Holiday Season - 2006

(This was last updated on December 7, 2006.)

The Thanksgiving Day holiday and subsequent Christmas season can be a bit unnerving if one is facing them in Paris for the first time.

Thanksgiving is easy: just bake a turkey and prepare all the fixin's !

Christmas is another story, of course. Each American expat has her own story, his way of celebrating Christmas, depending on factors such as job, current financial circumstances, family ties, location in France, interest in Christmas and time spent in both the USA and France. More or less emphasis is placed on American and French traditions, local and national - choices are much more personal and relevant, when two cultures coalesce in celebration.

Be that as it may, American traditions are alive and well in Paris. As more information becomes available, Amerloque will add it to the list below. It's in a mix of French and English, as is much of the original information.

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Christmas 2006 in Paris

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samedi 25 novembre 2006

11h00 – 17h00

Christmas Market

British and Malagasy Specialities for the Christmas Season; Gifts, Cakes and Plants; Books, Clothes, Bric-à-brac; Children's corner with games; Snacks, Lunches, Teas; Tombola draw - 16.00; Entrance : 2 Euros before 13.00; 1 Euro after 13.00; Children under 10 free

St.George's Anglican Church
7, rue Auguste Vacquerie
75116 Paris
Tél: 01 47 20 22 51

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samedi 25 novembre 2006

10h00 – 16h00

Junior Guild Christmas Fair

Silent auction, bric-à-brac, baked goods, Christmas decorations, Christmas cards, books, Christmas flowers. All profits are given to charity with 20% going to the Cathedral.

American Cathedral in Paris
23, avenue George V
75008 Paris
01.53.23.84.00

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samedi 25 novembre 2006

18h00

Chantons Noël

Paris Choral Society

American Cathedral in Paris
23, avenue George V
75008 Paris
01.53.23.84.00

entry: €10 / €15

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dimanche 26 novembre 2006

12h00 – 15h00

Junior Guild Christmas Fair

Silent auction, bric-à-brac, baked goods, Christmas decorations, Christmas cards, books, Christmas flowers. All profits are given to charity with 20% going to the Cathedral.

American Cathedral in Paris
23, avenue George V
75008 Paris
01.53.23.84.00

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mardi 28 novembre 2006

20h30

Chantons Noël

Paris Choral Society

American Cathedral in Paris
23, avenue George V
75008 Paris
01.53.23.84.00
entry: €10 / €15

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samedi 02 décembre 2006

10h00 - 18h00

American Wives of Europeans Annual Holiday Bazaar
30th Annual Christmas Bazaar

brocante, Christmas handicrafts, secondhand clothes, Christmas decorations, home-baked goods, Santa Claus, tombola gifts, toys, books, snack bar, ambiance

Forum de Grenelle
5, rue de la Croix Nivert
75015 Paris.

entry: €2

(Organized by AAWE, 34, avenue de New-York, 75016 Paris. Tél: 01.40.70.11.80)

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dimanche 03 décembre 2006

16h00

Paris Choral Society Sing-along Messiah

American Cathedral in Paris
23, avenue George V
75008 Paris
01.53.23.84.00

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dimanche 03 décembre 2006

11h00 - 17h00

American Wives of Europeans Annual Holiday Bazaar
30th Annual Christmas Bazaar

brocante, Christmas handicrafts, secondhand clothes, Christmas decorations, home-baked goods, Santa Claus, tombola gifts, toys, books, snack bar, ambiance

Forum de Grenelle
5, rue de la Croix Nivert
75015 Paris.

entry: €2

(Organized by AAWE, 34, avenue de New-York, 75016 Paris. Tél: 01.40.70.11.80)

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samedi 09 décembre 2006

17h00 and 20h00

Candlelight Christmas Concerts offered by The American Church Adult Choir, Youth Choir, Gaudeamus, Bronze Ringers, and “Sotto Voce.”

Tickets available at the American Church reception desk.

American Church in Paris
65 Quai d'Orsay
75007 Paris

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dimanche 10 décembre 2006

12h30

Christmas Pageant by the Children of the Sunday School

American Church in Paris
65 Quai d'Orsay
75007 Paris

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dimanche 10 décembre 2006

19h00

Saint Michael's Church Christmas Carol Service

at

Eglise Reformée du Saint-Esprit
rue Roquepine
75008 Paris

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dimanche 17 décembre 2006

12h45

Holiday Caroling Service

Yuletide Through The Ages

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Paris

at

Foyer de l'Ame
7 bis rue Pasteur Wagner
75011 Paris

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dimanche 17 décembre 2006

(after services)

St. George's Christmas Lunch

18h30

Christmas Carol Service

St George's Anglican Church
7, rue Auguste Vacquerie
75116 Paris

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dimanche 24 décembre 2006

19h30

Candlelight Christmas Eve Worship Service, featuring Lessons and Carols, with a Special Focus for children

22h00

Candlelight Christmas Eve Worship Service, featuring Lessons and Carols

American Church in Paris
65 Quai d'Orsay
75007 Paris

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dimanche 24 décembre 2006

22h30

Christmas Midnight Mass

St George's Anglican Church
7, rue Auguste Vacquerie
75116 Paris

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lundi 25 décembre 2006

10h30

Christmas Day Service

St George's Anglican Church
7, rue Auguste Vacquerie
75116 Paris

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Amerloque advises calling before going to check that the information is correct.

Additions and corrections welcome, of course. All typing mistakes are Amerloque's.