'Christmas carol' definitions:

Definition of 'Christmas carol'

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noun
Joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ [syn: carol, Christmas carol]

Definition of 'Christmas carol'

From: GCIDE
  • Christmas \Christ"mas\, n. [Christ + mass.] An annual church festival (December 25) and in some States a legal holiday, in memory of the birth of Christ, often celebrated by a particular church service, and also by special gifts, greetings, and hospitality. [1913 Webster]
  • Christmas box. (a) A box in which presents are deposited at Christmas. (b) A present or small gratuity given to young people and servants at Christmas; a Christmas gift.
  • Christmas carol, a carol sung at, or suitable for, Christmas.
  • Christmas day. Same as Christmas.
  • Christmas eve, the evening before Christmas.
  • Christmas fern (Bot.), an evergreen North American fern (Aspidium acrostichoides), which is much used for decoration in winter.
  • Christmas flower, Christmas rose, the black hellebore, a poisonous plant of the buttercup family, which in Southern Europe often produces beautiful roselike flowers midwinter.
  • Christmas tree, a small evergreen tree, set up indoors, to be decorated with bonbons, presents, etc., and illuminated on Christmas eve. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'Christmas carol'

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