English Explanatory Dictionary

Christmas comes but once a year

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. Used to emphasize the annual distinctiveness of Christmas, especially in contexts where either the special joys or tribulations of the holiday are described.

Word forms

Christmas comes but once a year

Etymology

Apparently coined by the English poet Thomas Tusser (c. 1524 – 1580): see the 1580 quotation.

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