Christmasing
Doing December holidays
Christmasing is celebrating or participating in Christmas activities—decorating, gift-giving, attending parties, visiting family.
The term often implies the full immersion in holiday rituals: We spent the week Christmasing with relatives.
It can carry a slightly weary or ironic tone, acknowledging the exhausting busyness of the season: I'm all Christmased out.
Notable arrival or emergence
- nativityState of being born
- wassailSpiced holiday beverage
- carolingFestive neighborhood singing
- epiphanySudden profound insight
gift-giving · Krampus · Sinterklaas · chimney · reindeer · elves
Festive neighborhood singing
- feastingEating sumptuously together
- merrymakingLively, cheerful celebration
- partyingSocial revelry in progress
- toastingBrowning by heat
gathering · festivities · hosting · visiting · reunions · dinners · church-going · singalongs
Winter holiday period
- hollySpiny-leaved winter shrub
- mistletoeParasitic festive greenery
- poinsettiaFestive red-bracted houseplant
- snowflakesFrozen precipitation crystals
candlelight · fireplace · cozy · warmth · twinkling · festive · merry · joyful
Items given freely
- wrappingOuter covering material
- ribbonsNarrow fabric strips
- boxesSix-sided containers
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
wishlist · shopping · stocking-stuffers · bows · unwrapping · surprises · regifting · layaway
Metallic decorative strips
- ornamentsDecorative embellishments for display
- wreathDecorative foliage circle
- garlandDecorative strand of foliage
- lightsSources of illumination
baubles · stockings · mantle · ribbon · bows · inflatables · nutcrackers · centerpieces
advent
Notable arrival or emergence
epiphany · gift-giving · Krampus · Sinterklaas · chimney · reindeer · elves
caroling
Festive neighborhood singing
- feastingEating sumptuously together
- merrymakingLively, cheerful celebration
- partyingSocial revelry in progress
toasting · gathering · festivities · hosting · visiting · reunions · dinners · church-going · singalongs · potluck
yuletide
Winter holiday period
- hollySpiny-leaved winter shrub
- mistletoeParasitic festive greenery
- poinsettiaFestive red-bracted houseplant
snowflakes · candlelight · fireplace · cozy · warmth · twinkling · festive · merry · joyful · magical
presents
Items given freely
exchange · wishlist · shopping · stocking-stuffers · bows · unwrapping · surprises · regifting · layaway · splurging
tinsel
Metallic decorative strips
- ornamentsDecorative embellishments for display
- wreathDecorative foliage circle
- garlandDecorative strand of foliage
lights · baubles · stockings · mantle · ribbon · bows · inflatables · nutcrackers · centerpieces · figurines
turkey
Wattled North American fowl
gravy · fruitcake · eggnog · gingerbread · cookies · panettone · lechon · tamales · stollen · trifle
Christmas, Christ, Christmases, Christendom, Christmastide, Christlike, Christmastime, Christmassy