Crackers. To Americans, "crackers" are the crunchy, edible things on the cheese plate. What the British call "savoury biscuits." When they say "cracker," in the U.K., they're referring to a ...

Just because you watch Love Actually and The Holiday on repeat every December doesn’t mean you’re an expert on British Christmas traditions—but it does mean you’re probably a bit English ...

This British classic can easily be found in the US now! Watch Now . ... a London confectioner named Tom Smith invented Christmas crackers in the mid-19th century.

Here are 18 British Christmas traditions that might surprise you. ... Christmas crackers are often pulled at the start of the meal, and the paper hats found inside are worn throughout the meal.

Christmas crackers soon became a popular part of the British holiday celebrations. Smith’s shop was granted a special license in 1906 to provide Christmas crackers for the British royal family, ...

This year will be Hart’s third Christmas in the U.S., and while the culture shock has worn off, she still prefers the British way of celebrating. CHRISTMAS CAPITAL OF TEXAS CELEBRATES THE ...

Prime rib is the cut from which rib-eye steaks are portioned, except, in this instance, it weighs multiple pounds and often comes with the ribs still attached.

"The British celebration starts Christmas day, and it's 12 whole days of celebrating," said said the Rev. Carl Turner, rector of Saint Thomas Anglican Church in New York.