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Christmas
adjectives
Happy/Merry Christmas!
(= something you say to people at Christmas )
• I just called in to say 'Happy Christmas'.
a good/nice Christmas
• Did you have a good Christmas?
a family Christmas
• We always have a family Christmas at home.
a traditional Christmas
• Mum likes to have a traditional Christmas for all the family.
a white Christmas
(= with snow on the ground )
• We haven't had a white Christmas in England for years.
verbs
have/spend Christmas
• No one wants to spend Christmas alone.
celebrate Christmas
• How does your family usually celebrate Christmas?
give somebody something for Christmas
• What can I give Dad for Christmas?
get something for Christmas
• I got a new watch for Christmas.
wish somebody a happy Christmas
(= say that you hope someone enjoys Christmas )
• They wished us a happy Christmas and left.
Christmas + NOUN
Christmas dinner/lunch
(= a special meal on Christmas Day )
• All the family come to our house for Christmas dinner.
a Christmas card
• She sends me a Christmas card every year.
a Christmas present
• The children couldn't wait to open their Christmas presents.
a Christmas tree
(= a decorated tree that people have in their homes at Christmas )
• Put the gifts under the Christmas tree.
a Christmas party
(= a party held around Christmas )
• What are you wearing for the Christmas party?
a Christmas carol
(= a Christian song sung at Christmas )
• Children go from door to door singing Christmas carols.
Christmas decorations
(= things to decorate a house, shop, or town at Christmas )
• When do you put your Christmas decorations up?
Christmas lights
(= lights in the streets at Christmas, or on the Christmas tree )
• We went to see the Christmas lights in New York.
Christmas shopping
(= for presents for people )
• Have you done your Christmas shopping yet?
the Christmas season/period
(= the days around and including Christmas Day )
• Most stores need extra staff during the Christmas season.
the Christmas holiday
(= the time that people are not working during the Christmas period )
• We weren't at school because it was the Christmas holiday.
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noun ADJ. good, nice | traditional | white hoping for a white Christmas (= with snow on the ground) VERB + CHRISTMAS have, spend Did you have a good Christmas? We're going to spend Christmas at home this year. | celebrate to celebrate Christmas in the traditional way | get sth for What did you get for Christmas? CHRISTMAS + VERB come Christmas is coming and the food shops are full. CHRISTMAS + NOUN dinner | party | present | cake, pudding | lights, tree We're going up to town to see the Christmas lights. | carol | Day | holiday/holidays | celebrations PREP. at ~ There are lots of parties at Christmas. | for ~ For Christmas he gave her a silk blouse. | over ~ The library is closed over Christmas. PHRASES Happy/Merry Christmas!, wish sb a happy/merry Christmas
Oxford Collocations Dictionary