as in Advent
a Christian holiday that is celebrated on December 25 in honor of the birth of Jesus Christ or the period of time that comes before and after this holiday
We're spending Christmas with my parents.
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Recent Examples of Christmas
Nikki DeLoach and Kristoffer Polaha are set to star in A Grand Ole Opry Christmas later this year.
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Breanne L. Heldman, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Having the incredibly talented Brad Paisley write and perform original music for the movie is what Christmas dreams are made of.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 11 Aug. 2025
Other productions to fill soundstages at Pinewood Toronto Studios over the years include It: Chapter Two, The Christmas Chronicles, A Simple Favor, Molly’s Game and The Expanse.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025
Brentford will have sacked Andrews in around November, but the revival under Sean Dyche won’t have quite started by Christmas.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
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Breanne L. Heldman, People.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Having the incredibly talented Brad Paisley write and perform original music for the movie is what Christmas dreams are made of.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 11 Aug. 2025
Other productions to fill soundstages at Pinewood Toronto Studios over the years include It: Chapter Two, The Christmas Chronicles, A Simple Favor, Molly’s Game and The Expanse.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025
Brentford will have sacked Andrews in around November, but the revival under Sean Dyche won’t have quite started by Christmas.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Christmas
Advent
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And, between Lent, Advent, Wednesdays and Fridays, and various other days, as many as 150 days of the year might require fasting for lay people.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
4 Aug. 2025
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Around this time, the baby’s parents returned home, saw their child and rushed him to Advent Hospital in Daytona Beach, where Carter was pronounced dead.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Christmas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Christmas. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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