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nativity
Nativite, "feast-day celebrating the birth of Christ, Christmas," from Old French nativité "birth, origin, descent; birthday; Christmas" (12c.), from Late Latin
elf
Old English elf (Mercian, Kentish), ælf (Northumbrian), ylfe (plural, West Saxon) "sprite, fairy, goblin, incubus," from Proto-Germanic *albiz.
Santa Claus
American English, in reference to the customs of the old Dutch colony of New York, from dialectal Dutch Sante Klaas, Middle Dutch Sinter Niklaas -Saint Nicholas
bell
Old English belle, which has cognates in Middle Dutch belle, Middle Low German belle but is not found elsewhere in Germanic
present
From Old French present and directly from Medieval Latin presentia, from phrases such as French en present "(to offer)," mettre en present " place before, give,
gift
From a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse gift, gipt "gift; good luck," from Proto-Germanic *geftiz
Scrooge
Generic for "miser," by 1905, from the name of the curmudgeonly employer in Dickens' 1843 story "A Christmas Carol."
tinsel
Kind of cloth made with interwoven gold or silver thread, from Anglo-French tencele, Old French estencele, estincelle "spark, spangle"
sleigh
1703, American and Canadian English, from Dutch slee, shortened from slede (sled/sledge).
reindeer
Deer inhabiting the arctic regions of Europe, from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse hreindyri "reindeer," with dyr "animal" + hreinn.
mistletoe
Old English mistel "basil, mistletoe" + tan "twig," from Proto-Germanic *tainan "twig".
holly
Earlier holin (mid-12c.), shortening of Old English holegn, holen "holly," from Proto-Germanic *hulin-.
turkey
Short for turkey cock or turkeyhen, originally applied to the guinea fowl (imported through Turkey), and then erroneously to the American bird.
stocking
From Old English stocu "sleeve," which is related to Old English stocc "trunk, log". Probably because of resemblance of legs to tree trunks.
bauble
Early 14c., "showy trinket or ornament," from Old French baubel "child's toy, trinket," probably a reduplication of bel, from Latin bellus "pretty".
wreath
Old English wriða "fillet, bandage, band" (literally "that which is wound around"). Meaning "ring or garland of flowers or vines" is first recorded 1560s.
merry
Middle English mirie, from Old English myrge "pleasing, agreeable, pleasant, sweet, exciting feelings of enjoyment and gladness".
festive
From Latin festivus "festive, joyous, gay," from festum "festival, holiday," noun use of neuter of adjective festus "joyful, merry".
tree
Middle English tre, from Old English treo, treow "tree," also "timber, wood, beam, log, stake;" from Proto-Germanic *trewam.
chimney
From Old French cheminee "fireplace; room with a fireplace; hearth; chimney stack" (12c., Modern French cheminée), from Medieval Latin caminata "a fireplace,"
carol
From Old French carole "kind of dance in a ring, round dance accompanied by singers". Perhaps from Medieval Latin choraula ' a dance to the flute'.
angel
Fusion of Old English engel (with hard -g-) and Old French angele. Both are from Late Latin angelus, from Greek angelos.
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