By Ronnie Hess
| 
Paris, France
What would Christmas Day be without food and a house full of relatives? A French Christmas by definition is a family celebration. Several generations can gather under one large and embracing roof.
By Judy MacMahon
| France
What are your favourite things about Christmas in France? Tell us in a comment, or tweet us: @MaVieFrancaise, #MyFrenchChristmas.
By Hannah Duke
| France
Hoping to impress this festive season? Then why not try a few of our choicest French Christmas words and phrases! This year, we’re dreaming of Christmas en français…
By Judy MacMahon
| France
Complétez cette phrase : « mon meilleur souvenir de Noël en France est… »
By Paul Prescott
| Paris, France
In the spirit of generosity that invades Christmas in Paris like an avalanche of Bûches de Noël, I’ve got your back when it comes to X-Mas shopping in the City of Light. While I may not be able to get you out of the circus, at least I can help you clown around.
By Natalie Rinn
| New York, USA
Master French bakers throughout the Big Apple are drawing from decades of experience as apprentices in their home provinces to create both authentic and dazzlingly-modern iterations of the centuries old Christmas cake recipe, Bûche de Noël.
By Judy MacMahon
| Paris, France
Wondering where to purchase fine French Christmas fare in Paris? Never fear, Ma Vie Française™ is here!
By Elisabeth Sauvage-Callaghan
| France
On Christmas day, we had a “traditional” Christmas dinner – which always included an appetizer of escargots and raw oysters, which I loved. It is only much later that my parents began to serve foie gras at Christmas.
By Janine Marsh
| France
At one end of Rue Principale a huge cauldron bubbles merrily stirred by a man on a ladder with a very long spoon. This is the local liqueur – the Licquoise – much loved by the huge crowds that have congregated close by. Close by a pen is filled with noisy birds – the famed turkeys await their big moment…
I’ve never been fortunate enough to spend Christmas in France. But I am fortunate to know Angelique Larderot, my French teacher, who kindly offered to share her insider’s tips on how to spend a French Christmas in style.