Christmas

n 1: period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 [syn: {Christmas}, {Christmastide},

{Christmastime}, {Yule}, {Yuletide}, {Noel}]

2: a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a

quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland [syn: {Christmas},

{Christmas Day}, {Xmas}, {Dec 25}]

v : spend Christmas; "We were christmassing in New York" [syn: {Christmas}]