Christmas
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,237 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,814 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 also: Christmastide, Christmastime, Yule, Yuletide, Noel
- a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland also: Christmas Day, Xmas, Dec 25
Christmas in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Where's your Christmas spirit, I should like to know?
The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 · Various · Chapter 1
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And he promised to come and eat his Christmas dinner along with them, which Joseph insisted he should do.
The Torch and Other Tales · Eden Phillpotts · Chapter 1
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On Christmas eve they sat over the stove, after the little ones had gone to bed, and discussed the situation.
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch · Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice · Chapter 1
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At Christmas time, the children's season, it is best to allow all who so desire to take part in the entertainment.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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That same evening Keith's long cherished dream of visiting the open-air Christmas Fair at Great Square was to come true at last.
The Soul of a Child · Edwin Björkman · Chapter 1