Christmas Eve

noun

1. the evening or the day preceding Christmas.

Christmas Eve

noun

1. the evening or the whole day before Christmas Day

Word History and Origins

Origin of Christmas Eve¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Example Sentences

Decades after he finished the film, Mr. Fox found himself pulled in all over again by a TV broadcast one Christmas Eve.

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I snapped a photo and sent it to my mom and sister with a breathless description; within minutes, I was officially booked to make it for Christmas Eve.

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A new coin is set to be released celebrating the board game Monopoly - with a gold version hidden away for one lucky person to find on Christmas Eve.

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He received a bankruptcy petition on Christmas Eve, and bailiffs turned up at the training ground of Oxford United, where he works as a coach.

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Mr Dillard died on Christmas Eve, and within hours, a car from Bio Care pulled up outside the hospice and drove his body away.

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