Find out “The Best Christmas Traditions That Everyone Can Now Enjoy Online” Christmas is a time of traditions, and it’s now easier than ever before to fit the best ones into your lifestyle. How can you go online to enjoy some Christmas traditions this year?
Streaming The Festive Lights
The moment when a city’s Christmas lights get switched on still feels like a very special moment. For many of us, this is when the countdown to the big day begins in earnest. In terms of the best Christmas lights shows across the US, we can see the likes of the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C., and the Nights of Lights in Florida. Not every place streams its lights online or uses a webcam, but you can find some great shows if you search.
Across the UK, the Hyde Park Winter Wonderland in London and Christmas at Blenheim Palace are among the top options for anyone looking to visit somewhere with amazing festive lights. But there are also live webcams from around the planet, showing the festive scenes from different cities, and even the current scenes from Lapland.
Listening to Christmas Songs
The history of Christmas carols dates back to the 14th century, while we’ve grown used to hearing festive pop and rock songs as we go shopping in modern times. The easy availability of online streaming means that we can now listen to any kind of Christmas whenever we want to. A survey of the most popular festive songs on Spotify playlists revealed that Christmas Tree by BTS singer V is in the top place as it’s on over 2,000 playlists.
After that, Mariah Carey’s much-loved All I Want for Christmas Is You appears on more than 1,500 playlists, and it was immediately followed by Michael Bublé and his version of It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas. Last year, Spotify revealed that Carey’s song and Brenda Lee’s Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree were the most popular festive tracks in the US. Many traditional Christmas carols can also be found on this and other streaming services.
Playing the Christmas Lottery
For people in some parts of the world, the Christmas lottery is an eagerly-awaited event where huge prizes can be won. That’s the case with El Gordo the Spanish Christmas lottery, which is classed as the biggest lottery in the world thanks to its prize pool of €2.5 billion. Tickets were traditionally only sold in Spain but can now be bet on online from anywhere.
The draw takes place in Madrid in December, as part of a special gala where each number is sung out when drawn. Whether you have a ticket or not, you can watch a live stream of the action online. Portugal and Argentina are among the other countries with a tradition of festive lotteries, although they don’t quite have the same level of worldwide fame that the Spanish version now enjoys.
These Christmas traditions add to the enjoyment of Christmas for millions of people so it’s no wonder that their move online has been warmly welcomed. The opportunity to enjoy your favorite aspects of the festive season whenever it suits you means that Christmas is now more flexible and easier to personalize than before.
