Holiday Season - 2008

(This was last updated on November 20, 2008.)

The Thanksgiving Day holiday and 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 ! This year (2008) there seem to be seven or eight 'American Restaurant' serving a traditional Thanksgiving repast.

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. If and when 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 2008 in Paris

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Saturday November 22, 2008 / samedi 22 novembre 2008

Christmas Market / Marché de Noël

10:30am – 5pm (10h30 - 17h00)

Artists & Craft vendors, antiques, tombola and book sale.

Enjoy lunch, coffee, tea, baked goods and more !

American Church in Paris
65, quai d'Orsay
75007 Paris
http://tinyurl.com/6k9jh4

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Saturday November 29, 2008 / samedi 29 novembre 2008

Christmas Market

11:00am - 5pm (11h00 – 17h00)

British Specialities for the Christmas Season; teas, jams, Christmas puddings, crackers.
Gifts, Books, Bric-à-brac. Lunch and tea. Christmas carols.

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

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Saturday November 29, 2008 / samedi 29 novembre 2008

Junior Guild Christmas Fair

10am - 4pm (10h00 – 16h00)

In our silent auction: designer items, dinner at first-class Paris restaurants, mink coat ... plus additional Christmas decorations, cards, presents, stocking stuffers, home-baked goods, poinsettias, adult/children's books. All proceeds to charity.

American Cathedral in Paris
23, avenue George V
75008 Paris
01.53.23.84.00
www.americancathedral.org

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Sunday November 30, 2008 / dimanche 30 novembre 2008

Junior Guild Christmas Fair

12am - 3pm (12h00 – 15h00)

In our silent auction: designer items, dinner at first-class Paris restaurants, mink coat ... plus additional Christmas decorations, cards, presents, stocking stuffers, home-baked goods, poinsettias, adult/children's books. All proceeds to charity.

American Cathedral in Paris
23, avenue George V
75008 Paris
01.53.23.84.00
www.americancathedral.org

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Saturday December 6, 2008 / samedi 06 décembre 2008

American Wives of Europeans (AAWE) 32nd Annual Christmas Bazaar

10am - 6pm (10h00 – 18h00)

Browse, buy, or taste traditional American snacks and visit counters including brocante, holiday products and handicrafts, gifts, toys, tombola, new and used books, vintage clothing, and baked goods in a festive atmosphere with decorations and carols.

(entry: €2 – free under 10 years)

held at:

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

organized by:
AAWE
34 avenue de New York
75116 Paris
Tel. 01 40 70 11 80

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Sunday December 7th 2008 / dimanche 07 décembre 2008

American Wives of Europeans (AAWE) 32nd Annual Christmas Bazaar

11am - 5pm (11h00 – 17h00)

Browse, buy, or taste traditional American snacks and visit counters including brocante, holiday products and handicrafts, gifts, toys, tombola, new and used books, vintage clothing, and baked goods in a festive atmosphere with decorations and carols.

entry: €2 – free under 10 years

held at:

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

Organized by;
AAWE
34 avenue de New York
75116 Paris
Tel. 01 40 70 11 80

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Sunday December 7th 2008 / dimanche 07 décembre 2008

Christmas Bazaar

(no time given)

Everything you need to prepare your home ... and gifts !

St. Joseph's Catholic Church
50 Avenue Hoche
Paris 75008
01.42.27.28.56
www.stjoeparis.org

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Saturday December 13th, 2008 / samedi 13 decembre 2008

5pm and 8pm (17h00 et 20h00)

Annual Candlelight Christmas Concerts
During the Coffee Fellowship Hour

The concert features the Adult Choir, The ACP Bronze Ringers,
The Celebration Ringers, instrumentalists and soloists.

The concert concludes with everyone joining to sing carols in English and French.
Tickets on sale beginning Sunday 23 November 2008
(After 23 November 2008, tickets will be available at the reception desk during office hours.)

American Church in Paris
65, quai d'Orsay
75007 Paris

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Sunday December 14, 2008 / dimanche 14 décembre 2008

Christmas Carol Service

3pm (15h00)

Singing of traditional carols.

St. Joseph's Catholic Church
50 Avenue Hoche
Paris 75008
01.42.27.28.56
www.stjoeparis.org

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Sunday December 14, 2008 / dimanche 14 décembre 2008

Paris Choral Society Traditional Messiah Sing-Along

3pm (16h00)

Ticket price 18€ at the door

You can bring your score or rent/buy one before the concert. Note that it is not mandatory to sing! Price: score: 15€ (5€ to rent)

www.parischoralsociety.org

American Cathedral in Paris
23, avenue George V
75008 Paris
01.53.23.84.00
www.americancathedral.org

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Sunday December 14, 2008 / dimanche 14 décembre 2008

Christmas Carol Service

7pm (19h00)

Saint Michael's Church
5, Rue Aguesseau
75008 Paris, France
+33 1 47 42 80 02

Held at the

Eglise Réformée du Saint-Esprit
5, rue Roquépine
75008 Paris

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Saturday December 20, 2008 / samedi 20 décembre 2008

Festival of Lessons and Carols.

4pm - 5h30pm (16h00 - 17h30)

During this traditional holiday service, Biblical readings alternate with carols sung by all and carol anthems sung by the Cathedral Choir.

American Cathedral in Paris
23, avenue George V
75008 Paris
01.53.23.84.00
www.americancathedral.org

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Sunday December 21, 2008 / dimanche 21 décembre 2008

Festival of Lessons and Carols.

4pm - 5h30pm (16h00 - 17h30)

During this traditional holiday service, Biblical readings alternate with carols sung by all and carol anthems sung by the Cathedral Choir.

American Cathedral in Paris
23, avenue George V
75008 Paris
01.53.23.84.00
www.americancathedral.org

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Sunday December 21, 2008 / dimanche 21 décembre 2008

Carol Service with Choir

6:30pm (18h30)

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

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

Additions and corrections welcome, of course.

Mail to amerloque75 at hotmail.com.

As usual, all typing mistakes are Amerloque's.



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