Christmas carol

noun

A carol (song or hymn) whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas.

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Meanings

nounChristmas carol (plural Christmas carols)

plural Christmas carols

  1. entertainmentA carol (song or hymn) whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas.

    So also when he was born into the World, the holy Angels came down to sing his Christmas Carol, and at once to proclaim and celebrate his Nativity.

    1729, John Scott, The Christian life

    Synonyms: noel

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA carol (song or hymn) whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas.

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More synonyms by meaning

nounjoyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ

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religious song
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic تَرْنِيمة عِيد اَلْمِيلَاد
  • تَرْنِيمة عِيد اَلْمِيلَادhymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
Basque Gabon kanta, Eguberri kanta
  • Gabon kantahymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Eguberri kantahymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
Catalan nadala
  • nadalahymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
Chinese Mandarin 聖誕頌歌 /圣诞颂歌
  • 聖誕頌歌 /圣诞颂歌 (Shèngdàn sònggē)hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
Czech vánoční koleda
  • vánoční koledahymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
Danish julesang
  • julesanghymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
Dutch kerstlied
  • kerstliedhymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
Esperanto kristnaska kanto
  • kristnaska kantohymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
Estonian jõululaul
  • jõululaulhymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
Finnish joululaulu
  • joululauluhymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
French chant de Noël, noël
  • chant de Noëlhymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • noëlhymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
German Weihnachtslied
  • Weihnachtsliedhymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
Greek κάλαντα
  • κάλαντα (kálanta)hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
Hungarian karácsonyi ének
  • karácsonyi énekhymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
Icelandic jólalag
  • jólalaghymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
Italian canzone natalizia, canto natalizio
  • canzone nataliziahymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • canto nataliziohymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
Japanese クリスマス・キャロル
  • クリスマス・キャロル (Kurisumasu-kyaroru)hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
Korean 크리스마스 캐럴
  • 크리스마스 캐럴 (Keuriseumaseu kaereol)hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
Norwegian Bokmål julesang
  • julesanghymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
Polish kolęda
  • kolędahymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
Portuguese canção de Natal, cântico de Natal
  • canção de Natalhymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • cântico de Natalhymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • cantiga de Natalhymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
Romanian colindă, colind
  • colindăhymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • colindhymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
Russian коля́дка, коляда́
  • коля́дка (koljádka)hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • коляда́ (koljadá)hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • рожде́ственская пе́сня (roždéstvenskaja pésnja)hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
Spanish villancico
  • villancicohymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
Swedish julsång
  • julsånghymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
Ukrainian коля́дка, різдвя́на пі́сня
  • коля́дка (koljádka)hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • різдвя́на пі́сня (rizdvjána písnja)hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
Cite this entry
APA

Christmas carol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christmas%20carol

MLA

“Christmas carol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christmas%20carol. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Christmas carol,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christmas%20carol.

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