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Christmas Vocabulary

Here are typical words and expressions that people use when talking about or at Christmas.

Christmas expressions 祝贺语

• Merry Christmas!
• Happy Christmas
• Happy New Year!
• Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
• Wishing you a prosperous New Year
• All the best for the coming year
• Seasons Greetings!
  

  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)

  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

Souce: https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/festivals-christmas.htm

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