Christmastime

noun

Christ·​mas·​time ˈkri-sməs-ˌtīm How to pronounce Christmastime (audio)
: the Christmas season

Examples of Christmastime in a Sentence

there are always lots of lights on the neighborhood's houses around Christmastime
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Cinema chains typically staff up around the Christmastime holidays and then shed the extra workforce after attendance stalls in the early winter months of the new year. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 15 Apr. 2025 Just like the little boy did with them at Christmastime in 2023. Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2025 The couple first met on social media, and Russell eventually traveled from his then-home in England to Nashville for a date with Kramer on the way around Christmastime 2022. Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025 At Christmastime, the academy adapted a classical Ukrainian tradition of presenting the Nativity story with puppets to tell a tale of Cossack warriors defending children and families – one with a newborn baby – against Russian invaders. Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 17 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Christmastime

Word History

First Known Use

1607, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Christmastime was in 1607

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“Christmastime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Christmastime. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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Christmastime

noun
Christ·​mas·​time ˈkris-mə-ˌstīm How to pronounce Christmastime (audio)
: the season of Christmas
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