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
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the arrival of someone or
something important
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Advent
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the coming (or second
coming) of Jesus Christ; the month leading up to Christmas
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angel
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a spiritual being acting as
a messenger of God (usually shown as a human being with wings)
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berry
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a
small round fruit
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Bethlehem
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the small town in the Middle
East believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ
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candle
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a cylinder of wax with a
central wick (like string) which burns to produce light
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chimney
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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)
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Christ
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the title of Jesus (also
used as His name)
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Christian
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a person who believes in
Christianity; also an adjective
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Christianity
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the religion based on the
teachings and person of Jesus Christ
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Christmas
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the annual Christian
festival celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ (Christmas Day is on 25
December)
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Christmas cake
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a rich fruit cake covered
with white icing, eaten at Christmas
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Christmas card
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a greetings card that people
send to friends and family at Christmas
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Christmas carol
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a religious song or popular
hymn that people sing at Christmas
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Christmas Day
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25 December, the birthday of
Jesus Christ
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Christmas Eve
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the evening or day before
Christmas Day (24 December)
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Christmas holidays
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the holiday period for about
a week before and after Christmas Day
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Christmas present
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a gift or present given at
Christmas
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Christmas tree
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an evergreen tree (often a
spruce) that people decorate with lights and ornaments at Christmas
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cracker
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a decorated paper tube that
makes a sharp noise ("crack!") and releases a small toy when two
people pull it apart
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decoration
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something that adds beauty;
ornament
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egg-nog
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a traditional Christmas
drink made of alcohol with beaten eggs and milk
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Father Christmas
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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
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fireplace
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a partly enclosed space in a
house where people light a fire for warmth
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frankincense
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a gum used for incense, one
of the gifts that the three wise men gave to Jesus
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gold
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a yellow precious metal, one
of the gifts that the three wise men gave to Jesus
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holly
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an evergreen plant with
prickly dark green leaves and red berries
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Jesus
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the name of Christ, the
central figure of Christianity (believed by Christians to be the Son of God)
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Joseph
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the husband of Mary (the
mother of Jesus)
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magi
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the wise men from the East
who brought gifts for the baby Jesus
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manger
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a trough for food for horses
or cattle (used by Mary as a cradle or bed for Jesus)
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Mary
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the
mother of Jesus
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mistletoe
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a parasitic plant with white
berries, traditionally used as a Christmas decoration
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myrrh
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a gum used for perfume or
incense, one of the gifts that the three wise men gave to Jesus
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nativity
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the birth of a person
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the Nativity
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the birth of Jesus Christ
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nativity play
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a play that people perform
at Christmas based on the birth of Jesus
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new year
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the start of a year; the
period just before and after 1 January
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New Year's Day
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1
January
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New Year's Eve
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31
December
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ornament
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an object that adds beauty
to something; a decoration
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present
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a thing given to somebody as
a gift.
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reindeer
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a deer with large antlers
found in some cold climates (believed to pull the sleigh for Santa Claus or
Father Christmas)
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Santa Claus
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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.)
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shepherd
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a person who looks after
sheep
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sleigh
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a sledge or light cart on
runners pulled by horses or reindeer over snow and ice
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snow
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water vapour from the sky
that falls as white flakes and covers the ground
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star
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a bright point in the night
sky which is a large, distant incandescent body like the sun
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the star of Bethlehem
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the star that announced the
birth of Jesus and guided the wise men to find Him
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tinsel
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a decoration consisting of
thin strips of shiny metal foil, traditionally used at Christmas
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turkey
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a bird like a large chicken,
traditionally eaten at Christmas
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white Christmas
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a Christmas with snow on the
ground
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Xmas
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abbreviation or informal
term for Christmas
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