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Christmas comes early

Syllables: Christ·mas comes earlyUK/ˌkɹɪsməs kʌmz ˈɜːli//ˌkɹɪsməs kʌmz ˈɜɹli/

Christmas comes early phrase: something very delightful or fortunate happens, especially earlier than expected.

Phrase

Christmas comes early

  1. Something very delightful or fortunate happens, especially earlier than expected.
    • Then he [Viserys I Targaryen] turns to Rhaenys, who, he reasonably argues, is the best authority on what her husband would want. And Christmas comes early for Rhaenyra, because not only has her dad come out to support her family, but her aunt also backs Luke [Lucerys Velaryon]'s claim—and accepts...2022 October 10, Jenna Scherer, “House of the Dragon Drops Its Best Episode Yet”, in w: The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 19 Jun 2025

Questions about Christmas comes early

What does Christmas comes early mean?
Christmas comes early means something very delightful or fortunate happens, especially earlier than expected.
What part of speech is Christmas comes early?
Christmas comes early is a phrase.
How do you pronounce Christmas comes early?
Christmas comes early is pronounced /ˌkɹɪsməs kʌmz ˈɜːli/ (UK).

Words near Christmas comes early in the dictionary

  1. Christmas City
  2. Christmas club
  3. Christmas clubs
  4. Christmas come early
  5. Christmas comes but once a year
  6. Christmas comes early
  7. Christmas coming early
  8. Christmas Common
  9. Christmas cookie
  10. Christmas cookies
  11. Christmas cracker

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