| 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
|
| 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 |
