Category: Christmas
Holiday cheer
WotD: Holiday cheer It’s Christmas Day, and many people are celebrating with lots of holiday cheer. If you’re not Christian, you might wonder what holiday cheer means. It’s the warm, joyful feeling people share during the holiday season. Holiday cheer is about spreading happiness, kindness, and a sense of togetherness with friends, family, and even…
Cancel your Christmas
Phrase: Cancel your Christmas Have you ever heard someone say they would cancel your Christmas? While it is not in keeping with the holiday spirit, you may hear this phrase around the holidays when arguments become heated. Cancel your Christmas is used in English to show disappointment, frustration, or to warn someone that something negative…
The greater good
Idiom: The greater good The holiday season is a great time to think about the greater good. The greater good means doing things not just for ourselves, but to help others. It’s about making choices that help the most people, even if we have to make small sacrifices. At Christmas, we often see people working…
Deck
Word of the Day: Deck For my last post of 2024, I decided to discuss how many of us start to think about how we will deck our homes in festive decorations. The word deck is often used to describe the act of decorating or furnishing a space. At this time of year, it means…
Merrymaking
WotD: Merrymaking As Christmas approaches, many people begin to think about merrymaking. Merrymaking is the act of celebrating and having fun, especially during holidays and special occasions. During this festive time, families and friends come together to enjoy various activities that bring joy and happiness. One of the most popular ways of merrymaking is decorating…
It’s better to give than receive
Proverb: It’s better to give than receive Well, here we are. By this time next week, it’ll be Christmas Day. The presents will have been opened, the turkey devoured, and Dad will be asleep on the sofa while the kids play with their new-found treasures. Christmas is a season of giving, and one of the…
Christmas came early
Phrase: Christmas came early Christmas came early this year, and the excitement is still in the air! The phrase Christmas came early is often used to describe the sudden and unexpected arrival of something that reminds us of the holiday season. It can refer to anything from the first snowfall to seeing a Christmas tree…
Stocking stuffer
WotD: Stocking stuffer If you are a kid, Christmas is the best time of the year. Of course, the main event is opening the presents Santa put under the tree, but the warmup has to be the stocking stuffers. Stocking stuffers are small gifts meant to fit inside a Christmas stocking and bring a lot…
All your Christmases have come at once
Phrase: All your Christmases have come at once It’s cold outside, and as I write this, we have a little bit of hail on the ground. Let’s take a short trip to the land down under, shall we? You probably know I spent a few years Downunder, and let me tell you, nothing puts a…
The more the merrier
Phrase: The more, the merrier Today we have an expression that is especially common around the Holidays, but its use is not limited to December. I suppose it’s more commonly used around this time of year because the word merry is so closely associated with Christmas. We say Merry Christmas to everyone we meet as…
