Bulgaria Today – 24 December 2025

Welcome to Bulgaria Today in this festive Christmas edition on December 24 hosted by Rositsa Petkova and with sound engineer Vilislav Galabov.

What is Christmas Eve for Bulgarians and how do we celebrate this important date in Christianity – more about Bulgarian traditions and rituals connected to this brightest of holidays!

Next, our colleague Desislava Shapkarova talks to young and old to tell us how Christmas Eve and Christmas looks like through the eyes of traditionalists and Generations X, Y, Z and Alpha.

And of course, no Christmas celebration would be complete without plenty of festive music, specially selected for today’s festive Christmas edition of Bulgaria Today.

Join us for half an hour in the Bulgarian Christmas spirit!

• 01’37 – Folklore: Bulgarian Christmas traditions and songs

• 12‘59 – Life in Bulgaria: Christmas Eve and Christmas through the eyes of traditionalists and Generations X, Y, Z and Alpha

• 24‘42 -  Song of the Day: Christmas greeting from Savina to Christians around the world