Christmas •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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