Christmas Vocabulary for Intermediate Learners

Essential Christmas Vocabulary

long sock traditionally hung by a fireplace for Santa Claus to fill with presents.	

I hung my stocking on the mantelpiece.

A deer with large antlers, native to the Arctic and often associated with Santa Claus.	

Rudolph is the most famous reindeer.

An evergreen plant that grows on trees, with small white berries and pale yellow flowers, often used as a Christmas decoration. Traditionally people kiss under it.

They were kissing under the mistletoe at the party.

An evergreen shrub with prickly leaves and red berries is used as a Christmas decoration.	

We hung a wreath of holly on the front door.

A broad category of baked goods, typically flavoured with ginger, cloves,  and sweetened with honey, sugar, or molasses. Often cut into festive shapes.	

We decorated gingerbread men with icing and candies.

A small imaginary, mischievous being, often like a small person with pointed ears, in popular stories.

Santa's elves help him make toys in the workshop.

Festive items that are used to adorn a place for Christmas.	

We put up Christmas decorations around the house.

A structure through which smoke is carried up away from a fireplace.	

Santa Claus comes down the chimney to deliver presents.

A festive song, especially one sung at Christmas.	

The choir sang Christmas carols in the town square.

An arrangement of flowers, leaves, or stems fastened in a ring and used for decoration or for laying on a grave.	

A beautiful Christmas wreath hung on their front door.