Christmas card

noun

: a greeting card sent at Christmas

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Rankin/Bass, known for their iconic television specials, created an animation style that looks like a Christmas card in every frame and got Jimmy Durante — one of the song’s original performers — to narrate the story. Janey Tracey, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Dec. 2025 Last year, his family’s Christmas card photo was taken on the light rail, Ferguson said. Charlotte Observer, 11 Dec. 2025 Jacques and Gabriella often join their parents, Prince Albert, 67, and Princess Charlene, 47, for official royal events like Monaco's National Day and recently posed for another close-up in their family's Christmas card. Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 10 Dec. 2025 This year’s royal Christmas card is a nod to love Buckingham Palace released the official 2025 Christmas card of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, featuring the couple strolling arm in arm. Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 8 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Christmas card

Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Christmas card was in 1860

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“Christmas card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Christmas%20card. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.

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