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Christmas is a huge thing in my family. We usually start decorating the day after Thanksgiving. We spend Christmas Eve with one set of grandparents, and Christmas Day with the other grandparents and our family.
Samantha Isler

Meaning of "Christmas Eve" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CHRISTMAS EVE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHRISTMAS EVE

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Christmas Eve is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHRISTMAS EVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve is the evening or day before Christmas Day, the widely celebrated annual holiday. It occurs on December 24 in Western Christianity and the secular world, and is considered one of the most culturally significant celebrations in Christendom and the Western world, where it is widely observed as a full or partial holiday in anticipation of Christmas Day. One reason celebrations occur on Christmas Eve is that the traditional Christian liturgical day starts at sunset, an inheritance from Jewish tradition. This practice is based on the story of Creation in the Book of Genesis: "And there was evening, and there was morning – the first day." This structure for the liturgical day is followed for all feast days throughout the year in the Eastern rite and is retained for Christmas in the West, where the liturgical day ordinarily begins at midnight. Many churches still ring their church bells and hold prayers in the evening before holidays; for example, the Nordic Lutheran churches. In some languages, such as the Scandinavian, Christmas Eve is simply referred to as "Christmas Evening".

Definition of Christmas Eve in the English dictionary

The definition of Christmas Eve in the dictionary is the evening or the whole day before Christmas Day.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHRISTMAS EVE

Christmas bush
Christmas cactus
Christmas cake
Christmas card
Christmas carol
Christmas cracker
Christmas Day
Christmas decorations
Christmas dinner
Christmas disease
Christmas factor
Christmas hamper
Christmas Island
Christmas lights
Christmas ornament
Christmas party
Christmas present
Christmas pudding
Christmas rose
Christmas shopping

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHRISTMAS EVE

a cut above
above
achieve
active
Algarve
alive
Allhallows Eve
alternative
archive
arrive
automotive
ave
believe
competitive
comprehensive
cooperative
creative
dove
New Year´s Eve
Saint Agnes´s Eve

Synonyms and antonyms of Christmas Eve in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Christmas Eve» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHRISTMAS EVE

Find out the translation of Christmas Eve to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Christmas Eve from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Christmas Eve» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

平安夜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Nochebuena
570 millions of speakers

English

Christmas Eve
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्रिसमस की पूर्व संध्या
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عَشِيَّة عِيد الـمِيلَاد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Рождественский сочельник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

véspera de Natal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্রিসমাস ইভ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

veille de Noël
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Malam Krismas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Heiligabend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クリスマスイブ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

크리스마스 이브
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

bengi Natal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Đêm Giáng Sinh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கிறிஸ்துமஸ் ஈவ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ख्रिसमसच्या संध्याकाळी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Noel arifesi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vigilia di Natale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Wigilia Bożego Narodzenia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

святий вечір
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Ajunul Crăciunului
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Παραμονή Χριστουγέννων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Christmas Eve
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

julafton
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

julaften
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Christmas Eve

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHRISTMAS EVE»

The term «Christmas Eve» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.002 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHRISTMAS EVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Christmas Eve

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6 QUOTES WITH «CHRISTMAS EVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Christmas Eve.
1
Grazia Deledda
According to an ancient Sardinian legend, the bodies of those who are born on Christmas Eve will never dissolve into dust but are preserved until the end of time.
2
Amy Grant
Come Christmas Eve, we usually go to my mom and dad's. Everybody brings one gift and then we play that game when we all steal it from each other. Some are really cool, others are useful and some are a bit out there.
3
Samantha Isler
Christmas is a huge thing in my family. We usually start decorating the day after Thanksgiving. We spend Christmas Eve with one set of grandparents, and Christmas Day with the other grandparents and our family.
4
Harvey Mason, Jr.
I worked every day - Christmas Eve, birthdays - trying to become a great basketball player. Everywhere I went, I had a basketball.
5
Cameron Mathison
Christmas was always a big holiday in our family. Every Christmas Eve before we'd go to bed, my mom and dad would read to us two or three stories and they would always be 'The Happy Prince,' 'The Gift of the Magi' and 'Twas the Night Before Christmas,' and I would like to keep that alive.
6
Kyra Sedgwick
He put a ring in the toe of a stocking. On Christmas Eve, we opened our stockings and it was there at the bottom of the toe. Then he got down on his knees and he was shaking.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHRISTMAS EVE»

Discover the use of Christmas Eve in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Christmas Eve and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor
***This book has recently been republished under the title Christmas With Holly.*** New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas’s new series begins during the most magical time of year ONE LITTLE GIRL NEEDS A FAMILY One rain-slicked ...
Lisa Kleypas, 2010
2
Biscuit's Christmas Eve
A little yellow puppy named Biscuit helps decorate the tree and house on Christmas eve.
Alyssa Satin Capucilli, 2007
3
Who's That Knocking on Christmas Eve?
A boy from Finnmark and his ice bear help scare away some hungry trolls so that Kyri and her father can enjoy their Christmas Eve meal.
‎2002
4
On Christmas Eve
Unable to sleep on Christmas Eve, four children creep downstairs to see the tree, their stockings, their wrapped gifts, and to hear the singing of the carolers.
Margaret Wise Brown, 2000
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Holly's Christmas Eve
Wendy Watson's paintings glow with excitement as the trio hurries to get home safely before Santa arrives. This heartwarming story, filled with adventure, is perfect for reading aloud by the light of your own tree at Christmastime.
Wendy Watson, 2002
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In the Dark Streets Shineth: A 1941 Christmas Eve Story
Recounts the Christmas following the attack on Pearl Harbor, in which President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill met at the White House.
David McCullough, 2010
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Maisy's Snowy Christmas Eve
When Maisy's friends gather at her house for a Christmas Eve celebration, they realize that Eddie the elephant is missing.
‎2009
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Christmas Eve Baby
Dr. Lucy Tremayne's title is about to change from doctor to mother!
Caroline Anderson, 2011
9
The Christmas Eve Ghost
In 1930s Liverpool, two children find goodwill and acceptance in unexpected places--even in the hardest of times--in a moving tale from a master picture book creator. Full color.
Shirley Hughes, 2011
10
The Zookeeper's Christmas Eve
As the zookeeper makes final rounds on Christmas Eve, all the animals begin to stir and make quite a lot of commotion.
Nancy Middleton, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHRISTMAS EVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Christmas Eve is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Here's how a filmmaker shot his critically-acclaimed movie using just …
... (Kitana Kiki Rodriguez) who learns that her pimp is cheating on her and navigates through Los Angeles on Christmas Eve to confront him. «Business Insider Australia, Jul 15»
2
Oil drilling 'nightmare' drives out rural couple
The couple said they were initially approached on Christmas Eve 2005 by consultants acting on behalf of Astral Pacific, then in a joint venture ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
3
The Playwrights Realm Announces Casting for Anna Ziegler's A …
It's Christmas Eve, and Sarah and Sam are celebrating like New Yorkers: flirting over wine and debating the nature of existential suffering. «TheaterMania.com, Jul 15»
4
Inquests hear how two people died either side of Cockett railway …
His cousin Jonathan Doherty told the inquest the pair had been out together with friends at the Potter's Wheel pub on Christmas Eve, after ... «South Wales Evening Post, Jul 15»
5
This prolific Derby burglar has been jailed after admitting more than …
About five weeks earlier, on Christmas Eve, he burgled a home in St Mark's Close, Mickleover, stealing a 48in television, a laptop, a mobile ... «Derby Telegraph, Jul 15»
6
Watch: Royal christening captured by Shropshire couple
Sarah admitted her family and friends think she is mad but said she now has the “bug” and is planning a trip to Sandringham on Christmas Eve ... «shropshirestar.com, Jul 15»
7
Tangerine Review
The sequence ends with an elegant black and white title card, accompanied by our first dialogue: “Merry Christmas Eve, bitch!” The well-wisher ... «We Got This Covered, Jul 15»
8
Nerds prove Patriots are most financially efficient team in sports
... respectively forcing the help to work Christmas Eve with no coal for the fire and taking the tartar sauce away from the employee cafeteria. «WEEI.com, Jul 15»
9
Atascadero City Hall now open on Fridays
... Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day & the Friday after Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. «Atascadero News, Jul 15»
10
Dan Stathatos, founder of Stats Decorative Home Center, dies at 91
Dan Stathatos' wife, Beatrice, died on Christmas Eve in 2012, and Jerry passed away in January 2014. Damon is now a partner at Stats, along ... «The San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Jul 15»

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