11 Christmas Words Which Was Not Understood Earlier.

December 2025: While celebrating Christmas, followed by the advent of New Year, several songs and cultural celebrations comes in the forefront. Most interestingly, these words are seldom used during the rest of the time. Today we shall explore them.

Yuletide – “Yuletide carols being sung by a choir…”

Sometimes “yule” is simply another name for “Christmas.” But it wasn’t always: originally, it referred to a pagan Germanic festival around the same time of year. After the people converted to Christianity, the festival became Christmas, but the name stuck.

Advent – “Advent” is the season of preparation before Christmas, lasting around 4 weeks. It comes from the Latin word adventus, which means “arrival” or “coming”. The term can also refer to the Second Coming of Christ.

Noël – “The first Noël, the angels did say…” (The First Noël)

Just another name for “Christmas.” It is a French variant of nael, which comes from the Latin word natalis which means “birth”. Christmas, of course, celebrates the birth of Jesus.

Crèche – A French word, this is just another word for “Nativity scene”, or a scene of the birth of Christ. Literally, it means “crib”.

Nativity – In a Christian context, the Nativity refers to the birth of Jesus and comes from the Latin word nativus, which means birth. Used generally, however, “nativity” can refer to the birth of anyone.

Wassailing – “Here we come a-wassailing…” (Here We Come A-wassailing)

This is just another term for caroling. It comes from an Old Norse phrase ves heill, meaning “be healthy”, and was a common greeting.

Tidings – “O tidings of comfort and joy…” (God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen)

This refers to the “announcement of an event”, and comes from the Old English term tidan, during which means “to happen”.

Hark – “Hark!” the herald angels sing…” (Hark! The Herald Angels Sing)

This word means “listen,” and comes from Old English.

Immanuel – “O come, O come, Immanuel…” (O come, O come, Immanuel)

This is a Hebrew word meaning “God with us”. It appears in the Old Testament book of Isaiah, and in the Gospel of Matthew, it is applied to Jesus as a title.

Immaculate Conception – This phrase does not refer to the conception of Jesus (though he was certainly conceived without Original Sin), but to the miraculous conception of Mary without Original Sin. The feast of the Immaculate Conception is celebrated every year during Advent on 08th December

Christmas – The word “Christmas” is a combination of “Christ” and “Mass”, because it’s the day Christians celebrate a special Mass in remembrance of the birth of Christ.

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