Contrary to popular belief, many Aussies don't spend Christmas Day lounging on a beach.
"It's often too hot to do that, in the southern part of Oz," says Emmerdale's Emily Symons, who will be spending her Christmas in her native Australia.
"I'll be dining at a restaurant in Sydney with my family instead."
Emily is taking a holiday, after several months of intensive filming as Woolpack landlady Louise Appleton.