christmas: the supposed anniversary of the birth of Jesus, although since there were baby lambs it was more likely at Easter. Many of these christmas pictures would make good xmas clip-art or would be good on the front of a christmas card. Christmas is also known as Nöel or Yuletide.
Synonyms:
xmas, noel
![Nativity of Christ [detail: crib scene]](https://tn.fromoldbooks.org/Sibly-Astrology/wm/big/0893-Nativity-of-Christ-detail-engraving-q75-450x200.jpg "Nativity of Christ [detail: crib scene], from Astrology, by Sibly, Ebenezer [views in last few days: 177]")
