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hello welcome merry christmas. to the christmas holiday. but still some people everything. including that one. the good old. tree. and the new year. this happens much as christmas in the country's most celebrated. christmas. as a more important holiday and as the day. presents. its. goal.

soul. expect. christmas. tree the choice. online companies shops. like this one. comes to choosing a christmas tree as it's called and people are increasingly divided between those who opt for comedians. each has its advantages. much cheaper i could be wheeled out of the year and doesn't drop needles on the floor. from artificial trees are in fact dangerous be used to decorate streets offices but not when you play such a train it might release some dangerous chemicals while authentic pine unflattering

produce natural antibacterial substances which can help kill. real fur trees if grown especially christmas environmentally friendly choosing a tree can be a great fun family occasion coming in all shapes and sizes no two really are of the same the problem now is transporting it back home and great workouts and then comes the fun part the decoration. time for christmas shopping now and there are hundreds of last minute places to shop in moscow for markets to discount stores and price ranges covered however if you want a grand christmas experience take a look at this next location the do department store. the spectacular fountain centerpiece has been covered by a huge model of a christmas carousel the cherry on top of the cake is a gigantic slide which children of all ages and enjoy.

everywhere you look all decorations christmas trees impressive gardens festive silhouettes and sparkling lights. well talk about the makeup of this place that's out sick in the run up to christmas and then the really good ascetic or the all the stops we got in the decorations this year situated right next to red square it was the best place to get into the festive mood something all simply people watch and there's even a christmas band if you. b.c. band member stress in a typical because she does that represent the russian father christmas rose playing out soviet russian and international christmas hits he creates a wonderful atmosphere and visual feast to shock as he passes by.

way of all they were perform music from various countries here at groom to create a special festive atmosphere for all shoppers we want to wish everyone happiness health and wealth in the new year. is certainly one of the most glamorous stores in russia what else can you expect from a mall that stands right next to the kremlin known for its expensive shops this year a display of decoration trees missiles are being set up the she's being designed by luxury a popular brand such as christian dior at a mess of quito is very interesting how a festival ornament can look so different there are some great designs here. shopping for the ones you love is a great thrill over the walls for your wallets. bags in hand i'm full of the festive mood during the holiday season never fails to impress if it's a real winter wonderland experience here was this is the place to come.

moving on and what major piece of activities are occasions i was mentioning in the russian capital. one of the most sought after productions in the country is the performance of the not kaka ballet at the bolshoi theatre. written at the end of the nineteenth century by the outstanding wishing composer go to tchaikovsky the but has been performed in the bolshoi stage for decades tickets for the show on the as eve are sold out months in advance and prices on the black market could be as high as thousands of dollars a true new year's treat. for those who are not lucky to get to the thirty first december there is another quite popular way into the new year. in fact celebrating the holiday with family and friends at home is a widely followed tradition in russia several hours before the clock strikes midnight people start creating various dishes with salad being among the highlights

the president addresses the nation on t.v. everyone raises a glass of champagne and makes a wish. charms. while some prefer to watch fireworks and celebrations on and others prefer to venture to moscow's red square full of thousands of excited muscovites tourists and this is its application to meet in. the heart of the russian capital. there are various films around the world that have become associated with the festive season in russia is the romantic nineteen seventy five comedy called the states or in show your buff titled yes. it's based on the similarity of houses in the soviet times many people across the country lived in similar blocks main character travels from moscow to simply by mistake. just like the sound of music in the west millions of russians watched this film on new year's eve after decades

. of rioting and final location ever changing restaurant scene is busy throughout the whole year it's clear things are certainly stepped up to the various holiday periods special fiends night's festivities gatherings elite parties and decorations. and at the top of. a new restaurant called white rabbit. the new restaurants that are taken to the skies. you know one thing i love about living in a swanky developing restaurant seriously is now one of the best in the world and over the past six years that i've lived here a whole range of spectacular eateries have opened close and now it seems that many of them are battling it out against each other to become the highest most glamorous entire city. the capital.

impressive to say the least and sky high views of course mean sky high prices but it's christmas so why not. celebrate in style in the restaurant's casual yet elegant atmosphere for all those who don't fancy cooking their christmas or new year's dinner at home white rabbit here is the ideal substitute you know. as part of our special christmas menu for cold starters i've created a turkey parte with hazelnut and cognac it's very tasty an aromatic and served with an. appetizer suggests carpaccio made of penny bun mushrooms with cheesy cream crunchy parsley and white truffle oil. christmassy mush and the u.s.s.r. was not publicly celebrated join much of the twentieth century but now with the festivities line december twenty fifth the thirty first january the seventh it's

clear the whole country is now geared up for one huge party and whether you rejoice at a christmas merry. the russian capital is one of the leading cultural hot spots in the world but always a fantastic choice of events and attractions if you can use the experience and also called christmas in moscow the cincinnati the hot. incredible sensational food. restaurant well unfortunately that's that's how we have left on this week's program i'll see you again at the same time next week until then for me and the rest of the crew goodbye and a very merry christmas. please

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increasing number of surveillance cameras to be installed in every taxi in the city . at the risk of intrusion is acceptable compared to the public safety benefits. back with more news and. it's all the action with sports. hello welcome to the latest sports update this friday night and here's what's coming up football friday because chelsea captain john terry foots his racism charge to one side as he helps the blues draw one want to talk them into a crunch premier league in london dhabi. while the rise and fall at once go second in the k.h. old western conference after having to scrap their seventh straight defeat for sitting here in moscow. and legendary dreamers russian pole vaulter yelena

isinbayeva sets her sights on historic gold medal and next summer's games in london . but first chelsea captain john terry was back in action on thursday night twenty four hours after being charged with racially abusing q.p.r. defender anton ferdinand with terry helping the blues club a one one draw in a pivotal london dobby at top of the thirty one year old son to haul for the pair in court on february the first over one month he allegedly made in chelsea's one zero defeat at loftus road on october the twenty third however in the mean time things manager and even those who are still selected his stick to last night's game spurs took an eight minute lead to emmanuel out of by all but a quarter of an hour later as the visitors levelled thanks to daniel sturridge so science had more chances but one one is how it finished off with their praise terry's commitment red not noted his side season so far. well after that match at white hart lane tottenham stay thirty nine points adrift

of the top of the game and chelsea remain fourth two points behind much to city are top of the table for christmas two points and ten goals headed rivals manchester united. it's performances that increased. their steeply commitment and his quality and. so on me is completely. focus to the causes of the football club and this performance is of not to drop the single level without a great start safe thirty five points for us it is stage a season is incredible tally illusion of first two games so we're going great liverpool be there arsenal chelsea are going to be top top four is going to be very close. well looking ahead and they'll be eight english premier league matches next monday for the traditional boxing day programme with chelsea in full and kicking things off with a lunchtime west london when i'm a bit i suppose side look to me from tottenham into third with an early victory are

still aiming to keep up the pressure on the top four as they host struggling also second from bottom bolton host newcastle again haven't won six little pull welcome embattled steve king's rock bottom blank burn on monday night of second but still missing nine players through injury if they take on wigan recently draw with liverpool and chelsea leaders manchester city go to west brom and stoke aston villa in atlanta diabate while sunderland who won two out of three games under martin o'neill has to financially strapped others and were hoping to get in a striker in the transfer window opens. to really try to go forward and you know i would certainly want to bitch. because we know we're all a little bit short so if we could do that it would help us if we do it. to keep going. a quick look back at the top half of the table sees newcastle in seventh the mud pies were as high as thirty if not won since november the fifth and no one at the sports direct arena since the grounds nine of strangeness in james's park four

days later on pardew side are at second bottom bolton on monday and the manager says his side's dip in form is just a blip. that's just happens in the premier league of these periods where you're at teams in form and things you feel like things are going against you. but you know we've got to be mentally strong and if we just do what we do. we do it well. we should win this good ball meanwhile over in spain barcelona have reached the last sixteen of the carpet already with quite a lot of these actually thrashing the thirty a side hospital at nine millett the new camp to go through ten mil on aggregate it's by resting several key players well balanced they also went through to the next round with a four narrow win over cardiff. i snuck in added a k h l atlanta are up the second in the western conference after winning forty one misfiring tesco here in moscow this is a plant opened through dimitri afaf. and by the end of the first man. to

man up you can hear that song that. he then went on to and not in the second period slicing say the army man to my country now. this fellow did point blank to screen want and then that you can see didn't know about and even then things caution produced the deficit again with this s.s. forte was how it finished and worrying some straight defeat that the army meant the states and the west. well that game so atlanta alex they come by you all return to action for the first time in three months following a knee injury once while he pronounced the former n.h.l. great had also helped teach some children and support a charity that's close to his hot button cost or effort ports. nine hundred ninety four stanley cup winner and one thousand nine hundred zero a limp dick champion and the sake of an elf has spent almost his entire career in the n.h.l. following eighteen seasons across the atlantic the thirty eight year old right wing

signs at city year deal with moscow regions auckland's last summer but away from the club makes sure he uses his talent to help future generations of players it's exciting for the kids because you always put yourself in their position when you're their age and they never had a chance to you know had a chance skated good with the some superstar or whatever because of where. but they have the chance and a lot of a lot of players become and are going to come fill the comfort practices of school with the kids for which is this exciting for them and i know how they feel like i want to feel the same way helping out lance juniors is just one way and sake of a gives back ache a twenty seven as he was loving good jobs in the n.h.l. has his eye. jerry team canada which helps kids with guardian problems around the world heart trouble is something alex is just too familiar with as he spends two years in treatment himself from the age of eight there's a lot more work things you could do in russia just go with your chardy that are

helping kids help the little sick kids through or to be active to to believe in self and trying to you know fall tried not afraid to meet the friends or to object to the city just because you think if you're sick you baby cannot bring things but you have to make it believe it or you will find you can do it all you can do anything you want whatever you want. is there in that list after eight thirty eight the brits honoring as never crossed his mind my mind is still in the game of my mind still i have a drive for this game i really enjoyed it they're gonna come to the ring go really enjoy the be in the locker room in the gym on the i said i like a little kid to have a fog which is a bore when you don't have doubted about it but the goalies are really dress up and go on the ice russian ice hockey has gradually increased in quality over recent years and the return of seasoned veterans from the n.h.l. has added to the popularity of the kontinental hockey league and their off the ice

activities don't hurt either room on call for an artsy moscow region athletics now and russian pole vaulter. is preparing for the london games with the aim of becoming the first female track and field athletes to win three straight and pick goals and become a legend in quest for the twenty nine year old such a world record at the two thousand and four olympics in athens and then she became the first woman to kidney five me to mock at the beijing games four years later but since that achievement russians form has dipped. hasn't way that it has been training hard in her adopted home of monte carlo and is going all out for that historic third gold in london. they have issued you know it's got that up i knew that. if i became the first woman to jump muslim's five meters then i would be making atlantic's history i will always be remembered and i cheated on all of the other women who managed to do this will always be number two to a certain degree and being the frozen spirits is always good i'm really happy that

my name is forever in the history book of track and field despite much ignorance i don't consider myself to be a living legend no female dragon soon after that has managed to become an individualist champion in three successive games so this is my go of this i want to become a legend with the best you can with the basketball now a friend of our chief has got up and emporio armani were among the teams who advanced into the top sixteen group stage after the final day of the regular season in the europa league well first turkish champions spent about a run out eighty three to seventy six winners at a time as i count to the finish of the play the host also guaranteed it last sixteen spot if they'd already confirmed a third place however concert failed to contain down bomb damage he finished with nineteen points to make. also had an impressive night with a season high twenty one points. also qualify for the payware spanish

side has cut out and historic time breaking wind to reach the second phase of the season for the first time the team from bilbao sealed a seventy seven to seventy two home victory of a fellow spanish side i love our moscow college same thing going high eighteen points. and a great series how exciting boil all morning also went through the milan at fitch came back from eleven points down to win seventy two sixty six in a winner takes all clash part is that in belgrade malik heston recorded a game high eighty points while solid zone defense also helped hold off the said team. and finally only a select few are immortalized in bronze while they're still alive and australian cricket legend shane warne has just joined us elite one of the greatest bowlers of all time was present in the flesh at the end of his statue on the parade of

champions of the cricket ground war is the former record hold up the most wickets taken by a guy in international test cricket with an impressive tally of seven hundred a night at fourteen he still takes to the pitch just in a domestic league morning is i maybe eleven since training and sports are going to be bestowed with such an honor and that's flattered by the results but looks fantastic it's very very good so well dug very proud it's a great all around us was sort of weird seeing yourself up there but it's a very good likeness and very proud of it and that's all the sport by then or.

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