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Christmas

[ kris-muhs ]

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noun

the annual festival of the Christian church commemorating the birth of Jesus: celebrated on December 25 and now generally observed as a legal holiday and, for many, an occasion for exchanging gifts.
Christmastime.
Christmastide.

adjective

of or relating to Christmas; made or displayed for Christmas: a Christmas movie for the whole family.
six batches of Christmas cookies;
a Christmas movie for the whole family.

Christmas

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noun

1. the annual commemoration by Christians of the birth of Jesus Christ on Dec 25
2. Also calledChristmas Day Dec 25, observed as a day of secular celebrations when gifts and greetings are exchanged
3. ( as modifier )
  Christmas celebrations
Also calledChristmas Day (in England, Wales and Ireland) Dec 25, one of the four quarter days Compare Lady Day Midsummer's Day Michaelmas
Also calledChristmastide the season of Christmas extending from Dec 24 (Christmas Eve) to Jan 6 (the festival of the Epiphany or Twelfth Night)

Christmas

A festival commemorating the birth of Jesus , traditionally celebrated on December 25 by most Western Christian churches . Although dating to probably as early as a.d. 200, the feast of Christmas did not become widespread until the Middle Ages . Today, Christmas is largely secularized and dominated by gifts, decorated trees, and a jolly Santa Claus.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Christmas¹

First recorded before 1050; Middle English cristmas(se); Old English Cristes mǣsse Mass of Christ

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Christmas¹

Old English Crīstes mæsse Mass of Christ

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It is understood the chancellor attended an event at the National Theatre over Christmas but did not add the donation to the MPs' register of interests within the specified timeframe.

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“We got it to them before Christmas, and they sat on it for months,” Koffroth told the booing crowd.

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There were thousands of roses, presidential suites in impossibly picturesque hotels, a white horse as a Christmas gift.

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"I was seeing nativity and Christmas scenes everywhere in this town. And all the trees had turned into plastic. The hallucinations were phenomenal, crazy," she said.

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He scored a scintillating try inside two minutes, carving the Falcons open like a Christmas turkey.

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