Christmas come early

English 2025 July 25 Etymology Referring to the imaginary situation of Christmas occurring before the usual date, and thus one enjoying the festivities and receiving Christmas presents early. Pronunciation en /ˌkɹɪsməs kʌm ˈɜːli/ RP en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Christmas come early.wav Southern England en /ˌkɹɪsməs kʌm ˈɜɹli/ GA en ɜː(ɹ)li 5 en Christ mas come early Noun - Christmases come early en chiefly Ireland UK idiomatic Something very delightful or fortunate that is happening or has happened, especially earlier than expected. en 1982 Tim Kelly Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch: Or, A Page from the Book of LifeA Heart-rending Melodrama in 3 Acts: By Tim Kelly (Based on the Story by Alice Hegan Rice Schulenburg, Tex. I. E. Clark Publications Act I 20 https://books.google.com/books?id=aWizYOaZidEC&pg=PA20 978-0-88680-132-8 It is true, Ma? Is it true? A Thanksgiving basket? It's like Christmas come early! [She joins her sisters at the table. All three sisters sit, stare hungrily at the basket] en 16 November 1993 w:Sherrod Brown Opposition to NAFTA Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 103d Congress, First Session w:United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. United States Government Printing Office 139, part 10 29312 https://archive.org/details/us_congress_103/congressional-record-1993-pt20/page/29312/mode/1up 3 0363-7239 13530005 It is Christmas come early, unfortunately for Members of Congress, unfortunately for those who are willing to sell out their vote for their districts, for something in their districts. It might be Christmas come early for those Members of Congress, but it is not Christmas for the American people. en 1996 w:Ivan Doig w:Bucking the Sun New York, N.Y. Scribner 2003 122 https://books.google.com/books?id=4aI3Wt6IomIC&pg=PA122 978-0-684-81171-0 "If this gets any better," Sangster confessed, "I won't be able to stand it." October, so far, had been Christmas come early for the engineers. en 28 December 1998 4 January 1999 Christmas Comes Early for Hit Singer Deborah Cox Robert E[dward] Johnson Jet Chicago, Ill. w:Johnson Publishing Company 95 5 55 https://books.google.com/books?id=9sMDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA55 0021-5996 671797918 Sultry songbird Deborah Cox says Christmas came early for her this year and all of her wishes have already come true. The talented songstress is riding the charts with her second hit album, One Wish with the smash ballad Nobody's Supposed To Be Here. on en 2003 w:Ivan Doig Prairie Nocturne New York, N.Y. Scribner 188 https://books.google.com/books?id=vOxiMJxU3AwC&pg=PA188 978-0-7432-0135-3 Christmas come early, that sounds like to me. en 2004 w:Sean Astin; with Joe Layden 9 There and Back Again: An Actor’s Tale New York, N.Y. St. Martin’s Press 169 https://archive.org/details/therebackagainac00asti/page/169/mode/1up 978-0-312-33146-7 So to be in Peter Jackson's house, just a couple of weeks before shooting was scheduled to begin, sharing dinner and conversation with Ian McKellen, well, that was like Christmas coming early for me. en 2007 Robert Lynch Italian Mountain Campaign A Letter Marked Free: A Powerful and Gripping Account of a Combat Soldier in WWII Indianapolis, Ind. Dog Ear Publishing 51 https://archive.org/details/lettermarkedfree0000lync/page/51/mode/1up 978-1-60844-419-9 Christmas came early this year when our PX rations arrived in November. This is one day every soldier overseas looks forward to. on en 10 October 2022 Jenna Scherer House of the Dragon Drops Its Best Episode Yet w:The A.V. Club https://web.archive.org/web/20250619074142/https://www.avclub.com/house-of-the-dragon-review-season-1-episode-8-the-l-1849636604 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 her niece's offer of a Targaryen-Velaryon double wedding. on Usage notes The term is also used in the verbal forms en Christmas comes early, en Christmas coming early, and en Christmas came early. Related terms en Christmas comes but once a year Christmas in July Christmas is coming like a kid at Christmas think all one's Christmases have come at once Translations something very delightful or fortunate that is happening or has happened, especially earlier than expected Finnish: fi joulu tuli etuajassa French: fr Polish: pl święta przyszły wcześniej Further reading Christmas comes early; Christmas come early phrase 3097163476 Christmas n.1 and interj 7268383782 March 2025 en Christmas