Phrase guide

Christmas carol

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: noel

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: carol

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: religious song

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

50 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تَرْنِيمة عِيد اَلْمِيلَاد — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Asturian: villancicu — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Basque: Gabon kanta — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Basque: Eguberri kanta — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Belarusian: каля́дка (kaljádka) — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Breton: nouel — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Catalan: nadala — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Chinese Mandarin: 聖誕頌歌 /圣诞颂歌 (Shèngdàn sònggē) — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Czech: vánoční koleda — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Danish: julesang — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Dutch: kerstlied — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Esperanto: kristnaska kanto — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Estonian: jõululaul — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Finnish: joululaulu — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • French: chant de Noël — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • French: noël — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Galician: panxoliña — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • German: Weihnachtslied — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Greek: κάλαντα (kálanta) — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Greenlandic: juullisiut — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Hungarian: karácsonyi ének — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Icelandic: jólalag — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Italian: canzone natalizia — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Italian: canto natalizio — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Japanese: クリスマス・キャロル (Kurisumasu-kyaroru) — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Korean: 크리스마스 캐럴 (Keuriseumaseu kaereol) — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Maltese: għanja tal-Milied — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Norman: cantique dé Noué — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Norman: cantique d'Noué — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Norwegian Bokmål: julesang — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: julesong — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Plautdietsch: Wienachtsleet — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Polish: kolęda — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Portuguese: canção de Natal — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Portuguese: cântico de Natal — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Portuguese: cantiga de Natal — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Romanian: colindă — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Romanian: colind — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Russian: коля́дка (koljádka) — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Russian: коляда́ (koljadá) — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Russian: рожде́ственская пе́сня (roždéstvenskaja pésnja) — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Northern Sami: juovlalávlla — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Skolt-Sami: rosttovlaaul — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Spanish: villancico — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Swedish: julsång — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Ukrainian: коля́дка (koljádka) — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Ukrainian: різдвя́на пі́сня (rizdvjána písnja) — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Venetan: canson nataƚisia — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Venetan: canson natałisia — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas
  • Walloon: tchanson d' Noyé — hymn whose lyrics are on the theme of Christmas