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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Noun Inflected Forms

Christmas cards

plural

Etymology

Origin of Christmas card

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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He said that Campbell may not have been the only gamekeeper not to be on Mr Stewart's "Christmas card list".

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

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

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2025

That trip was in April, which accounts for the spring backdrop for this Christmas card.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

Juan Carlos, who abdicated as Spanish king in 2014, hit by scandals, now living in Abu Dhabi, sent an irresistible royal Christmas card.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 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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