Top 73 Christmas Words & Phrases That Start With C (Curated & Ranked)

Cathy Desmet
Updated 06/12/2022
Living room decorated for Christmas with a tree and stockings

Below, you’ll find over 70 Christmas words and phrases that start with the letter C.

Scroll past the list for a fun Christmas activity you can do with your family!

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    Cookies

    served on Christmas and left out for Santa

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    Celestial

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    Cake

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    Carols

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    Candy cane

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    Christmas movies

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    Christmas tree

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    Christmas morning

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    Cindy-Lou Who

    a character from How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss

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    Communion

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    Candy

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    Celebrate

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    Christmas gift exchange

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    Celebration

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    Crowds

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    Customs

    traditions

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    Christmas Eve

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    Christmas gifts

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    Christmas crackers

    table decoration that contains a small gift

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    Christmas presents

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    Christmas stories

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    Christ Child

    Jesus

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    Chestnuts

    referenced in “The Christmas Song”

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    Chimney

    how Santa gets into a house

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    Coal

    left in a bad child’s stocking

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    Christmas Day

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    Church

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    Cranberries

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    Cooking

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    Cheer

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    Camels

    from the nativity scene

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    Carolers

    Christmas carol singers

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    Candles

    placed in windows as decorations

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    Cards

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    Calling birds

    referenced in “The Twelve Days of Christmas”

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    Ceremonies

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    Cinnamon

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    Creche

    model nativity scene

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    Christmas lights

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    Cranberry sauce

    side dish served at traditional Christmas dinners

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    Cloves

    spice used in holiday dishes

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    Charity

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    Community

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    Christmas songs

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    Christmas parties

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    Comet

    a character from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

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    Cupid

    a character from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

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    Christmas sweaters

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    Christmas elves

    Santa’s helpers

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    Christmas pudding

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    Congeniality

    warm and friendly attitude

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    Christmas socks

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    Cozy

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    Chocolate

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    Christmas past

    a spirit from A Christmas Carol

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    Chapel

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    Cathedral

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    Christmas future

    a spirit from A Christmas Carol

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    Carolling

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    Camaraderie

    friendship

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    Choir

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    Christmas Mass

    church service

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    Comfort and joy

    referenced in “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen”

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    Cheerfulness

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    Children

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    Compassion

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    Chilly weather

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    Cider

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    Cocoa

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    Candlelight

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    Commercialism

    companies profiting from holiday shopping

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    Consumerism

    focus on buying Christmas gifts

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    Confections

    sweets served at Christmas meals

Activity: Candy Cane Crafts

Candy canes are more than just a sweet and minty treat you eat around Christmas. You can use them to make edible stocking stuffers, party favors, or ornaments!

Consider the following uses for your extra candy canes:

  • Place markers: If you’re hosting a large Christmas dinner, wrap each napkin in red and white ribbon with a name tag. Tuck a candy cane under the ribbon for a cute and festive place marker.
  • Candy cane tree: You’ll need a lot of candy canes for this one, but it makes a pretty table decoration for your holiday parties! Place candy canes upright, but upside down, and tape them together in a circle. Make several layers like this — each circle smaller than the next. Stack them together into a tree shape and top with a tiny star or angel!
  • Candy cane sleighs: As a party favor, place two candy canes with the curve facing up. Connect the two candy canes with a small piece of cardboard or a wide candy (like a Kit Kat) to create your base. Stack smaller, wrapped candy on top of the base, and gift each guest a yummy, sweet “sleigh.”
  • Candy cane Rudolph: Add googly eyes, a red pom-pom nose, and brown pipe cleaner antlers to a candy cane for a cute stocking stuffer or ornament.
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