often attributive
1
: a Christian feast on December 25 or among some Eastern Orthodox Christians on January 7 that commemorates the birth of Christ and is usually observed as a legal holiday
2
Examples of Christmas in a Sentence
We're spending Christmas with my parents.
We had a very happy Christmas this year.
I wish you all a merry Christmas.
Recent Examples on the Web
Learn more about Vienna’s Schönbrunn Palace, wiener schnitzel, and celebrated Christmas markets in Travel + Leisure's city guide.
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Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2024
Tragedy struck Biden’s life within weeks of his Senate election, when his wife, Neilia, and 1-year-old daughter, Naomi, were killed in a car accident while Christmas shopping in Delaware.
—Toluse Olorunnipa, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
Much like during the late-2000s financial crisis, many teens are driven to work by financial need, according to Andrew Challenger, senior vice president of Challenger, Gray & Christmas, an outplacement and executive and business coaching firm.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 21 July 2024
The love story is expected to air this holiday season as part of Hallmark Channel's Countdown to Christmas.
—Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 21 July 2024
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Perri Ormont Blumberg, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2024
Tragedy struck Biden’s life within weeks of his Senate election, when his wife, Neilia, and 1-year-old daughter, Naomi, were killed in a car accident while Christmas shopping in Delaware.
—Toluse Olorunnipa, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
Much like during the late-2000s financial crisis, many teens are driven to work by financial need, according to Andrew Challenger, senior vice president of Challenger, Gray & Christmas, an outplacement and executive and business coaching firm.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 21 July 2024
The love story is expected to air this holiday season as part of Hallmark Channel's Countdown to Christmas.
—Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 21 July 2024
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“Christmas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Christmas. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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Christmas
noun
Christ·mas
ˈkris-məs 
1
: December 25 celebrated in honor of the birth of Christ
2
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