Christmas - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'christmas' is the definition.
(Noel can mean Christmas)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for noel that I've seen before include "See 7 Across" , "Christmas time" , "Sir - - Coward" , "Feature of last month" , "Christmas, in cards" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, The Guardian, the Penny Press, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Evening Standard, The Sun, the LA Times, the King Feature Syndicate, The Times, The Mirror, The Telegraph and The Star Tribune.

'christmas' is the definition.
(Yule is the Christmas period)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for yule that I've seen before include "Christmas-time" , "Christmas season" , "Noel" , "Festival" , "festive tide" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, The Guardian, the Penny Press, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Evening Standard, The Sun, the LA Times, the King Feature Syndicate, The Times, The Mirror, The Telegraph and The Star Tribune.

(Other definitions for tree that I've seen before include "Elm, perhaps" , "Ash or elm, for example" , "Box, perhaps" , "Diagram representing different relationships" , "Large woody plant (4)" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, The Guardian, the Penny Press, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Evening Standard, The Sun, the LA Times, the King Feature Syndicate, The Times, The Mirror, The Telegraph and The Star Tribune.

(Other definitions for merry that I've seen before include "Fjull of fun and gaiety" , "Drunk - happy" , "Mistresses Page and Ford of Windsor" , "Joyous; tipsy (colloq.)" , "Operetta by 11" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times, the LA Times, The Mirror and The Times.

(Other definitions for eve that I've seen before include "Period immediately before" , "One from Genesis" , "Adam's partner" , "Adam's wife" , "See 27" .)

I've seen this clue in The Star Tribune.

'christmas' is the definition.
(synonyms)

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(Other definitions for yuletide that I've seen before include "Present time" , "festive period" , "Christmas period" , "Chmas season" , "time of year" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.

'christmas' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

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(Other definitions for nativity that I've seen before include "The Festival celebrating Christ's birth" , "For Christmas" , "Representation of Christ's birth" , "Feast of birth of Christ" , "Festival celebrating the birth of Christ" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.

'christmas?' is the definition.
(day for giving presents)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for present-day that I've seen before include "Contemporary" , "Current time" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

Christmas (4)