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Christmas Vocabulary

Here are typical words and expressions that people use when talking about or at Christmas.

Christmas expressions

Merry Christmas!
Happy Christmas
Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Wishing you a prosperous New Year
All the best for the coming year
Seasons Greetings!

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*advent
the arrival of someone or something important Advent the coming (or second coming) of Jesus Christ; the month leading up to Christmas

*angel
a spiritual being acting as a messenger of God (usually shown as a human being with wings)

*berry
a small round fruit

*Bethlehem
the small town in the Middle East believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ

*candle
a cylinder of wax with a central wick (like string) which burns to produce light

*chimney
a vertical pipe in a house that allows smoke and gases to escape from a fireplace (Father Christmas traditionally enters a house through its chimney)

*Christ
the title of Jesus (also used as His name)

*Christian
a person who believes in Christianity; also an adjective

*Christianity
the religion based on the teachings and person of Jesus Christ

*Christmas
the annual Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ (Christmas Day is on 25 December)

*Christmas
cake a rich fruit cake covered with white icing, eaten at Christmas

*Christmas card
a greetings card that people send to friends and family at Christmas

*Christmas carol
a religious song or popular hymn that people sing at Christmas

*Christmas Day
25 December, the birthday of Jesus Christ

*Christmas Eve
the evening or day before Christmas Day (24 December)

*Christmas holidays
the holiday period for about a week before and after Christmas Day

*Christmas present
a gift or present given at Christmas

*Christmas tree
an evergreen tree (often a spruce) that people decorate with lights and ornaments at Christmas

*cracker
a decorated paper tube that makes a sharp noise ("crack!") and releases a small toy when two people pull it apart

*decoration
something that adds beauty; ornament

*egg-nog
a traditional Christmas drink made of alcohol with beaten eggs and milk

*Father Christmas
an imaginary being who brings presents for children on the night before Christmas Day (also known as Santa Claus) - traditionally an old man with a red suit and white beard

*fireplace
a partly enclosed space in a house where people light a fire for warmth

*frankincense
a gum used for incense, one of the gifts that the three wise men gave to Jesus

*gold
a yellow precious metal, one of the gifts that the three wise men gave to Jesus

*holly
an evergreen plant with prickly dark green leaves and red berries

*Jesus
the name of Christ, the central figure of Christianity (believed by Christians to be the Son of God)

*Joseph
the husband of Mary (the mother of Jesus)

*magi
the wise men from the East who brought gifts for the baby Jesus

*manger
a trough for food for horses or cattle (used by Mary as a cradle or bed for Jesus)

*Mary
the mother of Jesus

*mistletoe
a parasitic plant with white berries, traditionally used as a Christmas decoration

*myrrh
a gum used for perfume or incense, one of the gifts that the three wise men gave to Jesus

*nativity
the birth of a person

*the Nativity
the birth of Jesus Christ

*nativity play
a play that people perform at Christmas based on the birth of Jesus

*new year
the start of a year; the period just before and after 1 January

*New Year's Day
1 January

*New Year's Eve
31 December

*ornament
an object that adds beauty to something; a decoration

*present
a thing given to somebody as a gift.

*reindeer
a deer with large antlers found in some cold climates (believed to pull the sleigh for Santa Claus or Father Christmas)

*Santa Claus
an imaginary being who brings presents for children on the night before Christmas Day (also known as Father Christmas) - traditionally an old man with a red suit and white beard (Santa Claus may be based in part on the historical figure of Saint Nicholas.)

*shepherd
a person who looks after sheep

*sleigh
a sledge or light cart on runners pulled by horses or reindeer over snow and ice

*snow
water vapour from the sky that falls as white flakes and covers the ground

*star
a bright point in the night sky which is a large, distant incandescent body like the sun

*the star of Bethlehem
the star that announced the birth of Jesus and guided the wise men to find Him

*tinsel
a decoration consisting of thin strips of shiny metal foil, traditionally used at Christmas

*turkey
a bird like a large chicken, traditionally eaten at Christmas

*white Christmas
a Christmas with snow on the ground

*Xmas
abbreviation or informal term for Christmas

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