Father Christmas

noun

British

Examples of Father Christmas in a Sentence

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On Christmas Eve, Santa Claus – sometimes referred to as St. Nick, Kris Kringle or Father Christmas – similarly fills stockings and gives presents to children based on their behavior. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 7 Dec. 2024 This is the Place: Visit Father Christmas during Candlelight Christmas in the Village at the Emigration Canyon historical park. Erin Alberty, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024 Lewis’s Father Christmas travels eternally through Narnia — which hasn’t celebrated Christmas in 100 years, thanks to the titular witch — on a sleigh with two oversize beavers and a sack full of magical weapons ready for the day the children who will save Narnia finally show up. Katie Rife, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024 Part of the luxury operator’s family program, there will be A&K Young Explorers guides, kids’ activities, such as marine mammal identification—and Father Christmas makes an appearance onboard. Kerry Spencer, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Dec. 2023 See all Example Sentences for Father Christmas 

Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Father Christmas was in 1646

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“Father Christmas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Father%20Christmas. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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