Christmas

Find all sorts of resources to help you celebrate the festive season.

Christmas takes place on 25 December each year. This page links you to information on this celebration, Christmas resources at the library, images and websites.

See our holiday hours to find out when library locations and services are available over the holiday period.

About Christmas

The origins and history of Christmas Britannica.com
How Christmas Works How stuff works
Why is Christmas on the 25th December?

Christmas in the catalogue

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News

Christmas and New Year holiday hours 2023 / 2024

Dec 22, 2023

Ngā mihi o te Kirihimete me te Tau Hou. Check our hours and services over Christmas and New Year 2023 / 2024.

Blog Post

Cluster of angels in Ballantynes Christmas window

Ballantynes Christmas window display. 2011. An image from Canterbury Stories.

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Nativity trailer in Christmas Parade: Picturing Canterbury

Nativity trailer from the East Christchurch Anglican Parish, in the New Brighton Christmas Parade, 2017. An image from Canterbury Stories.

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Website

Christmas for kids

Background information about Christmas, great Christmas reads, craft, and fun for kids.

New Zealand Christmas

Websites

Kiwi Christmas: Stories from NZ History.net which illustrate what Christmas is like in this part of the southern hemisphere.
NZ Post Christmas: Find out the mailing dates for Christmas cards and packages, plus Santa’s address for letters or send him a message from the website.
New Zealand Christmas Songs: From New Zealand Folk Song.
Project Crimson trust: Project to save the pohutukawa and rata which are considered to be New Zealand’s Christmas trees and are under threat from possums and development.