Christmastide

as in Christmas
the season celebrating Christmas may everyone be filled with peace and joy, this Christmastide!

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Recent Examples of Christmastide This Advent and Christmastide have felt so different from past years. Addison McMillan, Austin American-Statesman, 31 Dec. 2024 In our long history, there has been many a Christmastide that our people have spent in utter crisis. The Editors, National Review, 25 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Christmastide
Noun
  • The first four of those games will compete with three NFL games on Christmas: Dallas-Washington and Detroit-Minnesota (both on Netflix) and Denver-Kansas City (on Amazon Prime).
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2025
  • To a degree, missing out on Christmas is meaningful for the Heat in light of the franchise’s 12-2 all-time record on the holiday.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • The Holiday has maintained a sizable following since its original release, as its Christmastime setting has inspired consistent wintertime rewatches among rom-com fans.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Helen goes from Oktoberfest to Christmastime without missing a beat, with the Lighting of the Village kicking the festivities off in late November.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 23 July 2025

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“Christmastide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Christmastide. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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