Christmas Vocabulary

Bethlehem	the town where Jesus was born – BELEN
candle	a cylinder of wax with a central string A solid, usually cylindrical mass of tallow that is burned to provide light. VELA
chimney	a vertical pipe in a house where Santa Clause come through to leave presents: CHIMENEA
Christ	another name for Jesus – CRISTO
Christian	a person who follows and believes in Christ – CRISTIANO
Christianity	the religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ – CRISTIANDAD
Christmas cake	a rich fruit cake that people eat at Christmas – TORTA/PASTEL de NAVIDAD
Christmas card	a greetings card that people send to friends and family at Christmas – TARJETA NAVIDEÑA
Christmas carol	a religious song that people sing at Christmas – VILLANCICOS
Christmas Eve	the evening before Christmas – NOCHEBUENA
Christmas holidays	the holiday period; a weerk before and after Christmas – FIESTAS NAVIDEÑAS
Christmas present	a gift that people give to others at Christmas – REGALOS NAVIDEÑOS
decoration/ornament	Used for decoration – ADORNOS (navideños)
egg-nog	a traditional Christmas drink made of alcohol with beaten eggs and milk – PONCHE DE HUEVO (muy común en USA)
fireplace	a space in a house where people light a fire – DONDE SE PRENDE EL FUEGO QUE VA A LA CHIMENEA
Joseph	Mary’s husband – JOSE
manger	used by Mary as bed for Jesus – PESEBRE
Mary	Jesus’ mother – MARIA
mistletoe	a plant with white berries, traditionally used as a Christmas ornament or decoration: MUÉRDAGO
nativity	the birth of a person – NATIVIDAD
the Nativity	the birth of Jesus Christ – SANTA NATIVIDAD
nativity play	a play based on the birth of Jesus – PIEZA TEATRAL BASADA EN EL NACIMIENTO DE JESUS
new year	the start of a year – AÑO NUEVO
New Year’s Day	the first year of the year, 1 January – DIA DE AÑO NUEVO
New Year’s Eve	31 December
present	a gift – REGALO
reindeer	a deer that pulls the sleigh for Santa Claus – RENO
shepherd	a person who looks after sheep -PASTOR
sleigh	a light cart pulled by a reindeer over snow and ice – TRINEO
snow	white flakes that covers the ground when it is cold – NIEVE
star	a bright point in the night sky – ESTRELLA
the star of Bethlehem	the star that announced the birth of Jesus – ESTRELLA DE BELEN
turkey	a bird traditionally eaten at Christmas – PAVO
white Christmas	a Christmas with snow on the ground – BLANCA NAVIDAD
Xmas	abbreviation or informal term for Christmas – NAVIDAD Christmas Expressions – Saludos y buenos deseos Merry Christmas! Happy Christmas Happy New Year! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Wishing you a prosperous New Year All the best for the coming year Seasons Greetings!