Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. – Clement Clarke Moore
Brits and Americans have hundreds of different phrases for the same thing. Luckily, its usually a source of amusement rather than frustration. A flashlight by any other name is still a torch. My personal favourite is fairy lights, which we boringly refer to as Christmas lights. – Sloane Crosley