Christmas

[kris-muhs] / ˈkrɪs məs /

NOUN

christmastime

Synonyms

STRONG

Christmastide Noel Xmas Yule Yuletide

WEAK

Christmas Day Christmas Eve Christmas night the Nativity

Example Sentences

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I’ll start here: I’m not sure what’s up with the red-striped home shirts—I know it’s supposed to resemble a waving U.S. flag, but all I see is a Christmas candy cane.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The BBC has scrapped its previously announced ‘Doctor Who’ Christmas special.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The corporation said it had collectively decided, along with Davies and Bad Wolf, not to go ahead with the planned Christmas episode.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

And a recent report by outplacement and executive-coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas predicts it will fall again this summer to a record low.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

For it had been a full moon the night of the Christmas ball, and it was a full moon now, on the night of the Pirates on Holiday premiere.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood