"Happy Christmas" from London

Christmas in London is very festive. There are a lot of outdoor ice skating rinks and Christmas markets in the city. I haven't been ice skating...yet, but I did some shopping at the Frost Fair outside of the Tate Modern Museum, which has been held in London for hundreds of years. In 1683 there was a Great Frost in London, where the Thames was completely frozen. The Frost Far is held to remember a time when London was much, much colder! The whole city is decorated with Christmas lights and decorated trees. Drinking mulled wine and eating minced pie is a holiday tradition here. Every year a Christmas tree is donated to London and displayed in Trafalgar Square by Norway for Britain's support in World War II. There is a big lighting ceremony and a huge crowd turns out every year for it.