Christmas is a Christian festival when the birth of Jesus Christ is celebrated. Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of December.
The day after Christmas is generally a busy one for retailers.
Merry Christmas, Mom.
2. variable noun [oft NOUN noun]
Christmas is the period of several days around and including Christmas Day.
During the Christmas holidays there's a tremendous amount of traffic between theNortheast and Florida.
He'll be in the hospital over Christmas, so we'll be spending our Christmas Day there.
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Christmas in British English
(ˈkrɪsməs)
noun
1.
a.
the annual commemoration by Christians of the birth of Jesus Christ on Dec 25
b. Also called: Christmas Day
Dec 25, observed as a day of secular celebrations when gifts and greetings are exchanged
c.
(as modifier)
Christmas celebrations
2. Also called: Christmas Day
(in England, Wales, and Ireland) Dec 25, one of the four quarter days
Compare Lady Day, Midsummer's Day, Michaelmas
3. Also called (archaic or literary): Christmastide
the season of Christmas extending from Dec 24 (Christmas Eve) to Jan 6 (the festival of the Epiphany or Twelfth Night)
Word origin
Old English Crīstes mæsseMass of Christ
Christmas in American English
(ˈkrɪsməs)
noun
1.
a holiday on Dec. 25 celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ
: also Christmas Day
2.
Christmastime
Derived forms
Christmassy (ˈChristmassy)
adjective or ˈChristmasy
Word origin
ME Cristemas < OE Cristesmæsse: see Christ1 & Mass1
More idioms containing
Christmas
like turkeys voting for Christmas
Examples of 'Christmas' in a sentence
Christmas
She pictured their Christmas Day lunch, a traditional scene.
Mark Burnell THE RHYTHM SECTION (2002)
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In other languages
Christmas
British English: Christmas /ˈkrɪsməs/ NOUN
Christmas is the period around the 25th of December when Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.
Merry Christmas.
American English: Christmas
Arabic: عِيد الـمِيلَاد
Brazilian Portuguese: Natal
Chinese: 圣诞节
Croatian: Božić
Czech: Vánoce
Danish: jul
Dutch: Kerstmis
European Spanish: Navidad
Finnish: joulu
French: Noël
German: Weihnachten
Greek: Χριστούγεννα
Italian: Natale
Japanese: クリスマス
Korean: 크리스마스
Norwegian: jul
Polish: Boże Narodzenie
European Portuguese: Natal
Romanian: Crăciun
Russian: Рождество
Latin American Spanish: Navidad
Swedish: jul
Thai: คริสต์มาส
Turkish: Noel
Ukrainian: Різдво
Vietnamese: Giáng Sinh
All related terms of 'Christmas'
Christmas box
a tip or present given at Christmas , esp to postmen , tradesmen , etc
Christmas Day
Christmas Day is the 25th of December, when Christmas is celebrated .
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve is the 24th of December , the day before Christmas Day.
pre-Christmas
of or relating to the period prior to Christmas
Christmas bush
any of various trees or shrubs flowering at Christmas and used for decoration
Christmas cake
A Christmas cake is a special cake that is eaten at Christmas in Britain and some other countries.
Christmas card
Christmas cards are cards with greetings, which people send to their friends and family at Christmas.
Christmas carol
a joyful hymn or religious song, celebrating the birth of Christ
Christmas party
a party organized before Christmas , usually by a firm or organization
Christmas rose
an evergreen ranunculaceous plant, Helleborus niger , of S Europe and W Asia , with white or pinkish winter-blooming flowers
Christmas time
the period around Christmas
Christmas tree
A Christmas tree is a fir tree, or an artificial tree that looks like a fir tree, which people put in their houses at Christmas and decorate with coloured lights and ornaments .
Merry Christmas
Just before Christmas and on Christmas Day , people say ' Merry Christmas ' to other people to express the hope that they will have a happy time.
white Christmas
A white Christmas is a Christmas when it snows.
Christmas beetle
any of various greenish-gold Australian scarab beetles of the genus Anoplognathus, which are common in summer
Christmas cactus
a Brazilian cactus , Schlumbergera (formerly Zygocactus ) truncatus, widely cultivated as an ornamental for its showy red flowers
Christmas cracker
a decorated cardboard tube that emits a bang when pulled apart , releasing a toy , a joke , or a paper hat .
Christmas dinner
the main meal on Christmas day, eaten any time in the afternoon or evening
Christmas disease
a relatively mild type of haemophilia , caused by lack of a protein ( Christmas factor ) implicated in the process of blood clotting
Christmas factor
a protein implicated in the process of blood clotting , the lack of which causes Christmas disease
Christmas hamper
a collection of seasonal delicacies , often housed in a wicker hamper , which people or organizations give as Christmas presents
Christmas Island
an island in the Indian Ocean , south of Java : administered by Singapore (1900–58), now by Australia ; phosphate mining . Pop: 1496 (2013 est). Area: 135 sq km (52 sq miles)
Christmas jumper
a pullover featuring a Christmas-themed design
Christmas lights
strings of lights put up in the Christmas period to decorate houses
Christmas ornament
a showy toy or trinket of little value; trifle
Christmas present
a present given at Christmas time, typically on Christmas Day
Christmas pudding
Christmas pudding is a special pudding that is eaten at Christmas.
Christmas shopping
shopping for Christmas presents , food and drink , and all the other things required over the Christmas period
Christmas stocking
A Christmas stocking is a long sock which children hang up on Christmas Eve. During the night , parents fill the stocking with small presents.
Father Christmas
Father Christmas is the name given to an imaginary old man with a long white beard and a red coat . Traditionally, young children in many countries are told that he brings their Christmas presents .
Christmas decorations
decorations of different kinds appropriate to Christmas , such as tinsel , candles , images of angels , etc.
schlumbergera
a Brazilian cactus , Schlumbergera (formerly Zygocactus ) truncatus, widely cultivated as an ornamental for its showy red flowers
winter rose
an evergreen ranunculaceous plant, Helleborus niger , of S Europe and W Asia , with white or pinkish winter-blooming flowers
like turkeys voting for Christmas
said to mean that it is very unlikely that someone will choose to do a particular thing because it would very obviously be bad for them
bauble
A bauble is a small, cheap ornament or piece of jewellery .
Santa Claus
Santa Claus or Santa is an imaginary old man with a long white beard and a red coat . Traditionally, young children in many countries are told that he brings their Christmas presents.