christmas presentation
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How different is Chistmas in such a big city?What should a tourist see at Xmas in New York?TRANSCRIPT
The Holiday season is in
full swing. The likelihood of catching a
Christmas carol hovers near 100 percent, should you leave your
Grinchy lair.
Lights on the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree:45,000.
Christmas trees sold in the city that were grown in New York:
weirdly, very few.(Most come from Canada and North
Carolina, though upstate growers (my neighbors!) hope to squeeze in next
year.)
Number of tourists who will take tour
buses to Brooklyn to see the over-the-top Christmas displays of
Dyker Heights:6,000.
Millions estimated in Times Square to see it drop:
Weight of the New Year’s Eve ball:
5,386 kg.
one.
What does Santa Claus and/or Christmas look like
in the Basque Country?
What do you do on New Years?
What traditions do you celebrate?