{"id":12918,"date":"2026-01-08T09:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T09:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/?p=12918"},"modified":"2026-02-02T12:54:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T12:54:05","slug":"newsletter-enjoying-that-festive-feeling-a-bit-longer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/newsletter-enjoying-that-festive-feeling-a-bit-longer\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter: Enjoying that festive feeling a bit longer"},"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\">Enjoying that festive feeling a bit longer<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 16px;margin-top: 16px\">This week, we want to bask a bit longer in December&#8217;s festive vibes, before starting afresh and diving into an exciting new year\u00a0\ud83e\udd73\u2728<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 16px;margin-top: 16px\">In France, the start of the year is also cause for celebration as on January 6th, the day of the Epiphany, we enjoy the famous <em><strong>Galette des Rois<\/strong><\/em> \ud83d\ude0b This lovely flaky puff pastry tart filled with frangipane (a rich almond paste) is not only a delicious treat, but it also comes with an entertaining ritual: inside the cake is hidden a <em>f\u00e8ve<\/em> (little ceramic charm) and the person who finds it in their slice then becomes the King or Queen of the day (with the obligatory paper crown, <em>bien s\u00fbr\u00a0!<\/em>) Such a fun way to start the year!\u00a0\ud83e\udd17\ud83d\udc51<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 24px;margin-top: 16px\"><em>Alors, sans plus attendre<\/em>, reminisce about your holidays with the lovely French Kwiziq content we&#8217;ve selected for you!\u00a0\ud83e\udd42\ud83d\ude04<\/p>\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<h1 style=\"line-height: 1;margin: 0;font-size: 22px;font-weight: bold;color: #262626;margin-bottom: 4px;text-align: center\">Take me to your leader &#8211; New Year Edition!<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;color: #6b7280;margin-bottom: 16px;text-align: center;line-height: 24px\">2025 Leaderboard Top 3<\/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\/2026\/01\/nl-kwizbot-trophy-leaderboard-280.jpg\" alt=\"leaderboard kwizbot with a festive hat with trophy\" width=\"280\" \/><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 8px;margin-top: 16px\">As we&#8217;re welcoming the new year, it&#8217;s time to look back on our amazing Kwizzers, and celebrate <em>la cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me<\/em> of 2025 \ud83d\ude0e And today, we&#8217;re cheering not one, but <strong>two Top 3,\u00a0our <a href=\"\/leaderboard\">December Top 3 Kwizzers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0of course, but also our<strong>\u00a02025 Overall Top 3\u00a0Kwizzers<\/strong>! So, without further ado&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 8px;margin-top: 16px\"><em>Un \u00e9norme bravo aux Kwizzers de d\u00e9cembre\u00a0<\/em><strong>Peter B, Elizabeth C<\/strong><em> et <\/em><strong>Abdur R<\/strong><em>, et toutes nos f\u00e9licitations aux\u00a0Meilleurs Kwizzers de l&#8217;Ann\u00e9e 2025\u00a0<\/em><strong>Peter B, Elizabeth C<\/strong><em><em>\u00a0et\u00a0<\/em><\/em><strong>Denise M<\/strong><em>!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 8px;margin-top: 16px\"><em>Hourra pour nos\u00a0quatre Ma\u00eetres Kwizzers\u00a0!<\/em>\u00a0\ud83d\ude4c<\/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\">A Bit of French with A&amp;C Ep.6:<br \/>\nNos F\u00eates de Fin d&#8217;Ann\u00e9e<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;color: #6b7280;margin-bottom: 16px;text-align: center;line-height: 24px\">Conversation Podcast\u00a0&#8211; C1 Level<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/a-bit-of-french-with-ac-ep-6-nos-fetes-de-fin-dannee\/\"><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\/2026\/01\/podcast-bit-of-french-6-nos-fetes-de-fin-d-annee-square-280-pic.jpg\" alt=\"xmas aurelie and celine looking at pictures of their Christmases\" width=\"331\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 16px;margin-top: 16px\">How was your Christmas? What were your plans for New Year&#8217;s Eve? What are your resolutions? In this week&#8217;s festive episode of our podcast <em><strong>A Bit of French with A&amp;C<\/strong><\/em>, C\u00e9line and I met in the middle of the holidays to discuss our respective December celebrations.\u00a0\ud83e\udd17<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 16px;margin-top: 16px\">And to make these popular podcasts better than ever, this week, the practice section features <strong>1 new related fill-in-the-blank exercise\u00a0<\/strong>\ud83e\udd2f<br \/>\n<em>Bonne \u00e9coute \u00e0 tous\u00a0!<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 16px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 8px;margin-top: 16px\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0081cc\" href=\"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/a-bit-of-french-with-ac-ep-6-nos-fetes-de-fin-dannee\/\">Nos F\u00eates de Fin d&#8217;Ann\u00e9e (A Bit of French with A&amp;C podcast)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 13px;line-height: 24px;color: #374151;margin-bottom: 8px;margin-top: 16px\"><em>Each new episode comes with related vocabulary, grammar resources AND new exercises to help you improve your French!<\/em><\/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>Celebrations<\/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\/1035\">R\u00e9veillon chez Mamie<\/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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