Meaning & use
Christmas
The annual Christian holiday on December 25 celebrating the birth of Jesus, widely observed with gift-giving and family gatherings.
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We decorated the tree together every year on the first weekend of December before Christmas.
Many families gather for a large meal on Christmas Day.
A note on using this word
Capitalize "Christmas" as a proper noun; "the holidays" often refers more broadly to the surrounding season.
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