A plant of the genus Ilex; (originally and esp.) the common European holly, I. Aquifolium, an evergreen shrub or small tree with dark-green tough…

candles, lamps, or other lights used for decoration during the Christmas period; also occasionally in singular; (in later use) spec. (a) a series of…

A pie or tart containing mincemeat (see mincemeat, n. 1b), usually one eaten during the Christmas season and (in North America) at Thanksgiving.

a rich boiled pudding made with raisins, currants, and spices, sometimes flavoured with brandy or another spirit and traditionally served at…

a gift given at Christmas; also figurative.

(a) n. a gift given at Christmas; also figurative; = Christmas present n.; (b) int. (U.S. regional (chiefly southern and Midland)) used playfully on…

any of various items used to decorate a home or other place at Christmas, such as tinsel, lights, paper chains, wreaths, etc.; usually in plural.

An evergreen tree (usually a conifer), or an artificial tree imitating this, set up and decorated with lights, ornaments, tinsel, etc., at Christmas.

= Christmas tree, n.

A Christmas decoration.

A greetings card sent at Christmas, typically featuring traditional or stereotypical Christmas imagery, such as the Nativity scene, a Christmas…

A decoration hung on a Christmas tree, (now) esp. a small, light, brightly-coloured or shiny ball made of glass or plastic.

†(a) an account of the saints' days falling within the period of Advent (obsolete. rare); (b) a calendar celebrating the approach of Christmas, now…