Chrismukkah

English Etymology en holiday :blend Christmas<id:holiday> Hanukkah<id:holiday> 1 ++ A similar formation can be found in de Weihnukka (from de Weihnachten Christmas), and compare also nl Chanoeklaas, a merger of Hanukkah and the Dutch winter holiday of nl Sinterklaas which similarly involves gift-giving. Pronunciation en /ˈkɹɪsmʊkə/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Chirsmukkah.wav US Proper noun The merged holiday of Christmas and Hanukkah. en 2012 Joshua Eli Plaut A Kosher Christmas: 'Tis the Season to be Jewish 147 Kimberly Duran of DallasNews.com, for example, referenced restaurants that served Chrismukkah foods in 2005 when Hanukkah and Christmas coincided. en Emanuella Grinberg and Christina Zdanowicz Celebrating Chrismukkah: Shalom stockings and Hanukkah bushes w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2012/12/14/living/blended-christmas-hanukkah-holiday 2012-12-14 “For me, Chrismukkah represents our relationship at its best,” Pham said in a CNN iReport. https://web.archive.org/web/20131210060331/https://www.cnn.com/2012/12/14/living/blended-christmas-hanukkah-holiday https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/us/christmas-hanukkah-chrismukkah.html This Chrismukkah, Latkes and Eggnog Go Together Remy Tumin; Claire Moses 2024-12-21 Celebrating both holidays is nothing new. But the TV show “The O.C.” helped popularize a term for it when the character Seth Cohen (played by Adam Brody) celebrated “Chrismukkah” in an episode in 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20241231205412/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/us/christmas-hanukkah-chrismukkah.html Usage notes The term gained currency after its usage on a 2003 episode of The O.C. and the 2005 convergence of the two holidays.en https://apnews.com/article/hanukkah-christmas-religious-holidays-interfaith-judaism-christianity-0a9811a1e9c8e21f1cdd2e2d6a23b348 In a calendar rarity, Hanukkah starts this year on Christmas Day Associated Press 2024-12-25 2024-12-25 David Crary Religion https://web.archive.org/web/20260107233947/https://apnews.com/article/hanukkah-christmas-religious-holidays-interfaith-judaism-christianity-0a9811a1e9c8e21f1cdd2e2d6a23b348 7 January 2026 Related terms en Chrismahanukwanzakah References en Christmas Hanukkah