Christmas stocking

Hung holiday receptacle

A Christmas stocking is a large sock or sock-shaped bag hung by a fireplace or bedpost on Christmas Eve to be filled with small gifts and treats.

Traditionally stuffed by parents or Santa Claus overnight, stockings typically contain candy, fruit, toys, and other minor presents: The kids dumped out their stockings before opening the gifts under the tree.

festive

holly

Spiny-leaved winter shrub

red · green · gold · embroidered · personalized · sequins · bells · snowflakes · reindeer · monogrammed

gifts

candy

Sugary edible treats

coins · trinkets · candy canes · gift cards · nuts · oranges · novelties · plushies · socks · games

tradition

Santa Claus

Legendary yuletide gift-giver

surprises · coal · naughty · nice · legend · folklore · Sinterklaas · Père Noël · hanging · anticipation

fireplace

mantel

Decorative hearth shelf

mantlepiece · hung · hooks · garland · embers · bricks · andirons · grate · poker · tongs

Categories
Opposites
gift container type

Christmas stockinggift box

Decorative container for presents

gift bag · envelope · gift card · shipping box · gift basket

holiday tradition

Christmas stockingEaster basket

Holiday container for treats

menorah · Eid gifts · dreidel · Advent calendar

Family

Christmas, stocking, Christ, christen, christening, Christian, Christianity, Christlike, Christendom

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G