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
When Alfred’s health begins to deteriorate from Parkinson’s disease and dementia, Enid becomes fixated on reuniting the family, determined to have one last Christmas together before her husband is too ill.
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Rebecca Iannucci, TVLine, 27 Sep. 2024
The show’s producers also intended to bring her back for season 2’s Christmas episode, which aired in December 2002, but filmed after Lalaine had left the show.
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Every October, for the last nine years, Jackbox Games has dropped an all-new Party Pack in time for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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Rebecca Iannucci, TVLine, 27 Sep. 2024
The show’s producers also intended to bring her back for season 2’s Christmas episode, which aired in December 2002, but filmed after Lalaine had left the show.
—John Russell, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
Every October, for the last nine years, Jackbox Games has dropped an all-new Party Pack in time for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024
Tim Roth Latest To Join Cillian Murphy, Rebecca Ferguson & Barry Keoghan In Netflix Feature
Home For Christmas Season 3 will see Ida Elise Broch returning to star as Johanne, who is now 35 and now single after a recent break up.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Christmas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Christmas. Accessed 6 Oct. 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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