Christmastide

as in Christmas
the season celebrating Christmas may everyone be filled with peace and joy, this Christmastide!

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Recent Examples of Christmastide This Advent and Christmastide have felt so different from past years. Addison McMillan, Austin American-Statesman, 31 Dec. 2024 In our long history, there has been many a Christmastide that our people have spent in utter crisis. The Editors, National Review, 25 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Christmastide
Noun
  • For kids, May 17 is as eagerly anticipated as Christmas or a birthday, with a seemingly unlimited supply of hot dogs and ice cream on offer.
    David Nikel, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Kelsey recently began selling her wreath attachments — such as big-eyed felt bunnies for Easter, and elves and snowmen for Christmas — in her Etsy store, Peppermint Sue’s Perfections.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Family, friends and devoted fans are currently holding a vigil outside of the Advent Health Training Center, praying for divine intervention, but the prognosis is grim.
    Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2025
  • This Advent and Christmastide have felt so different from past years.
    Addison McMillan, Austin American-Statesman, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • 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
  • With time, Sledge said, things improved in small ways, including with efforts to keep the streets clean and to string lights at Christmastime.
    Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025

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“Christmastide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Christmastide. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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