christmas
noun (Christmas, Christmases); proper noun, always with a capital C
Everyday
- Christmas is the Christian festival in December that celebrates the birth of Jesus. tree →
- Christmas is also the holiday season around it, with presents, decorations and family meals. tree →
In the lessons
In everyday life in the USA, UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia and NZ, Christmas is a big public holiday: Christmas trees, Santa Claus (Father Christmas), stockings, carols, crackers; in Australia and NZ it is in summer, so families may have a barbecue or go to the beach. In school, there are nativity plays and holiday concerts; not everyone celebrates it, and other festivals like Hanukkah and Diwali happen around then too. Phrases: Merry Christmas, Happy Christmas, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, at Christmas.
Examples
- We put up the Christmas tree. tree →
- Merry Christmas, everyone! tree →
- In Australia, Christmas is in summer. tree →
- I hung my stocking on Christmas Eve. tree →
- We pulled Christmas crackers at dinner. tree →
- Santa brings presents at Christmas. tree →
- Not everyone celebrates Christmas. tree →
- Our school had a Christmas concert. tree →
- Oh! when will Christmas be here? tree →
Note
Always a capital C. The t is silent: KRIS-mus. Short form: Xmas. Say «at Christmas» (the season) and «on Christmas Day» (the day). Father Christmas (UK) = Santa Claus.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «christmas» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «christmas» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/christmas/