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Королевский Аскот – престижные скачки на ипподроме Аскот; на них обычно присутствует королевская семья.
Ярмарка старинных вещей – отель «Гровенор-хаус», Парк-лейн.
Уимблдонский чемпионат по теннису – одно из самых значительных спортивных событий года.
Июль
Королевская регата – международная регата в Хэнли на Темзе.
Променад-концерты Генри Вуда – Альберт-холл; концерты классической музыки.
Королевский турнир – Эрлз-Корт, солдаты всех родов войск демонстрируют свое мастерство.
Кольцевание лебедей – представители властей проводят регистрацию всех лебедей на Темзе.
Гребные гонки на приз Доджетта – традиционные соревнования гребцов-одиночек на яликах от Лондонского моста до Челси.
Август
Карнавал в Ноттинг-хилле – красочный праздник Вест-Индии на улицах Лэдброк-Гроув, с экзотическими костюмами и зажигательной музыкой, самый большой в Европе.
Лондонский конный парад – Роттен-роу в Гайд-парке.
Международный фестиваль уличных исполнителей – площадь Ковент-Гарден.
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Сентябрь
Челсийская ярмарка старинных вещей – Олд-Таун-холл, Кингз-роуд.
Конное воскресенье – церковь Св. Иоанна и Св. Михаила: специальная утренняя церковная служба, посвященная лошади. Викарий и прихожане - верхом. После службы процессия направляется в Гайд-парк.
Октябрь
Перламутровый праздник урожая – церковь Сент-Мартин-ин-зе-Филдс, Трафальгарская площадь, 1-е воскресенье. Перламутровые король и королева (победители традиционного конкурса одежды уличных торговцев среди кокни) присутствуют на праздничной церковной службе в костюмах, украшенных множеством перламутровых пуговиц.
Судебная служба – законодательный год в Британии начинается шествием судей в полном облачении от Вестминстерского аббатства к зданию парламента.
Выставка «Лошадь года» - Уэмбли.
Трафальгарский парад – в честь победы Нельсона в Трафальгарском сражении.
Автомобильная выставка –Эрлз-Корт.
Ноябрь
Пробег старинных машин Лондон – Брайтон – в первое воскресенье сотни старинных машин и их гордых владельцев стартуют в Гайд-парке.
Парад лорд-мэра – пышная процессия от Гилдхолла в Сити до Ройял-Кортс.
Ночь Гая Фокса, 5 ноября – фейерверки в городских парках в годовщину неудачной попытки взрыва парламента в 1605г.
Поминальное воскресенье: ближайшее к 11 ноября – в церквах служат панихиды по погибшим воинам. У обелиска «Кенотаф» на Уайтхолле проходит официальная церемония возложения венков.
Официальное открытие сессии парламента – палата лордов, Вестминстер. Королева объявляет о возобновлении работы парламента после каникул.
Рождественские огни зажигаются на Оксфорд-и Риджент-стрит.
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Декабрь
Международная выставка лошадей – выставочный центр «Олимпия».
Рождественское богослужение – Трафальгарская площадь.
Новогодняя распродажа – с каждым годом она начинается все раньше и раньше.
Рождественские каникулы – 24 декабря – 2 января.
Канун Нового года – тысячи людей в полночь собираются на Трафальгарской площади.
Сравните информацию, приведённую ниже с информацией на русском языке:
The New Year’s Day Parade. More than 10,000 dancers, acrobats, cheerleaders, musicians and performers assemble in the heart of the city for a "celebration of nations." Starting as Big Ben strikes 12 Noon, the Parade takes the following route:
Parliament Square, Whitehall, Trafalgar Square, Pall Mall, Regent Street, Piccadilly Circus and then up to the junction of Berkeley Street on Piccadilly. Every year, the Norwegians donate a giant Christmas tree to stand in Trafalgar Square as a gesture of goodwill in return for help during the Second World War. It is lit in traditional white lights, carols are sung around the tree on various evenings up until Christmas Eve by groups in aid of charity.
| St Valentine's Day (Christian) A time to tell someone that you love him/her. Both men and women can send cards. Traditionally names are not written on the cards. | 14 Feb |
| Chinese New Year This is the first day in the Year of the Tiger. Kung Hei Fat Choy means Happy New Year in Chinese language. Chinese New Year is popularly called the Spring Festival, and the festivities last for 15 days. It is also referred to as the lunar new year because it starts with the new moon on the first day of the new year and ends with the full moon 15 days later. | 26 Jan-3 Feb |
| Brits Awards, UK Awards ceremony for British and international pop. | 18 Feb |
| Shrove Tuesday Pancake Day (Christian) Christian carnival day on the eve of Ash Wednesday, which begins Lent, a time of fasting and devotions. Pancakes are often served. The day concludes the season of Epiphany. | 24 Feb |
| The Great Spitalfields Pancake Race The races start at 12:30pm at Dray Walk, the Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London E1 6QL (nearest Tube: Aldgate East or Shoreditch) | 24 Feb |
| British Summer Time Begins (daylight savings = clocks go forward 1 hour) What would you do if you were in London on March, 27th? I would put my watch 1 hour forward. | 29 Mar |
| Crufts A famous annual British dog show which started in 1928. It is held at the NEC in Birmingham. The "Best in Show" award is presented on the final day (Sunday). | 5 Mar - 8 Mar |
 Mothers Day / Mothering Sunday (3 weeks before Easter) A time for people living in the UK to think about their mothers. People often give flowers or chocolates or organise a special day out for their mothers at this time, and send a special "Mother's Day" card.
| 22 Mar |
| Good Friday (Bank Holiday / Public Holiday) (Christian Festival) Christians remember the death of Jesus Christ, who was crucified (killed on a cross) by the Romans. Christian churches hold special services, and are often decorated with flowers. | 10 Apr |
| Easter Sunday(Easter Day) (Christian Festival) The most holy of Christian sacred days. The day commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ from his death by crucifixion. Observances include worship services beginning at sunrise, special music, feasting, and parades. | 12 Apr |
| Queen's Birthday (actual date and a private celebration) It is traditional for soldiers to fire cannons to celebrate royal birthdays or other national events. The Queen has an "official" birthday in June which is marked by the Trooping the Colour ceremony. | 21 Apr |
| May Day Traditional English May Day celebrations include Morris dancing, crowning a May Queen and dancing around a Maypole. | 1 May |
| Coronation Day: gun salute Gun salute to mark the anniversary of the day when the Queen was crowned (in 1953). A 41-gun salute at 12 noon fired by the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery in Hyde Park, London | 2 Jun |
| Wimbledon Tennis Championships One of the four great world tennis championships and the only one which is played on grass. | |
| Midsummer's Day | Jun 24 |
| Henley Royal Regatta The River Thames and the town of Henley on Thames are transformed into one large sporting and social arena where the world's best rowers compete. | 1 - 5 July |
| Swan Upping The census of swans takes place annually during July on the River Thames in a ceremony known as Swan Upping. Swans are counted and marked on a 70 mile, five day journey up the River Thames. The Swan Upping event commences on the third Monday at Sunbury and ending at Abingdon on the Friday. | 20-24 July |
| St. Swithun's Day (Also known as St Swithin's Day) Saint Swithin was England’s Bishop of Winchester. 40 days of bad weather will follow if it rains on this day | 15 July |
| Edinburgh Fringe Festival The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the largest arts festival in the world. | 7-31 Aug |
| Edinburgh International Festival The Edinburgh International Festival presents a rich programme of classical music, theatre, opera and dance in six major theatres and concert halls and a number of smaller venues, over a three-week period in late summer each year. | 14 Aug - 6 Sept |
| The Glenn Miller Festival Tthe largest swing, jazz and Jive music festival in the UK, and is held at the historic RAF Twinwood Airfield where Glenn Miller (the WWII American band-leader) took his last flight. | 29-31 Aug |
| Notting Hill Carnival Around a million people take to the streets of Notting Hill in West London for the Notting Hill Carnival - Europe's biggest carnival. Fabulous floats make a colourful circuit of the area and sound systems blast out music all day. | 30 -31 Aug |
| Heritage Open Days Heritage Open Days 2012 will be 6-9 September Heritage Open Days celebrates England’s fantastic architecture and culture by offering free access to properties that are usually closed to the public or normally charge for admission. Every year on four days in September, buildings of every age, style and function throw open their doors, ranging from castles to factories, town halls to tithe barns, parish churches to Buddhist temples. It is a once-a-year chance to discover hidden architectural treasures and enjoy a wide range of tours, events and activities which bring to life local history and culture. Free of charge and literally on people’s doorstep, Heritage Open Days is an event for everyone, whatever their background, age and ability. The UK Traditional Boat Championship 21 Miles from London Docklands to Ham in Surrey Saturday 15th September 2012 Starting Cannon - 10:30am The Great River Race, London's River Marathon, is a spectacular boat race up the River Thames that attracts over 300 crews from all over the globe and appeals to every level of competitor from those who enjoy fun, fancy dress and charity stunts, to serious sportsmen and women who like to win. A great fun day out for competitors and spectators alike. | 6-9 Sept 15 Sept |
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| Last Night of the Proms Famous classical music concert at the Royal Albert Hall, London. | 12 Sept |
| Great North Run, Gateshead/Newcastle The world's largest half-marathon is run in Newcastle (north-east England). | 20 Sept |
| British Summer Time Ends(daylight savings = clocks go back 1 hour) Greewich Mean Time Begins | 25 Oct |
 Hallowe'en Night
| 31 Oct |
| The Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festivalat St Martin-in-the-Fields on Trafalgar Square. The 'Pearlies' were costermonger's (street seller of fruit (apples, etc.) and their distinctive costumes are said to have sprung from the arrival of a big cargo of pearl-buttons from Japan in the 1860's. | 12 Oct |
| Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games is a multinational, multi-sport event. Held every four years, it involves the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. | |
| Apple Day 2010 is the 21st anniversary of Apple Day - it is now celebrated by thousands at hundreds of events all run by local people - Common Ground initiated it with the hope it would become a calendar custom open to all to celebrate nature and culture symbolised by the apple - which began its life in the Tien Shan (the Heavenly Mountains - now China /Kazakh/Kirgyzs border) and over millennia wandered to these shores. | 21 Oct |
| Trafalgar Day | 21 Oct |
| October Plenty, London A harvest celebration held annually in Southwark.Plenty mixes ancient seasonal customs and theatre with contemporary festivity. | 25 Oct |
| All Saints Day(Christian) Christian day for honouring saints, known and unknown. | 1 Nov |
| London to Brighton Veteran Car Run, London/Crawley/Brighton | 1 Nov |
| All Souls Day(Christian) Christian day of prayers of intercession for the dead. | 2 Nov |
| Mischief Night The 4 November is known as Mischief Night in some parts of the country. This was the night when all sorts of naughty things were done - the main idea being to put things in the wrong place. | 4 Nov |
| Guy FawkesNight(Bonfire Night) 400th anniversary of the Gun Powder Plot was in 2005 | 5 Nov |
| Tar Barrels, Ottery St Mary (Devon) An old custom said to have originated in the 17th century. The annual event involves people racing through the streets of the town, carrying flaming wooden barrels of burning tar on their backs. | 5 Nov |
| Lewes Bonfire Night, Lewes (East Sussex) | 5 Nov |
 Remembrance Sunday The Queen, the Prime Minister and other dignitaries lay wreaths and observe a minute's silence (at 11am) at the Cenotaph to commemorate those who gave their lives for their country in both world wars. Afterwards, the Bishop of London takes a short service of remembrance.
| 8 Nov |
| Armistice Day 2 minutes silence at 11 a.m.
| 11 Nov |
| Lord Mayor’s Show& Fireworks Display(2nd Saturday in Novembe The first Lord Mayor's Show was held in 1215 and since its conception only major events such as the Black Death - and in 1852, the funeral of the Duke of Wellington - have stopped the show. | 14 Nov |
| The Prince of Wales's birthday: gun salute, Hyde Park London | 14 Nov |
| The State Opening of Parliament (the first day of the new parliamentary session) The Queen's Speech is delivered by the Queen from the Throne in the House of Lords. (date) | 18 Nov |
| BBC Children In Need, across the UK An annual event to raise money for British children's charities. | 20 Nov |
| Stir-up Sunday The last Sunday of the Christian Church Year. A traditional day to make the Christmas pudding | 22 Nov |
| Winter Wonderland, Hyde Park London A Big Wheel and other rides, an ice rink and a Christmas market | 21 Nov - 3 Jan |
| Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree lighting ceremony, London [usually performed on the first Thursday in December] | 3 Dec |
| Great Christmas Pudding Race, London Teams dressed in fancy clothes race around an obstacle course in Covent Garden. | 5 Dec |
| Royal Variety Performance, London | 7 Dec |
| Carol singing in the Square, London | 7 - 18 Dec |
 Winter Solstice Shortest Day of the year, when the Sun is at its most southern point
| 21 Dec |
| A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, Cambridge At 3pm at King's College Chapel in Cambridge is a traditional carol service called "A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols" | 24 Dec |
| Christmas Eve Christmas Eve is not a public holiday in the UK. Public transport services may finish earlier than usual. | 24 Dec |
 Christmas Day(Christian Festival)(Bank Holiday / Public Holiday) Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. Observed by prayers, exchanging of gifts, and family parties.
| 25 Dec |
 Boxing Day(Bank Holiday)
| 26 Dec |
| St Stephen's Day | 26 Dec |
| Hogmanay (Scotland) | 31 Dec |
| New Years EveAt midnight everybody joins hands and sings Auld Lang Syne. | 31 Dec |
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1. Jingle bells
Dashing through the snow
In a one-horse open sleigh,
Over the fields we go,
Laughing all the way;
Bells on bob-tail ring,
Making spirits bright,
What fun it is to ride and sing
A sleighing song tonight, O
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
jingle all the way!
O what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
jingle all the way!
O what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh
A day or two ago,
I thought I'd take a ride,
And soon Miss Fanny Bright
Was seated by my side;
The horse was lean and lank;
Mis fortune seemed his lot;
He got into a drifted bank,
And we, we got upset. O
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
jingle all the way!
O what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
jingle all the way!
O what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh
A day or two ago,
The story I must tell
I went out on the snow
And on my back I fell;
A gent was riding by
In a one-horse open sleigh,
He laughed as there
I sprawling lie,
But quickly drove away, O
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
jingle all the way!
O what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
jingle all the way!
O what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh
Now the ground is white
Go it while you're young,
Take the girls tonight
And sing this sleighing song;
Just get a bob-tailed bay
Two-forty as his speed
Hitch him to an open sleigh
And crack! you'll take the lead, O
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
jingle all the way!
O what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells,
jingle all the way!
O what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleig
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" For He's A Jolly Good Fellow " is a song which is sung to congratulate a person on a significant event, such as a retirement, a promotion, a birthday, the birth of a child, or the winning of a championship sporting event.
For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" is the second-most popular song in the English language, following "Happy Birthday to You" and followed by "Auld Lang Syne."
American version
For he's a jolly good fellow, for he's a jolly good fellow
For he's a jolly good fellow (hold then pause), which nobody can deny
Which nobody can deny, which nobody can deny
For he's a jolly good fellow, for he's a jolly good fellow
For he's a jolly good fellow (hold then pause), which nobody can deny!
