单词 | christmas in july |
释义 | > as lemmasChristmas in July (also June) P1. Christmas in July (also June): a festive celebration resembling Christmas which is held in July (or June).In the southern hemisphere, such celebrations take place around midwinter, the period with which Christmas is traditionally associated. ΚΠ 1917 Variety 20 July 5/4 Christmas in July. Acting on the suggestion of Bert Kalmar, the Lights in their clubhouse at Freeport, L. I., have decided to celebrate the winter holidays in the summertime. 1980 Washington Post 17 June (Style section) b1/1 There was a ‘Christmas in June’ party last week under the plastic trees at the Playboy Club at Great Gorge, N.J., complete with Santa and Christmas carols. 2016 Advertiser (Austral.) (Nexis) 21 Mar. 30 For us Aussies, who celebrate Christmas in the peak of summer with seafood and salads, Christmas in July is a way we can experience a traditional Northern Hemisphere ‘winter’ Christmas. < as lemmas |
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