 | English  | German |  |
 | festive {adj} [Christmas] | 47 weihnachtlich |  |
 | quote [quote from a popular German TV sketch, used to express that everything was better in the past; literally: "There was more lametta (on the Christmas tree) in the old days."] | Früher war mehr Lametta. [Loriot, aus „Weihnachten bei Hoppenstedts“; verallgemeinert verwendet im Sinne von „Früher war alles besser.“] |  |
Verbs |
 | to decorate [Christmas tree, etc] | 5 anputzen [schmücken] |  |
 | to decorate sth. [e.g. Christmas tree] | etw. putzen [veraltend] [z. B. Christbaum] |  |
Nouns |
 | baubles [Christmas tree decorations] | 149 Weihnachtskugeln {pl} |  |
 | bauble [esp. Br.] [Christmas tree ball] | 121 Christbaumkugel {f} |  |
 | gastr. [spiced biscuit in the shape of a human or other figure, eaten at Christmas] | 72 Spekulatius {m} |  |
 | gastr. [carp eaten at Christmas] | 60 Weihnachtskarpfen {m} |  |
 | gastr. stollen [oblong German Christmas fruitcake] | 39 Stollen {m} |  |
 | [the period of Christmas Day and Boxing Day] [Br.] | 8 Weihnachtstage {pl} |  |
 | [the twelve nights after Christmas] | 8 Raunächte {pl} [österr.] [südd.] |  |
 | lametta [long narrow strips for Christmas decoration] | 7 Lametta {n} |  |
 | [old-fashioned Christmas gingerbread cookie] | 6 Printe {f} [Weihnachts-Gebäck] |  |
 | [Christmas and new year period] | Jahresendtage {pl} |  |
 | gastr. [Christmas cookie / biscuit] | Spitzbube {m} [Weihnachtsgebäck, bes. Süddeutschland, Österreich, Schweiz] |  |
 | [Joseph and Mary asking for lodging, Christmas custom] | Herbergssuche {f} [Weihnachtsbrauch] |  |
 | mining [last shift on Christmas Eve in a mine] | Mettenschicht {f} |  |
 | mus. [practice of singing by turn the lines of the Christmas hymn "Quem pastores" by four soloists or choirs] | Quempas-Singen {n} |  |
 | [small red apple historically used as Christmas decoration] | Weihnachtsapfel {m} [ugs.] |  |
 | gastr. [Swiss Christmas cookies] | Totenbeinli {pl} [schweiz. Weihnachtsgebäck] |  |
 | [the Advent and Christmas season] | die stade Zeit {f} [fig.] [bayer.] [österr.] [die stille Zeit; die Advents- und Weihnachtszeit] |  |
 | [tongue-in-cheek term for Christmas used in the former GDR] | Jahresendzeitfest {n} [DDR-Sprachgebrauch] [hum.] [Weihnachten] |  |
 | relig. [traditional Christmas display from the Ore Mountains of Germany] | Weihnachtsberg {m} |  |
 | [traditional thorough house cleaning before Christmas] | Weihnachtsputz {m} [Hausputz] |  |
 | ethn. relig. [twelve nights between Christmas Eve and Epiphany] | Rauhnächte {pl} [alt] |  |
 | gastr. Dominostein [sweet gingerbread pastry, sold during Christmas season in Germany and Austria] | Dominostein {m} [würfelförmiges Lebkuchengebäck mit je einer Schicht Marzipan und Fruchtmark] |  |
 | hollies [branches of the holly (used for Christmas decoration)] | Stechpalmenzweige {pl} [bes. als Weihnachtsdekoration] |  |
 | Santa [Father Christmas] | Bulzermärtel {m} [ugs.] [fränkisch] [Weihnachtsmann] |  |
 | geogr. Seiffen [town in Saxony famous for Christmas figurines] | Seiffen {n} |  |
2 Words: Others |
 | laden with sth. {adj} [postpos.] [e.g. a Christmas tree laden with baubles] | mit etw.Dat. behangen [z. B. ein mit Kugeln behangener Weihnachtsbaum] |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | (Christmas) bauble [Christmas tree decoration] | Weihnachtskugel {f} |  |
 | comm. travel (Dresden) Striezelmarkt [renowned German Christmas market] | (Dresdner) Striezelmarkt {m} |  |
 | Christmas heart [Christmas tree decoration] | Weihnachtsherz {n} [Weihnachtsbaumschmuck] |  |
 | festive season {sg} [Br.] [Christmas] | Weihnachtsfeiertage {pl} |  |
 | gift table [at Christmas and on birthdays] | Gabentisch {m} |  |
 | relig. midnight Mass [on Christmas Eve] | Christmette {f} |  |
 | stocking filler [Br.] [small Christmas present] | kleines Weihnachtsgeschenk {n} |  |
 | stocking stuffer [Am.] [small Christmas present] | kleines Weihnachtsgeschenk {n} |  |
 | gastr. yule log [Christmas cake] | Bismarckeiche {f} [Bûche de Noël, Weihnachtsgebäck] |  |
 | gastr. yule log [Christmas cake] | Julscheit {m} [auch: {n}] [Weihnachtsgebäck] |  |
 | gastr. yule log [Christmas cake] | Weihnachtsbaumstamm {m} [Weihnachtsgebäck] |  |
 | gastr. yule log [Christmas cake] | Bûche de Noël {f} [selten {m}] [Weihnachtsgebäck] |  |
3 Words: Nouns |
 | gastr. bûche de Noël [Christmas cake] | Bûche de Noël {m} [Weihnachtsdessert] |  |
 | gastr. bûche de Noël [traditional Christmas cake] | Weihnachtsscheit {m} [auch: {n}] [Weihnachtsgebäck] |  |
 | distribution of presents [at Christmas] | Bescherung {f} [Weihnachten] |  |
 | house-visiting wassail [door-to-door singing of Christmas carols] | [Haus-zu-Haus-Singen an den Weihnachtstagen bzw. Dreikönig] |  |
4 Words: Nouns |
 | handing out of presents [at Christmas] | Bescherung {f} [Weihnachten] |  |
5+ Words: Nouns |
 | med. hereditary factor IX deficiency disease [Christmas disease] | Faktor-IX-Mangelkrankheit {f} |  |
Fiction (Literature and Film) |
 | F and a partridge in a pear tree [hum.] [end of a long list; from "The Twelve Days of Christmas"] | [und ein Rebhuhn in einem Birnbaum] [hum.] |  |
 | F Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder [or Donner] and Blitzen [Santa Claus' reindeer in 'The Night Before Christmas', 1823] | Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner [oder Donder] und Blitzen [oder Blitz] [Rentiere des Weihnachtsmannes] |  |
 | mus. F O Christmas tree [Christmas carol] | O Tannenbaum [Weihnachtslied] |  |
 | mus. F Oh Christmas tree [Christmas carol] | O Tannenbaum [Weihnachtslied] |  |
 | mus. F Ring, Little Bell [German Christmas carol] | Kling, Glöckchen, klingelingeling [deutsches Weihnachtslied] |  |
 | mus. F The Twelve Days of Christmas [English Christmas carol] | Die Zwölf Weihnachtstage [traditionelles Weihnachtslied] |  |
 | mus. F White Christmas [I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas] | Weiße Weihnacht [Süß singt der Engelchor] |  |
 | lit. F Ebenezer Scrooge [bitter old miser in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens] | Ebenezer Scrooge {m} [alter, grantiger Geizhalz aus „Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte“ von Charles Dickens] |  |
Taxa/Species (Animals, Plants, Fungi) |
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