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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Were these gifts being bought in the run-up to Christmas?

From BBC • May 26, 2026

"You can't afford to... have the same number of people in your shop in February as you have in and around Christmas," the Conservative peer said.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

If someone casually asks what you did this weekend, responding “I bought a Christmas tree” is a sad, lonely statement to most listeners.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Most of that effort so far has been concentrated in sports, including National Football League games on Christmas, boxing and mixed martial arts, and World Wrestling Entertainment’s “Raw.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

I had to wait for Christmas, and Thanksgiving.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls