good tidings
Joyful message arrives
Good tidings is an old-fashioned or literary expression for good news, particularly news of joy or celebration.
The phrase appears most often in religious and holiday contexts: We bring you good tidings of great joy.
Outside of Christmas carols and biblical references, it sounds deliberately archaic or formal.
- giftItem given freely
- newsReports of recent events
- joyIntense positive emotion
- cheerJoyfulness or encouragement
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
bearing gifts · happy news · felicitations · announcement · gospel · proclamation · benediction · annunciation · hope · harbinger · evangel · bright side · greeting · message · jubilee · holiday cheer · report · Christmas spirit
- seasonal greetingsmerry Christmas, season's greetings, happy Hanukkah, happy Kwanzaa, best wishes
- well-wishesbest wishes, take care, wishing you well, warm regards, all the best
- Christmas Worshipmidnight mass, nativity, Christmas Eve service, Christmas carols, candlelight service
- IsaiahIsaiah, prophet, Immanuel, Emmanuel, suffering servant