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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“He spent $1,000 on his girlfriend at Christmas and several hundred dollars on each of her children.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Royal Mail denied management kept post from Labour's Andrew Ranger, the MP for Wrexham, when he dropped in over Christmas.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

The Expanded Universe novels, and I’ve seen the “Star Wars” Christmas special in all its glory.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

To give an idea of how the two schedules collide, Champions League teams played six fixtures in the league phase before Christmas, while there were five midweek Championship rounds during the same period.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Since we already opened our presents on Christmas Eve, there isn’t much to do.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko