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Christmas card

American

noun

a printed and often decorated card for mailing at Christmas to express good wishes.

Christmas card British

noun

a greeting card sent at Christmas

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Etymology

Origin of Christmas card

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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Last year's Christmas card featured a family portrait that showed William and Catherine sitting on lush grass surrounded by spring daffodils, alongside their children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

She prints them through a digital service for roughly the cost of a cheesy family Christmas card.

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2025

The Prince and Princess of Wales have been leading the way, with a Christmas card showing a relaxed, informal family group cosying up to each other in the Norfolk countryside.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

Separately, the duke and duchess have also released a Christmas card and end-of-year video highlighting their charitable endeavours.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2025

We looked at Papa at the same time; he was on the sofa, reading a Christmas card and smiling.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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