Christmas decoration bells. A bow is usually used at the top or bottom, and an electric or unlit candle may be placed in the middle. Christmas lights are often used, and they may be hung from door or windows, and sometimes walls, lampposts and light fixtures, or even statuary. Since the 19th century, the poinsettia, a native plant from Mexico, has been associated with Christmas. In North and South America, Australia, and Europe, it is traditional to decorate the outside of houses with lights and sometimes with illuminated sleighs, snowmen, and other Christmas figures. Municipalities often sponsor decorations as well. Christmas banners
Father Christmas (1991 film) of the snowman in one of the rooms when Father Christmas is delivering presents. In "Father Christmas", Ernest the milkman from "Ethel and Ernest" can be seen delivering milk to the Royal Family on Christmas morning, and Jim and Hilda Bloggs from "When the Wind Blows" are shown enjoying a drink in the Scottish pub. A heavily sanitised American version was produced. The most notable change is that Father Christmas was re-voiced by William Dennis Hunt, becoming much jollier, and all 76 (75 by Father Christmas, 1 by a child's voice in a song) instances of the word "blooming" were