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Advent |
the arrival of someone or something important |
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Angel |
a spiritual being acting as a messenger of God (usually shown as a human being with wings) |
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Berry |
a small round fruit |
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Bethlehem |
the small town in the Middle East believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ |
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Candle |
a cylinder of wax with a central wick (like string) which burns to produce light |
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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) |
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Christ |
the title of Jesus (also used as His name) |
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Christian |
a person who believes in Christianity; also an adjective |
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Christianity |
the religion based on the teachings and person of Jesus Christ |
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Christmas |
the annual Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ (Christmas Day is on 25 December) |
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Christmas cake |
a rich fruit cake covered with white icing, eaten at Christmas |
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Christmas card |
a greetings card that people send to friends and family at Christmas |
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Christmas carol |
a religious song or popular hymn that people sing at Christmas |
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Christmas Day |
25 December, the birthday of Jesus Christ |
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Christmas Eve |
the evening or day before Christmas Day (24 December) |
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Christmas holidays |
the holiday period for about a week before and after Christmas Day |
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Christmas present |
a gift or present given at Christmas |
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Christmas tree |
an evergreen tree (often a spruce) that people decorate with lights and ornaments at Christmas |
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Cracker |
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 |
something that adds beauty; ornament |
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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 |
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Fireplace |
a partly enclosed space in a house where people light a fire for warmth |
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Frankincense |
a gum used for incense, one of the gifts that the three wise men gave to Jesus |
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Gold |
a yellow precious metal, one of the gifts that the three wise men gave to Jesus |
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Holly |
an evergreen plant with prickly dark green leaves and red berries |
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Jesus |
the name of Christ, the central figure of Christianity (believed by Christians to be the Son of God) |
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Joseph |
the husband of Mary (the mother of Jesus) |
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Magi |
the wise men from the East who brought gifts for the baby Jesus |
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Manger |
a trough for food for horses or cattle (used by Mary as a cradle or bed for Jesus) |
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Mary |
the mother of Jesus |
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Mistletoe |
a parasitic plant with white berries, traditionally used as a Christmas decoration |
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Myrrh |
a gum used for perfume or incense, one of the gifts that the three wise men gave to Jesus |
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Nativity |
the birth of a person |
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Nativity play |
a play that people perform at Christmas based on the birth of Jesus |
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New Year |
the start of a year; the period just before and after 1 January |
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New Year's Day |
1 January |
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New Year's Eve |
31 December |
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Ornament |
an object that adds beauty to something; a decoration |
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Present |
a thing given to somebody as a gift. |
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Reindeer |
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 |
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 |
a person who looks after sheep |
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Sleigh |
a sledge or light cart on runners pulled by horses or reindeer over snow and ice |
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Snow |
water vapour from the sky that falls as white flakes and covers the ground |
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Star |
a bright point in the night sky which is a large, distant incandescent body like the sun |
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Tinsel |
a decoration consisting of thin strips of shiny metal foil, traditionally used at Christmas |
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Turkey |
a bird like a large chicken, traditionally eaten at Christmas |
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White Christmas |
a Christmas with snow on the ground |
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Xmas |
abbreviation or informal term for Christmas |
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