Beginners Spanish Podcast - Spanglish Friends

How to Talk About Christmas in Spanish | Beginner Vocab & Traditions

Beginners Spanish Podcast - Spanglish Friends

Show Notes

Want to talk about Christmas in Spanish? 🎄 In Episode 41 — our final episode of 2025 — we’re diving into Christmas vocabulary, festive phrases, and cultural traditions from Spanish-speaking countries. Learn how to say Feliz Navidad, talk about gifts, family meals, and understand how Christmas is celebrated around the Spanish-speaking world. 🎙️ In this episode, you’ll: ✅ Learn Christmas greetings: Feliz Navidad, Feliz Nochebuena & Feliz Año Nuevo ✅ Discover key Christmas vocabulary: árbol de Navidad, regalo, villancicos & Nochebuena ✅ Understand how Christmas is celebrated in Spanish-speaking countries ✅ Listen to a festive mini conversation in Spanish

🎉 Spanglish Friend Shout-Out of the Week This week’s shoutout goes to Ohemaa from Ghana for sharing the love and supporting the podcast!

✏️ Challenge of the Week We’d love to hear from you! 👉 Write a short sentence in Spanish about how you celebrate Christmas 👉 Use phrases from today’s episode like “Voy a pasar la Navidad con mi familia” Comment or DM us on Instagram @spanglish_friends — we might feature you in a future episode!

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