Christmas cheer
Festive December mood
Christmas cheer is the festive mood of goodwill, happiness, and generosity associated with the Christmas season.
It encompasses the warmth of holiday gatherings, gift-giving, and kindness toward others.
The phrase often appears in contexts encouraging celebration: Spread some Christmas cheer this year.
Christmas cheer can also refer euphemistically to alcoholic drinks consumed during holiday festivities: We had plenty of Christmas cheer at the office party.
- happinessJoyful emotional state
- festive spiritJoyous celebratory mood
- yuletideWinter holiday period
- joyIntense positive emotion
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
good tidings · festivity · merriment · joviality · glee · revelry · family gathering · eggnog · delight · nativity scenes · elation · season's greetings · Advent · wassailing · caroling · generosity · secret Santa · gratitude
- seasonal greetingsseason's greetings, happy Hanukkah, happy Kwanzaa, best wishes, peace on earth
Christmas cheerbah humbug
Contemptuous holiday dismissal
Ebenezer Scrooge · the Grinch · seasonal depression · humbug · miserliness
Christmas, cheer, Christ, Christlike, christen, christening, Christian, Christianity, Christianize