01 n. An annual church festival (December 25) and in some States a legal holiday, in memory of the birth of Christ, often celebrated by a particu…
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An annual church festival (December 25) and in some States a legal holiday, in memory of the birth of Christ, often celebrated by a particular church service, and also by special gifts, greetings, and hospitality.
Phrases & compounds
Christmas box —
A box in which presents are deposited at Christmas.
Christmas carol —
a carol sung at, or suitable for, Christmas.
Christmas day —
Same as Christmas.
Christmas eve —
the evening before Christmas.
Christmas fern —
an evergreen North American fern (Aspidium acrostichoides), which is much used for decoration in winter.
Christmas flower —
the black hellebore, a poisonous plant of the buttercup family, which in Southern Europe often produces beautiful roselike flowers midwinter.
Christmas tree —
a small evergreen tree, set up indoors, to be decorated with bonbons, presents, etc., and illuminated on Christmas eve.