@@alze3359 she said she was in america while filming, that's why,

[@klarag7059]

My first Christmas with a living tree this year! I didn’t want to spray because I want to use the new tips for tea and I’m not scared of insects or spiders.

[@OnlyYlemonsAlt]

Why doesn't this video has more likes? I'm sad 🥺

[@thomasp6208]

Hey first of all great and informative video :) 2 questions: When does the Christmas time and decoration start? I'm in Australia at the beginning of december and would love to see it. And are there also Christmas Markets in the bigger cities or is that not a thing? Thanks and greetings from Germany

[@tootsiepeter39]

Candice you are my favorite KZbinr very informative video i am moving to Melbourne so that was reallyhelpful to know what to expect😚 thank you so much🌹 🎄

[@candicemoll8386]

Oh you're so sweet to say that! And how fun that you're moving to Melbourne!! It's an amazing city, you're going to love it! 😍

[@michaelfink64]

Hope you enjoy Melbourne. It is a great place to live (I am a bit biased because I am a Melburnian, but it did win the most liveable city in the world for about 7 years in a row).

[@davehocking4091]

Merry Xmas 2021 Candice. Hope you managed to get home this year and avoid quarantine. From a fellow croweater

[@trentterryfriends3934]

Boxing Day is like the Aussie version of Black Friday

[@Paul-HedvinSEknes]

I was about to comment how getting a few spiders in your tree isn't a problem.... Then I remembered what Australian spiders are like. Keep on spraying those trees!

[@kevinengler7467]

Mary Christmas from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania USA 2021. This December had been pretty warm in the 60's just he other day, but does seem to be cooling down a bit as of 12/20/2021: Global warming, but still not like a 92 degree New South Wales Christmas. At any rate enjoyed your explanation of Christmas in Australia.

[@scottmcgahey6820]

110-115 deg f is common for Christmas in most of south Australia sometimes for days on end Edit 40-46 deg c

[@michaelkallee5913]

Frohe weinacht fröliche weinachten Candice 🥂🍾😁🎄🎁🎉🌹🎇

[@iiNxtDilliStudios]

As an Aussie this is exactly what we do.

[@jenske4699]

Excellent video! Great work!

[@candicemoll8386]

Thanks! Glad you liked it!

[@jenske4699]

@@candicemoll8386 Thanks for your reply. Enjoy 2021. Keep up the good work!

[@adirong]

And of course we have Christmas Crackers in Oz! Not so in USA I believe?

[@candicemoll8386]

They do actually sell them here. They're not as popular as they are in Aus but I've seen them around :-)

[@detodosmoles]

I came looking for scenery of warm beaches

[@Yohan87845]

Do they put on Christmas decorations during Australian Winter too?

[@tibabarkat5448]

One thing you forgot to mention which is the fireworks!!!

[@udappuvadivel2975]

Happy new year to you.. Very good.

[@candicemoll8386]

Happy new year! And thanks for watching!

[@iotzbox82]

A bit controversial but get a recording of 6 White Boomers by Rolf Harris. Lovily kiddies song for Christmas.

[@ninjapirate123]

Christmas in Australia is really hot, and most people go on holidays during christmas

[@philpartin8618]

Very pretty lady. Great teeth too. 😁

[@bowriverblues8445]

great vid ....hello from Adelaide.

[@candicemoll8386]

Hieeee Adelaide! Hooray!

[@hansantonio110]

🎉🤗♥️

[@BigRedSoxFan]

Wonder how much it would cost to vacation in Australia for Christmas. I keep saying that some year I would love to visit Australia this time of year.

[@jessicascoullar3737]

Unless you are coming for Christmas specifically September-October (spring) or March-April (autumn)are the best times to visit Australia. Not always but usually the best weather those times of the year. Summer can be 40 degrees Celsius plus which is uncomfortably hot for sightseeing and you run the risk of being limited where you can go and what you can due to bush fires or total fire ban if you are camping. Most years it will be warm enough in late spring or early autumn to go swimming and still enjoy the beach culture.

[@brontewcat]

It depends on where you want to go. Australian is very large, and the weather is very different in the inland areas (when it is very hot);, to the tropical north (aka The Wet - not recommended) , the Australian Alps or Great Dividing Range (where I grew up) and Tasmania when the weather is normally really beautiful but with cool nights. Normally the worst of the heat is after Christmas. I live in Sydney, and the weather is quite variable in December. In fact I used to swap my winter clothes and summer just a couple of weeks before Christmas Day, because there was often cooler weather until just before Xmas. Sydney is often muggy, but it’s not too hot near the coast because of the breezes.

[@joedooley7878]

or the bottle o run because we're shut for one day of the year as an event

[@candicemoll8386]

Haha! So true! 😂

[@Ray-xh6gb]

Does decorations affect the weather

[@MrJm323]

10:50 ....Now, don't lie to us! (About the prawn and no shrimp) Some of us are old remember Paul Hogan in those tourist ads (broadcast in America) clearly saying that he'd "put a shrimp on the barbie" for us when we came to visit his country! ....Now, is he not the personification of the Australian working man? Surely he would know!

[@darthvader3910]

Hi candice moll. I was just wondering if you could make a video on how auzzies pronounce the word "or". Is it short like the Brits or is it exaggerated like "o-aauuhh"?? Thanks a lot.

[@candicemoll8386]

Hi Mate! I think I've already responded to this question, but this is all covered in my short vowel sound video! Cheers!

[@debbiesmith3742]

L LIVE A SMALL CITY CALLED ORANGE IN NSW AND IT SNOWS 4 TIMES YEAR SO YEH WE DO GET SNOW ALL THE TIME SORRY TO SAY LOVE

[@MON-ud7sw]

All the time? There was one occasion when Orange received a couple of flakes of snow at Christmas. “The weather averages for the month of December, temperature averages around 26°c and at night it feels like 13°c. In December, Orange gets on an average 108.21mm of rain and approximately 5 rainy days in the month. Humidity is close to 60%”

[@steve2me414]

Hi just watched Ryan Was clip about you, cool. Have just hit the Sub button. Q: why give up posting clips?

[@SidneyFriede_999_Edits]

good viedeo

[@schwalleyf]

In my family there because they were from Brisbane.. We would spend it at the gold cost. Part of my family was in surfers paradise. I would love to here from you..Where in the USA do you live? Fraser.

[@teejay6063]

You have amazing cheekbones!

[@lilacDaisy111]

You'd be a good kindergarten teacher! :-)

[@rhozzemusic]

Wow really interesting, Is Christmas better hot or cold in your opinion?

[@candicemoll8386]

I'm sure I'm biased due to growing up in Aus, but I think a hot Christmas is far better! BBQs, beach and summer fun is a GREAT way to celebrate the holiday. Not to mention getting to play with your new toys ALL SUMMER as a kid. It was magic! :-)

[@rhozzemusic]

OMG, I couldn't agree more 🤭

[@hdb80]

And also, spider Christmas tree???? NO. I'm staying in America.

[@Andy-dz7us]

Christmas in Australia, Get drunk early, have an argument eat and go home.

[@katieperry676]

Sydney Airport 🛫

[@SidneyFriede_999_Edits]

i m from germeny LOL

[@mardioriejuri4038]

hello from Philippines.

[@candicemoll8386]

Hi! :-)

[@mardioriejuri4038]

ohmy thanks for notice

[@abregadoatseri4974]

Pls waiting for more of accent

[@candicemoll8386]

More videos coming this month! Be sure to subscribe so you get the notifications!

[@harperreece9899]

I'm from Ohio so when I have Christmas it's winter

[@AvaQuaver2014]

i like were you are

[@acarriere30]

you making fake snow in the middle of a hot day? Maybe eat some ice cream snowman?

[@monster21blog36]

When the next video

[@Will-nb8qk]

No, no. No cutting down trees 😮

[@radanju3]

Video starts at 1:07

[@lozziemaree]

bloody hot

[@chickensneeze6604]

who's candice?

[@cameronliddell9533]

you have got the most unusal aussie accent. sounds like a mix of Tyke (yorkshire english), slightly east coast american, with tassie and nz mixed in lol.

[@JohnColzzHOld]

DONT PAY HER OUT, ALL AUSTRALIANS SOUND LIKE THAT

[@cameronliddell9533]

@@JohnColzzHOld how does anything ive said sound like im paying her out? and no not all aussies sound like that. thats like saying all english or all americans sound the same.

[@JohnColzzHOld]

@@cameronliddell9533 That’s true, I’m Australian, so I just took it the wrong way

[@CyberiusT]

She did say she's a South Australian, right? I am, and that accent sounds almost exactly like the are of Adelaide I grew up in.

[@dadbod9776]

The looped music in videos is horrible.

[@teejay6063]

So weird!

[@bevrodsted4106]

How long have you lived in America. Some of the things you are say is not correct, one thing is that Christmas is celebrated by most people event if they aren’t Christians.

[@alicecarcelli1723]

Sooooo sad!!!

[@HeTurnsHimselfIntoAPickle]

Ayy

[@debbiesmith3742]

GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT LOVE ITS DOES SNOW ❄️

[@sikazfuc]

lol your so funny

[@debbiesmith3742]

@@sikazfuc what? It’s does snow lol in my little city anyways 4 times a year

[@sikazfuc]

@@debbiesmith3742 Ok. we are talking about Australia aren't we.

[@debbiesmith3742]

@@sikazfuc yes just because you haven’t seen snow in Australia doesn’t mean we don’t have snow come to nsw orange

[@debbiesmith3742]

@@sikazfuc it snows everywhere not as much but so get out of your house and go places in Australia you might see some snow lol 😂

[@figzor]

Ok coming from a real Aussie: Decorations - we dont mostly. You'll be lucky to see most people to decorate their houses. We consider it to be an American thing to put a whole lot of lights on your house. Snow isn't a thing I ever did with a tree. Most people don't cut down trees to put their house. They get a synthetic tree from Kmart, Target or some other dept store. Who cuts down a tree just for your Christmas? That's just shit and just doesn't make sense as well as just plain irresponsible. Aussies are a pragnatic people so cutting down a tree just to enjoy for a week or so just doesn't make sense to us. Santa changing out the reindeers for Kangaroos is a thing. Written in 1960 by Rolf Harris. Eww.