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Nov 26, 2014 · In British English: at Christmas, on Christmas Day. I also can't think of any circumstances in which I'd say in Christmas
Nov 14, 2017 · At holidays can be used to refer to the winter holiday season (particularly, as I've discovered from Google, in headlines and titles, which often omit articles for reasons of space and/or style), but may also refer to other holidays. At the holidays refers only to the winter holiday season, particularly if other qualifications are absent.
Aug 9, 2013 · In a plural sense you can say "holiday season," referring to the Christmas holidays. But "holiday" as a noun has a singular sense (of a single day). I might add that the origin of this word is "holy+day" (where the "y" becomes an "i"), referring to religious holidays (public or bank holidays are a fairly new invention, compared to religious ones).
Apr 20, 2007 · As stated previously we use at Christmas, on Christmas Day. I should clarify that slightly. We do not say on Christmas if we are describing the time of an action. If you were to search for "on Christmas" on UK websites only you could find "Spotlight on Christmas", but that is a metaphorical spotlight shining on the Christmas period.
Sep 21, 2004 · Christmas Holiday Begins. December 21 – January 1 - School Closed. However, when not referring specifically to school holidays, you are probably more likely to find the plural:... this production is a great way to get into the Christmas spirit as the Christmas holidays begin.
Jan 18, 2007 · Where I live, holiday is not used for any day off--it's only used to describe special days of the year--mostly when the post office and other federal offices are closed. In the US you wouldn't say, "I'm on a holiday,"--though you might say, "I'm taking the holiday off." Usually, Thanksgiving and Christmas are known as the holidays.
Dec 29, 2008 · Przemo84, no we don't use 'the' in this type of sentence, because it indicates a specific holiday or vacation (as if the person were taking a specific holiday, or cruise, or choosing it from a list--this sounds very strange). We would refer to 'the holiday break' or 'the Christmas Holiday', but we wouldn't use 'the' ask someone how their ...
Dec 20, 2007 · Like nzfauna mentioned, many times we combine the wish for a merry Christmas with the wish for a happy New Year (or for a happy new year.) We might say something like "Wishing you all a merry Christmas and a happy New Year." if we were refering to Christmas and the holiday season that continues into the first day or first few days of the next year.
Nov 7, 2017 · A lot of people say "Happy holidays!" Some find this offensive, because they think it is a euphemism for "Merry Christmas." Other people think "happy holidays" means "Have a happy Thanksgiving, a happy Christmas, and a happy New Year." Others think it means "Have a good Christmas, or a happy Hanukkah, or whatever holiday you celebrate."
May 23, 2015 · 1) no article - many holiday names don't take articles (e.g. Christmas) 2) indefinite article - about holidays in general 3) definite article - specific holidays How can I be sure with which holiday names I should use no article or indefinite article (the definite article usage seems quite obvious)? Should I say:
