{"id":12856,"date":"2025-12-25T09:00:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T09:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/?p=12856"},"modified":"2026-02-02T12:54:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T12:54:06","slug":"newsletter-merry-kwizmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/newsletter-merry-kwizmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter: Merry Kwizmas!"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"max-width: 600px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;background-color: #ffffff;border-radius: 0px;overflow: hidden\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"width: 100%\">\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div style=\"align-items: center;justify-content: center;margin: 16px\">\n<h1 style=\"line-height: 1;margin: 0;font-size: 24px;font-weight: bold;color: #262626;text-align: center\">Merry Kwizmas!<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 16px;margin-top: 16px\">This week, it&#8217;s Christmas!!! We&#8217;re\u00a0celebrating with the people (and\/or pets) we love, and wishing all of you a\u00a0<em>joyeux No\u00ebl<\/em>\u00a0\ud83e\udd70\ud83c\udf84<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 16px;margin-top: 16px\">A French Christmas is of course about gifts (especially for the children!), but the <em>clou du spectacle<\/em> is <em><strong>le R\u00e9veillon de No\u00ebl<\/strong><\/em>, the Christmas Eve dinner. It&#8217;s all about gathering your cherished ones around the beautifully decorated table, and sharing a lavish multi-course meal that lasts several hours, while chatting, laughing and yes, &#8220;debating&#8221;! I for one can&#8217;t wait to join my family for a <em>No\u00ebl \u00e0 la fran\u00e7aise<\/em>\u00a0\ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 16px;margin-top: 16px\">What about your Christmas? 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Sp\u00e9cial No\u00ebl\u00a0\ud83c\udf84<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 13px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 8px;margin-top: 16px\"><em>And to help you practise your listening skills, this podcast comes with some useful vocab, grammar lessons, and interesting links to other exercises to keep learning!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 8px;margin-top: 16px\"><em>Alors, activez vos m\u00e9ninges et Bonnes F\u00eates \u00e0 tous les Kwizzers\u00a0!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"margin-bottom: 32px;background-color: #e6f4fb;border-radius: 8px\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-size: 18px;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;color: #585859;text-align: left;padding: 1em\">\n<h2 style=\"line-height: 1;margin: 0;font-size: 22px;font-weight: bold;color: #262626;margin-bottom: 4px;text-align: center\">Un Merveilleux No\u00ebl<br \/>\n<em> une chanson d&#8217;Aur\u00e9lie<\/em><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;color: #6b7280;margin-bottom: 16px;text-align: center;line-height: 24px\">Listening and Reading practice &#8211; B1 Level<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 280px;height: 280px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom: 12px;border-radius: 8px;border: none;text-decoration: none\" src=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2025\/11\/reader-un-noel-merveilleux-280.jpg\" alt=\"children looking out of the window at Santa's sleigh on xmas night\" width=\"331\" \/><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 16px;margin-top: 16px\">And we&#8217;re leaving you <em>en musique <\/em>with this\u00a0<strong>heartwarming ode to a French Christmas<\/strong>,\u00a0part of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/christmas-album-2025\">Kwiziq&#8217;s Christmas Album 2025<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0inspired by\u00a0Aur\u00e9lie&#8217;s own Christmas memories. So sing along with us and you too, have a wonderful Christmas:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 8px;margin-top: 16px\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0081cc\" href=\"\/learn\/listening\/un-merveilleux-noel-une-chanson-d-aurelie\">Un Merveilleux No\u00ebl &#8211; une chanson d&#8217;Aur\u00e9lie<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"margin-bottom: 32px;background-color: #fff5eb;border-radius: 8px\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-size: 18px;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;color: #585859;text-align: left;padding: 1em\">\n<h2 style=\"line-height: 1;margin: 0;font-size: 22px;font-weight: bold;color: #262626;margin-bottom: 4px;text-align: center\">Hurray for Weekend Workout Friday!<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;color: #6b7280;margin-bottom: 16px;text-align: center;line-height: 24px\">Special treat for Premium subscribers<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 280px;height: 280px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom: 12px;border-radius: 8px;border: none;text-decoration: none\" src=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2024\/04\/email-ww-fr-3.png\" alt=\"French writing challenges and dictees\" width=\"331\" \/><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 12px;margin-top: 16px\"><strong>Friday is Weekend Workout day<\/strong> \u2013 a special treat just for our <strong>Premium subscribers<\/strong>, with fresh <strong>dictations and writing challenges<\/strong> to boost your <strong>listening and writing skills<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 12px;margin-top: 16px\">This week&#8217;s theme is <strong>Christmas Stories<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 12px;margin-top: 16px\">Here&#8217;s a little taster for free: <a style=\"color: #0081cc\" href=\"\/my-languages\/french\/exercises\/overview\/1743\">Strasbourg&#8217;s Christmas Market<\/a> (level B2)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 12px;margin-top: 16px\">Not Premium yet? 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Go to <a href=\"\/communications-preferences\">email preferences<\/a> and make sure you have <strong>Language tips and tricks newsletter<\/strong> turned on.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 16px;margin-top: 16px\">And for more\u00a0seasonal French content, remember to check out our <strong>social media<\/strong> &#8211; <a style=\"color: #0081cc\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KwiziqFrench\/\">Facebook<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #0081cc\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kwiziqfrench\/\">Instagram<\/a> and <a style=\"color: #0081cc\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kwiziqofficial\">Tiktok<\/a> &#8211; for more awesome content!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 24px;margin-top: 16px\"><em>Joyeux No\u00ebl \u00e0 tous et \u00e0 jeudi prochain !<\/em><\/p>\n<table style=\"text-align: left;margin-bottom: 24px\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"height: auto;margin-left: 0;margin-right: auto;border-radius: 8px;border: none;text-decoration: none\" src=\"\/img\/signatures\/aurelie-email-signature.png\" alt=\"Aur\u00e9lie Drouard signature\" width=\"130\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 18px;font-weight: bold;color: #1f2937;margin-top: 8px;line-height: 24px;margin-bottom: 16px\">Aur\u00e9lie Drouard<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;color: #4b5563;line-height: 24px;margin-bottom: 16px;margin-top: 16px\">Head of French<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div id=\"kwiz-app\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-url=\"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/api\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Test your French against the CEFR standard\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-return-url=\"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/newsletter-merry-kwizmas\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-return-title=\"Newsletter: Merry Kwizmas!\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-questionspercomp=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-token=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-template=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-kwizkey=\"sorter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Merry Kwizmas! 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