Christmas card
Americannoun
noun
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
Back to 2025 and King Charles and Queen Camilla are arm in arm in their Christmas card - a show of unity in what's been a busy year.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025
Monaco's royal Christmas card is much grander, with a big fire, oil painting, formal clothes, and a sense of regal order.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025
“But we could use one of these pictures for our Christmas card this year. We didn’t get one of all five of us at the Sun Temple. Mr. Kapasi could take it.”
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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