advent: the arrival of someone or something importantAdvent: the coming (or second coming) of Jesus Christ; the month leading up to Christmasangel: 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 Christcandle: 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
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 ChristmasChristmas carol: a religious song or popular hymn that people sing at ChristmasChristmas 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 Christmascracker: 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 beardfireplace: 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 Jesusgold: a yellow precious metal, one of the gifts that the three wise men gave to Jesusholly: 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 Jesusmanger: 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 decorationmyrrh: a gum used for perfume or incense, one of the gifts that the three wise men gave to Jesusnativity: the birth of a personthe 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 JanuaryNew Year's Eve: 31 December
ornament: an object that adds beauty to something; a decorationpresent: 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 icesnow: water vapour from the sky that falls as white flakes and covers the groundstar: a bright point in the night sky which is a large, distant incandescent body like the sunthe star of Bethlehem: the star that announced the birth of Jesus and guided the wise men to find Himtinsel: a decoration consisting of thin strips of shiny metal foil, traditionally used at Christmasturkey: a bird like a large chicken, traditionally eaten at Christmaswhite Christmas: a Christmas with snow on the groundXmas: abbreviation or informal term for Christmas
Christmas Expressions
berry: a small round fruit
Bethlehem: the small town in the Middle East believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christcandle: 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
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 ChristmasChristmas carol: a religious song or popular hymn that people sing at ChristmasChristmas 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 Christmascracker: 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 beardfireplace: 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 Jesusgold: a yellow precious metal, one of the gifts that the three wise men gave to Jesusholly: 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 Jesusmanger: 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 decorationmyrrh: a gum used for perfume or incense, one of the gifts that the three wise men gave to Jesusnativity: the birth of a personthe 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 JanuaryNew Year's Eve: 31 December
ornament: an object that adds beauty to something; a decorationpresent: 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 icesnow: water vapour from the sky that falls as white flakes and covers the groundstar: a bright point in the night sky which is a large, distant incandescent body like the sunthe star of Bethlehem: the star that announced the birth of Jesus and guided the wise men to find Himtinsel: a decoration consisting of thin strips of shiny metal foil, traditionally used at Christmasturkey: a bird like a large chicken, traditionally eaten at Christmaswhite Christmas: a Christmas with snow on the groundXmas: abbreviation or informal term for 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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