Christmas card

noun

1. a printed and often decorated card for mailing at Christmas to express good wishes.

Christmas card

noun

1. a greeting card sent at Christmas

Word History and Origins

Origin of Christmas card¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

She rides It’s a Small World — and my dad had been doing birthday cards and Christmas cards — and she looked up at It’s a Small World and said, “Oh my God, it’s my father-in-law.”

From Los Angeles Times

Also included are framed photographs and Christmas cards, as well as Ms Collison’s invitations to both Princess Diana’s wedding to Prince Charles in 1981, as well as her funeral in 1997.

From BBC

Not to mention the hurt that Maria and her sisters still felt — a hurt that eventually led to us keeping in touch only with Christmas cards or the occasional text.

From Los Angeles Times

“Buckle up Buttercups, we’re adding one more to this crazy bunch,” read the Christmas card that also teased the newborn’s name.

From Los Angeles Times

A picture taken at 10 a.m. from the center-field stands by Gary Hill of the Mariners radio broadcast team looked like a winter scene on a baseball Christmas card.

From Seattle Times