5. Christmas Traditions

This podcast is all about how Christmas traditions differ between the  United States and Great Britain.  When and how is the season kicked off  in each country?  What do American children and British children  traditionally leave out for Santa?  And what the heck are Christmas  crackers?  Also, Erica invites any and everyone who goes caroling (and  doesn't live in a Hallmark movie) to come knock on her door to sing,  because she doesn't know anyone who actually does that these days.  Do  all British kids leave their stockings on the end of their beds or is  that just something strange Dominic grew up doing?  What are your  Christmas traditions?  We're dying to know!