Christmastime

[ kris-muhs-tahym ]

noun

1. the Christmas season.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Christmastime¹

First recorded in 1830–40; Christmas + time

Example Sentences

When Garfield speaks about joy, the memories that rise to the surface also offer a childlike vision of domestic bliss: visiting Disneyland with his family, playing basketball, sledding at Christmastime, his mother’s cooking.

From Los Angeles Times

At Christmastime in 2016, a Medfly appeared in Panorama City, and 101 square miles of the San Fernando Valley were briefly quarantined.

From Los Angeles Times

“For the last couple of years at Christmastime, my family and I would talk about how the fall chores at the lake house were getting too much for me to handle by myself,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s fun to collect Christmas things when it’s not Christmastime,” she says.

From Seattle Times

The Alexander Payne offering “The Holdovers” is set at Christmastime, but its themes of loneliness and belonging resonate well beyond the holiday, wrapped in a comedic package.

From Seattle Times