Noun

Singular Christmas

Plural Christmases

Christmas (plural Christmases)

  1. The Christian holiday which celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.
    This Christmas we'll open presents then go to grandma's for dinner.
  2. Christmas Day, the day it is celebrated, 25th December, an English quarter day.
  3. Christmastide, the Twelve Days of Christmas, the season (traditionally from the 24th of December to the 6th of January) around the celebration of Christ's birth.
    The Christmas shoppers spent less this December, than last year, but our store will probably see just as many returned items during the twelve days of Christmas.
  4. (US, retailing) The period from the Friday following Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve, busy with shopping and preparations for Christmas.
    The last three Christmases have been good for retailers.
  5. (marketing, retailing) Christmas season, the end of the year period, busy with shopping and preparations for Christmas.

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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Mon Feb 22 21:43:01 2010

Christmas or Christmas Day is a holiday held on December 25 to commemorate the birth of Jesus, the central figure of Christianity. The date is not known to be the actual birth date of Jesus, and may have initially been chosen to correspond with either the day exactly nine months after some early Christians believed Jesus had been conceived, the date of the winter solstice on the ancient Roman calendar, or one of various ancient winter festivals. Christmas is central to the Christmas and holiday season, and in Christianity marks the beginning of the larger season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days.

Although a Christian holiday, Christmas is also widely celebrated by many non-Christians, and some of its popular celebratory customs have pre-Christian or secular themes and origins. Popular modern customs of the holiday include gift-giving, music, an exchange of greeting cards, church celebrations, a special meal, and the display of various decorations; including Christmas trees, lights, garlands, mistletoe, nativity scenes, and holly. In addition, Father Christmas (known as Santa Claus in some areas, including North America, Australia and Ireland) is a popular folklore figure in many countries, associated with the bringing of gifts for children.

Because gift-giving and many other aspects of the Christmas festival involve heightened economic activity among both Christians and non-Christians, the holiday has become a significant event and a key sales period for retailers and businesses. The economic impact of Christmas is a factor that has grown steadily over the past few centuries in many regions of the world.

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Thu Feb 4 05:37:17 2010

What happened to the push to ban Christmas because it was offensive?
Q. The last several years at this time, there was a lot of complaining about Christmas being offensive through saying 'Merry Christmas', the playing of Christmas Carols, etc... Even a major home improvement store selling 'Family Trees' instead of 'Christmas Trees'. However, this year, I've heard a lot about Christmas and it seems that the old traditions have returned while the complaining has stopped. Any ideas why?
Asked by Billy Shat - Sat Dec 13 21:05:58 2008 - - 8 Answers - 1 Comments

A. It's called public outrage. People bough from stores that sold Christmas Trees, and stayed away from stores that sold Family Trees. The next year everyone was selling Christmas Trees again.
Answered by Joel R - Sat Dec 13 21:09:15 2008

What are some great christmas recipes, I want to do some baking?
Q. I am already making a gingerbread house but I wanted to know some great christmas treats - maybe some christmassy cookies. What do you have at christmas? And what can I have as an alternative to christmas cake for us kids?
Asked by Holly - Fri Dec 18 16:30:33 2009 - - 4 Answers - 1 Comments

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Answered by ralahinn1 - Fri Dec 18 16:37:45 2009

How long will the Disney Christmas Parade be on come Christmas day? 2 hrs or longer?
Q. We are planning to have our Christmas lunch after watching the Disney Christmas Parade on Dec 25th, I need to know how long the show will be, is it 10 am to 12 noon or is it longer than 2 hrs? Thanks!
Asked by pinayinpenn - Tue Dec 18 12:43:15 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. I think it two hours. I have the tv guide here it says 10 am to 12 pm ( at noon).
Answered by Proud mom - Tue Dec 18 12:48:58 2007

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Quotes regarding Christmas (listed alphabetically by author):

  • The purpose and cause of the incarnation was that He might illuminate the world by His wisdom and excite it to the love of Himself.
    • Peter Abelard, as quoted in "The Abelardian Doctrine Of The Atonement" (1892), published in Doctrine and Development : University Sermons (1898) by Hastings Rashdall, p. 138
  • Let us remember that the Christmas heart is a giving heart, a wide–open–heart that thinks of others first. The birth of the baby Jesus stands as the most significant event in all history, because it has meant the pouring into a sick world the healing medicine of love which has transformed all manner of hearts for almost two thousand years... Underneath all the bulging bundles is this beating Christmas heart.
    • George Matthew Adams in "The Christmas Heart"
  • Christmas is over and Business is Business
    • Franklin Pierce Adams
  • I have often thought, says Sir Roger, it happens very well that Christmas should fall in the Middle of winter.
  • The rooms were very still while the pages were softly turned and the winter sunshine crept in to touch the bright heads and serious faces with a Christmas greeting...
  • Christmas Eve was a night of song that wrapped itself about you like a shawl. But it warmed more than your body. It warmed your heart...filled it, too, with melody that would last forever.
    • Bess Streeter Aldrich in "Song of Years"
  • Let's be naughty and save Santa the trip.
    • Gary Allan
  • Wretched excess is an unfortunate human trait that turns a perfectly good idea such as Christmas into a frenzy of last-minute shopping.
    • Jon Anderson
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