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 Times, The Telegraph, The Sun, The Star Tribune, The New York Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, the LA Times, the Penny Press, the Evening Standard, the King Feature Syndicate, The Mirror and The Guardian.

'christmas' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for xmas that I've seen before include "Short celebration" , "Christmas (informal)" , "December holiday..." , "Short for Christmas" , "Christmas (abbrev.)" .)

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

(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 Times, The Telegraph, The Sun, The Star Tribune, The New York Times, the Sydney Morning Herald, the LA Times, the Penny Press, the Evening Standard, the King Feature Syndicate, The Mirror and The Guardian.

(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 Times, The New York Times, The Mirror and the LA 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)

This is all the clue.

(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 Times and The Sunday Times.

'christmas' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

This is all the clue.

(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 Times and The Sunday 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)