But You shouldn't! Getting into a Holiday Spirit with me! Christmas in RUSSIA

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  • @heureuse8568
    @heureuse8568 5 месяцев назад +34

    The Christmas decoration of St Petersburg is something to be proud of. Spiritual, creative and tasteful!👏

    • @cfneal1459
      @cfneal1459 5 месяцев назад +1

      merry Chrtstmas!

  • @glodted
    @glodted 5 месяцев назад +21

    St Petersburg is truly a beautiful city. I had a chance to visit it 10 years ago. From the video it seems even more magical and beautiful this time of the year. I had a chance years ago to visit Kharkov and Kiev between Dec 24 and Jan 7. It was also very beautiful and magical as St. Petersburg is depicted in the video. Now they face cold and darkness without all the magical light and decorations. Fellow family members are no longer at the New Year’s Eve dinner table if they are even able to have something for dinner. I hope humanity does not loose sight of this.

  • @tonyblackmon6356
    @tonyblackmon6356 5 месяцев назад +10

    Christmas has never been a favorite for me, This year, I'll be all alone, after 49 years with the same woman I married when she was 16. I'm 74 now, and not in good health, because I spent the last 13 years taking care of my wife, 24/7, since she had her 1st stroke. But, I kept my promise to her and held her hand as she closed her eyes and vacated her body. Now I need someone to take care of me. LOL MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU AND YOURS.

    • @user-bn6pi5qu3r
      @user-bn6pi5qu3r 5 месяцев назад

      You are lucky to have 74 after covid. I even don't have a half of your age

    • @user-bn6pi5qu3r
      @user-bn6pi5qu3r 5 месяцев назад

      And I already lost 3 years in my life with COVID

  • @70stunes71
    @70stunes71 5 месяцев назад +10

    Merry Christmas anyway..lot of folks have it very difficult this time of year, sicknesses, politics issues all over the planet etc.. Christmas is the time of year my life caved in on me yrs ago....so it's not easy., but seeing my family's happiness along with the children...then I'm good. Bless you all out there. Pray for those in great difficulties

  • @user-md8me7vh1u
    @user-md8me7vh1u 4 месяца назад +1

    All that beauty for the Christmas
    Envoy and continue to envoy life.
    Blessings

  • @jaylinn416
    @jaylinn416 5 месяцев назад +11

    Svetlana is an Inspiration of Beauty from Russia. Happy 2024 everyone. Keep tuning into her channel for hope and encouragement during the challenging year upcoming.

  • @Ray-li5cj
    @Ray-li5cj 5 месяцев назад +9

    Merry Christmas, Svetlana. The Lord loves you, as do millions of Christians throughout the world. Best wishes for a Happy, Healthy, and Peaceful New Year.

  • @TheSecretSixth
    @TheSecretSixth 5 месяцев назад +4

    Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year, Ms. Svetlana!!! Thank-you for all the videos that you made to share with us!

  • @edstahl8705
    @edstahl8705 5 месяцев назад

    It will be my pleasure to get into the Christmas spirit with this beautiful lady

  • @277mitchell
    @277mitchell 5 месяцев назад +4

    Absolutely beautiful, thank you, and have a merry Christmas.

  • @johnfarley4201
    @johnfarley4201 5 месяцев назад +1

    Happy Christmas on the 7th
    and
    HAPPY NEW YEAR
    when it arrives

  • @haydonditchburn2194
    @haydonditchburn2194 5 месяцев назад +2

    I'm staggered by the Xmas lights displays. There is a lot of work and planning going into them all and some are just so elaborate that it's hard to comprehend. Well done St Petersburg..

  • @thomasdorsey3227
    @thomasdorsey3227 5 месяцев назад +3

    Sweet, enjoyable and realistic. Thank you Svetlana for your videos!! From a single dad raising a young daughter...Happy New Year

  • @emilyjac
    @emilyjac 5 месяцев назад +3

    I’m so glad you filmed this video! St. Petersburg looks beautiful

  • @MoistlyMoist
    @MoistlyMoist 5 месяцев назад +1

    another great video, look after yourself and Merry Grinchmas 🙂

  • @ann3856
    @ann3856 5 месяцев назад +2

    Thank you! The lights and decorations are beautifully done! Lots of hours in there to make everything stand, lights on and other decorations. And to place the cherry on the cake, you posing for a picture! I'd like to see that photo!

  • @jacktrinder5668
    @jacktrinder5668 5 месяцев назад +10

    merry christmas and happy new year 😂st petersburg looks beautiful especially with all the decorations and beautiful as always 😍😍

  • @adriansherman3290
    @adriansherman3290 5 месяцев назад +1

    Being brought up Jewish and having a dad whose Birthday was December 25, Christmas passed me by as a kid. But Christmas in cold climates, like Saint Petersburg, is magical. The snow, ice skating, fairs, mulled wine etc. Like living on your own movie set.

  • @stanspb763
    @stanspb763 5 месяцев назад +1

    I was out walking in the city center after meeting friends at the Grand Hotel Europe for snacks and thick hot chocolate mixed with rum. It was really good and they hotel always has great decorations. After my friends left I walked around the city and although the decorations are beautiful, almost all the snow was gone except on some grassy parks. Just a few days ago the snow really added a special touch. I had been ill for a week so had not gone to the many events the city has and had not accepted any firm plans for New Years but while walking met two young ladies who I knew very briefly, we go to the same jazz club, and agreed for a party plan for new years. That is so typcial of St Petersburg and Russia in general, anyone can be friends. These girls are late 20s and I am much older but very active. I am a native of California but moved to Russia 24 years ago after a successful career in the music production industry, gave everything away and arrived in St Petersburg in January 2000. It is hard to compare but without a doubt Russia is easier to have a good life in, and have very low stress and 2 orders of magnitude more cultured and friendlier. I have been in 92 countries and when I wanted a better freer life there was St Petersburg on the top of my very short list of placed that suited me best. So now I am so spoiled but the quality of life and quality of friendships, I really can't live in the US again or in Europe.

  • @kemettura1888
    @kemettura1888 5 месяцев назад

    Absolutely dazzling! Merry Christmas 🎄🎅🏿🎁🎉

  • @alonzocecil8861
    @alonzocecil8861 5 месяцев назад

    Very nice. Thanks!

  • @nathanmiller5658
    @nathanmiller5658 5 месяцев назад +1

    Beautiful video of a beautiful city

  • @cassrailroad5358
    @cassrailroad5358 5 месяцев назад +1

    Merry Christmas to you, love the Christmas lights 🤩🤩🤩🤩

  • @ObolonWeener
    @ObolonWeener 5 месяцев назад +7

    Svetlana, hope you can have a wonderfull christmas with someone you love in the future and enjoy it as you did before. St Petersburg is so beautifull now!

  • @rasyalyutcifer7304
    @rasyalyutcifer7304 5 месяцев назад +1

    Awesome Giant tree's🎄
    We'll waiting that for the next video, svetlana
    Happy christmass to yours family
    🎉❤🎄❄🌌

  • @georgekaplan6451
    @georgekaplan6451 5 месяцев назад +1

    Merry Christmas from (hot and stormy) Australia. I've enjoyed your videos through the year. Looking forward to more in 2024.

  • @ChristopherRobertHarris
    @ChristopherRobertHarris 5 месяцев назад +2

    Thank you for your videos this year. I am from the UK and have enjoyed finding out more about life in Russia. Have a great Christmas, even though you don’t like it much!

  • @matijaseric4941
    @matijaseric4941 4 месяца назад

    Merry Xmas. I enjoyed your video very much :)

  • @Naturallygreencleaning
    @Naturallygreencleaning 5 месяцев назад

    Merry Christmas dearest Grinch!🎉

  • @melaniecampbell7055
    @melaniecampbell7055 5 месяцев назад +1

    Gorgeous Christmas tree. Hope you had a Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Years. 🎄🦌🦌🦌🦌🛷

  • @tubalcain1039
    @tubalcain1039 5 месяцев назад

    Merry old Christmas and a peaceful new year.

  • @gerdlv1895
    @gerdlv1895 5 месяцев назад

    I wish you the best and a HAPPY NEW YEAR for you and thank you verry much for showing me your life. Gerd from Germany.

  • @johnnycomelately6341
    @johnnycomelately6341 5 месяцев назад +1

    To you and Grandma 😉, a Merry Holiday season

  • @mariyawidmyer403
    @mariyawidmyer403 5 месяцев назад +1

    Love decorations and lights are beautiful!

  • @Ugloke
    @Ugloke 5 месяцев назад +1

    I hope you will have a fantastic year to come. 😊

  • @lobo3698
    @lobo3698 5 месяцев назад +2

    Merry Christmas ❤‍🩹 I hope next year you begin to like this time of the year, cheers and have a Happy New Year with your family💫

  • @mfreund15448
    @mfreund15448 5 месяцев назад +1

    Merry Christmas!!
    I hope the next year will be much better than the last 3!!

  • @andrewmcilwraith1997
    @andrewmcilwraith1997 5 месяцев назад +2

    Привет Светлана. Здесь, в Шотландии, было принято праздновать Новый год, а не Рождество. Это отличается от Англии. Даже здесь малоизвестно, что Рождество стало официальным праздником в Шотландии только в 1958 году, но в Англии оно было «праздником общего права» с незапамятных времен (по-видимому)! Утром люди шли на работу. Рождество - это занятие по генерированию денег для компаний и предприятий. Понятно. Новый год - время смотреть вперед и быть оптимистом без каких-либо религиозных осложнений. Присоединиться может каждый. Так что в следующем году скажите всем, что вы «не устраиваете» Рождество и просто наслаждаетесь огнями и украшениями в одном из лучших мест для Рождества в мире. Спасибо, что показали нам Питера, и я желаю вам счастливого Нового года. 😘❤

  • @redrev674
    @redrev674 5 месяцев назад

    For many years I hated Xmas but you rediscover the magic of Xmas once you have young children.

  • @10lauset
    @10lauset 5 месяцев назад

    Happy Holidays. Cheers to you from Edmonton Alberta Canada.

  • @brendonchase9460
    @brendonchase9460 5 месяцев назад

    Very merry Christmas to you and yours

  • @royphelps6377
    @royphelps6377 5 месяцев назад

    Thanks for sharing the beautiful Christmas and holiday lights, all were just wonderful. The Christian manger scene was impressive...as we all share the same Savior. After all, it's the "reason for the season". The brightly decorated city is impressive and gives one a reason for "hope", as we all pray for an end to the current madness. That would brighten all of our spirits!

  • @gabesimmonds8421
    @gabesimmonds8421 5 месяцев назад +1

    I am not Christian but I love Christmas.

  • @wayneshipman7277
    @wayneshipman7277 5 месяцев назад

    Love your channel ❤️ you thank you for your sharing of Russia it is beautiful
    , happy new year svetlana

  • @surplusdoctor
    @surplusdoctor 5 месяцев назад +1

    Merry Christmas to you too!

  • @christopherwebb7245
    @christopherwebb7245 5 месяцев назад +1

    The Russian authorities certainly understand the psychology of bread and circuses, and know how to reflect thoughts away from the anxiety of a special military operation taking place in the name of the same authorities who support the war. Residents of the sleeping districts of the city will love it. The lights and trees do all look magnificent, and festive. They make me miss the city where my St Petersburg-born wife and I have a family apartment, but however attractive it may look, and however much I miss my family and friends, I will not be returning to St Petersburg until the war is over and peace has returned
    Merry ' Catholic' Christmas, Sveta and Sveta's followers! And bravo for your well-chosen words at the end of this video, Svet. You are our light, our inspiration!

    • @stanspb763
      @stanspb763 5 месяцев назад

      So you admit you know nothing about the SMO, that is ok, Europeans and Americans are used to being lied to. Most of the world sees the run up by the west that created the conflict, that raged for 8 years before Russia moved to stop the slaughter of Russian speakers on historically Russian regions. They are taking care of it and Russia has gained far more friends by standing up to the US proxy war on Russia, while losing Europe and the US, which hated Russians for centuries. Russia has more and more honest trade pacts with the world while being continuously sanctioned since 2004 with 32,000 sanctions. But Russia is not in need of any trade or dealing with the US because Russia has learned to never believe anything said or signed by the US, which has violated every agreement it ever signed. You have strong opinions because you are very susceptible to propaganda.

  • @julianasalzer7726
    @julianasalzer7726 4 месяца назад

    I do understand you, even though I'm living in Vienna 🇦🇹 It's the most stressful season, everyone is about partying & not about slowing down & becoming silent towards the end of the year. It's such a relief when Christmas is over - & btw, people are not celebrating Christmas, they are celebrating the economy. The best Christmas present is to be present with yourself & your friends 😊 I'm still happy you enjoyed Christmas in Vienna 🎄

  • @bigdaddycue
    @bigdaddycue 5 месяцев назад

    Merry Christmas from the USA🎄 Peace on earth.

  • @ArturoGarzaID
    @ArturoGarzaID 5 месяцев назад

    A snowy Christmas is always wonderful.🎄 ⛄️

  • @John777Revelation
    @John777Revelation 5 месяцев назад +1

    The Christmas lights and decor at the Palace was beautiful. In ways, I agree with you. The "Christ - Mas" season was suppose to celebrate the arrival of Christ filled with spiritual peace, hope , and rest. But instead the season seems to have become overly commercialized with materialism and unrest (i.e. filled with stress and anxiousness) instead. Inspite of all this, the True Spirit for the season is still able to shine through and I am glad that you were able to enjoy it in St. Pete and share it with us. Wishing you and your entire family Happy Holidays. 🎊

  • @lizarbo2735
    @lizarbo2735 5 месяцев назад +1

    Merry Christmas! My husband and I don't like this holiday either. However, your city is beautiful at Christmas. I hope you and your family have a great day!

  • @mercurials54
    @mercurials54 5 месяцев назад

    The commercialization of Christmas created the grinch. Lets not forget the reason for the season, regardless if you celebrate 12/25 or 01/07 spread peace and love to make this world a better place for future generations. Merry Christmas and wish you a happy new year 🎄🎆

  • @pityukakalapacs5998
    @pityukakalapacs5998 5 месяцев назад

    Greetings from Florida wish you a Merry Christmas ❤🎁🎄

  • @patman1505
    @patman1505 5 месяцев назад +1

    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you Svetlana, thanks for sharing your world!

  • @mikewarner2285
    @mikewarner2285 5 месяцев назад +1

    Love from America ❤

  • @Jimbo1268
    @Jimbo1268 5 месяцев назад

    Beautiful city. Cheers from Nevada USA

  • @alexandrajohnson886
    @alexandrajohnson886 5 месяцев назад

    Beautiful and festive ❤

  • @jaylinn416
    @jaylinn416 5 месяцев назад +1

    After floundering around one worthless RUclips video after another, I was so glad to come across this one. Thank you, Svetlana!!! Merry Christmas!

  • @silentiumm2677
    @silentiumm2677 5 месяцев назад

    Merry Christmas!

  • @zdrill19
    @zdrill19 5 месяцев назад +1

    Despite everything st. Petersburg looks amazing! ❤ hugs to you

    • @stanspb763
      @stanspb763 5 месяцев назад

      Despite what? It IS an amazing city and the best place to live if one wants to live in a city. I have been in 92 countries there really is not a friendlier more open city of culture and people getting a long.

  • @kevingiuliano7537
    @kevingiuliano7537 5 месяцев назад

    Merry Christmas ✝️🛐🎄🦌🎅

  • @wongfou
    @wongfou 5 месяцев назад +1

    Merry Christmas to you and your family.

  • @whitesugarsweetchristine1023
    @whitesugarsweetchristine1023 5 месяцев назад

    Your holiday season was done up nicely.

  • @alexsonicz8388
    @alexsonicz8388 5 месяцев назад

    A most beautiful video of such a beautiful city, as you I am hoping for a better future, merry Christmas and a prosperous new year ❤😊❤❤❤

  • @JeffSchwenke
    @JeffSchwenke 5 месяцев назад +2

    Thank you, Svetlana. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

  • @thud105f
    @thud105f 5 месяцев назад +1

    Greetings! Alan from NorCal.
    I haven't celebrated Christmas in over 30 years ever since my grandmother died. Also my birthday is 4 days after Christmas. So once I got older that kind of sucked.
    That said, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

  • @Socrates478
    @Socrates478 5 месяцев назад

    Merry Christmas❤

  • @88mphs
    @88mphs 5 месяцев назад

    HAPPY NEW YEAR my sister from another mister!

  • @paulwhite5886
    @paulwhite5886 5 месяцев назад

    Truly amazing Christmas display around the city 👍🏻

  • @Violet-uh9fj
    @Violet-uh9fj 5 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you for sharing, Merry Christmas Svetlana 💜

  • @davefarnsworth3020
    @davefarnsworth3020 5 месяцев назад

    Thank you Svetlana, that was beautiful. Merry Christmas 🎄

  • @donaldbie8481
    @donaldbie8481 5 месяцев назад

    Have a great Christmas 🎄 Day Swetlana ❤

  • @nicolassantossanchez7467
    @nicolassantossanchez7467 5 месяцев назад

    I like your honesty 💘 have wonderful holidays 💘

  • @user-fv5ms4sz8e
    @user-fv5ms4sz8e 4 месяца назад

    You need to be around your nieces more often during this time of year, so that the excitement and grandeur comes alive in you. If your nieces participate in either a Christmas play or choir, you should attend. Christmas hasn't changed, only you have.

  • @hardyakka6200
    @hardyakka6200 5 месяцев назад

    Merry Christmas to you too. Nothing to be merry about there is there.

    • @stanspb763
      @stanspb763 5 месяцев назад

      Why do you say that. The mood is very high and bursting with confidence in Russia.

  • @survivaluk6564
    @survivaluk6564 5 месяцев назад

    Bless you my darling, x happy christmas and great new year

  • @trance4me875
    @trance4me875 5 месяцев назад +2

    Lol 😂 Sveta; that intro was so funny 🤣
    In fact my least favorite event is "new year" 😂 for me it's always a sad time... Don't know why? 😂
    God bless you and happy Christmas 🎁 ⛄ you look stunning! Lots of love from Germany 🇩🇪🥳

  • @lucanidae100
    @lucanidae100 5 месяцев назад

    You can make Christmas what ever you want it to be

  • @user-he8zj3hw6o
    @user-he8zj3hw6o 5 месяцев назад

    ok cool video, did you know you give me a loot of hope in this cold winter. Thanks so much. 😇

  • @IzzyOnTheMove
    @IzzyOnTheMove 5 месяцев назад +1

    Merry Christmas Sveta🎄❤️

  • @altones1952
    @altones1952 5 месяцев назад

    Best wishes for the new year

  • @andrewraffan1597
    @andrewraffan1597 5 месяцев назад

    I’m a proud Christian and couldn’t care less what other people think. God Bless you Russia.

  • @raylivengood8040
    @raylivengood8040 5 месяцев назад +1

    I enjoyed watching the world (St. Petersburg) through your eye’s. Your practical instincts reflect the tempo of today’s reality. As you touched on, your hope for things to improve are also my desire🙏🏻 🤞🏼.
    Lots of pretty Christmas displays, thx :)

  • @TheSlugstoppa
    @TheSlugstoppa 5 месяцев назад

    This blog put a smile on my face . Thank you Svetlana and MERRY CHRISTMAS.

  • @Charlie-Heikin-Ashi-Nakamoto
    @Charlie-Heikin-Ashi-Nakamoto 5 месяцев назад +1

    Best wishes Svetlana, you'r doing a great job, stay safe !!!

  • @johnsexton7621
    @johnsexton7621 5 месяцев назад +1

    Merry Christmas sweetie you're so wonderful

  • @AmbitiousMariner
    @AmbitiousMariner 5 месяцев назад +1

    You’re quite photogenic. Saw some Russians in Germany for Christmas and also earlier in the year. Merry Christmas.

  • @anuj_dhingra
    @anuj_dhingra 5 месяцев назад

    Absolutely beautiful Christmas decoration...l am your new fan from India. Looking forward to welcome you here in near future.

  • @pinkumondal3983
    @pinkumondal3983 5 месяцев назад

    Marry Christmas❤

  • @ericsolnitzky795
    @ericsolnitzky795 5 месяцев назад +1

    fun video!! Merry Christmas! Hugs and Kisses from Minnesota! 😘🥰

  • @JohnPaul-158
    @JohnPaul-158 5 месяцев назад

    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Still love your eyes!

  • @michaelhoran407
    @michaelhoran407 5 месяцев назад

    You celebrate Christmas much more in Sankt Peterburg than anywhere in the U.S. So happy new year in 2024.

  • @davidkellycomment
    @davidkellycomment 5 месяцев назад

    COMMENT: Back at you for a lovely Christmas, seasonal festivities and new years, from here in scotland as Hogmanay.....enjoy.

  • @edcotterjr1926
    @edcotterjr1926 5 месяцев назад +1

    My wife and I came to St Petersburg in 2008 on a cruise ship. Not an ideal way to see the city but I enjoyed it. We went to some of the areas in the video. Why we (US) can not work with the Russians is hard to understand. I am retired navy from the Cold War era and always hoped our 2 nations would live in peace after that long struggle was settled. I will not give up on that dream.

  • @user-David-Alan
    @user-David-Alan 5 месяцев назад

    That was a beautiful display of Christmas decorations. I know how you feel without a significant other in your life to share this time of year. I pray for your safe passage to the states and rejoin with your loved one. Stay safe and enjoy your family.

  • @user-xy4hu9np3r
    @user-xy4hu9np3r 5 месяцев назад +6

    Moscow and St petersburg are the 2 most beautiful cities in the world especially on christmas. thank you for the videos.

  • @illbebopping8648
    @illbebopping8648 5 месяцев назад +2

    Yes most definitely I thought I was alone in this sentiment🤗🌺

    • @illbebopping8648
      @illbebopping8648 5 месяцев назад

      I think it's the pressure one has to do the gift giving not necessarily how much it costs, the monetary value is just an added stressor. We have the whole year to give any loved one gifts. The pressure of that one day being the designated day to do so is what I don't like. I feel the same about all other holidays that encourage it. It's a deep rabbit hole, actually not that deep it's called commercialism and most us partake in it willingly, even though we can choose not to😁

  • @stevee7260
    @stevee7260 5 месяцев назад

    Merry Christmas happy New Year to you and yours Grinch 😂

  • @gangiolini6201
    @gangiolini6201 5 месяцев назад

    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too Lady Svetlana! 💕

  • @rthjong
    @rthjong 5 месяцев назад +2

    🌲🌲🌲 Merry Christmas Svetlana! 🌲🌲🌲