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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There used to be a parking lot, and at Christmastime it was filled with Christmas trees. Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 11 May 2025 Radio stations begin spinning the cut every at the end of every year — often even before then, as Christmastime seems to kick off right after October these days. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025 Today, their season is a kind of Christmastime among Caribbean communities. Dinkinish O’Connor, Saveur, 8 May 2025 The trade war could spell shortages in children's toys come Christmastime, experts, as well as President Trump, have warned. Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 6 May 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 25 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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