Looking for Christmas words that start with “A”? Here’s a festive list to brighten your holiday season!
- Advent- The period leading up to Christmas.
- Angel- A spiritual being often represented in human form with wings.
- Anticipation- Excitement or hopeful preparation for an event.
- Announcement- A formal public statement.
- Abundance- A large amount or quantity.
- Assemble- To gather together.
- Amaze- To fill with wonder.
- Appreciation- A recognition of the quality or value of someone or something.
- Adore- To love deeply and respect highly.
- Amity- Friendship or peaceful harmony.
- Allure- The quality of being powerfully attractive.
- Affection- A gentle feeling of fondness or liking.
- Average (Joe)- Everyday person celebrating the holidays.
- Aromas- Pleasant smells, often from festive foods.
- Admiration- Respect and warm approval.
- Attire- Clothing suited for a special event.
- Assembly- A gathering of people for a common purpose.
- Antique- An old and valuable item, sometimes used as a Christmas decoration.
- Activity- Actions or events often enjoyed during the holidays.
- Astral- Relating to the stars, often reflecting the star of Bethlehem.
- Appeal- A quality that makes something attractive.
- Authentic- Genuine, real, often used to describe holiday traditions.
- Adorn- To decorate or add beauty to.
- Appreciate- To recognize the full worth of something or someone.
- Amaze- To fill with great surprise and wonder.
- Amen- A term often used in prayers and carols.
- Array- An impressive and typically large display or range.
- Aloha- Hawaiian greeting or farewell, used in holiday celebrations in Hawaii.
- Arrangement- The way things are laid out or set up, such as festive decorations.
- Awe- A feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder.
- Aurora- The dawn or a radiant glow, often resembling holiday lights.
- Astounding- Very surprising or remarkable.
- Anniversary- Celebrating the yearly return of the same date.
- Alight- To descend and settle, often used metaphorically in holiday contexts.
- Achieve- To successfully bring about or reach.
- Accolade- An award or privilege granted as a special honor.
- Assign- To allocate a task or role.
- Affluence- Abundant wealth, prosperity, or richness.
- Assure- To make someone confident in their belief or understanding.
- Acoustic- Relating to sound, often in reference to holiday music.
- Abode- A house or home, often decorated for the holidays.
- Amiable- Having a friendly and pleasant manner.
- Artisanal- Made in a traditional or non-mechanized way.
- Ascend- To go up or climb.
- Avenge- To take revenge or action for a wrongdoing (contextually might be a playful revenge in festive games).
- Ally- A partner or friend, often in holiday collaboration.
- Adulation- Excessive admiration or praise.
- Aid- Help or support.
- Accent- A distinctive manner of expression, often referring to holiday accents in decorations.
- Achieve- Successfully reach a desired objective or result.
- Annal- A record of events, often historical, referring to previous Christmas celebrations.
- Arcane- Understood by few, mysterious or secret; possibly in reference to old traditions.
- Animate- To bring to life or move, as in lively holiday decorations.
- Afterglow- The pleasant effects or feelings left after an event.
- Aura- The distinctive atmosphere or quality surrounding something.
- Assent- Agreement or approval.
- Allow- To give permission; used often in family settings during holidays.
- Aspiration- A hope or ambition.
- Affinity- A natural liking or attraction.
- Ardent- Enthusiastic or passionate.
- Azalea- A type of flowering plant, sometimes used in winter floral arrangements.
- Applaud- To show approval or praise by clapping.
- Achieve- To successfully complete or reach.
- Assure- To tell someone something positively to dispel doubts.
- Adherence- Devotion or commitment to a cause or belief.
- Amidst- In the middle of.
- Arc- A part of the circumference of a circle or another curve.
- Allegiance- Loyalty or commitment to a group or cause.
- Arrival- Coming to a place, especially at the end of a journey.
- Akeakamai- Hawaiian for wisdom, often celebrated in cultural events.
- Assembly- The action of gathering together.
- Allude- To suggest or call attention to indirectly.
- Altruism- The belief in or practice of selfless concern for the well-being of others.
- Area- A space allocated for a specific purpose.
- Arcadian- Idyllically pastoral or simple.
- August- Respected and impressive.
- Array- An impressive display or range of a particular type of thing.
- Austenite- Admirer of Jane Austen, sometimes involved in themed holiday events.
- Anthem- A rousing or uplifting song identified with a group, body, or cause.
- Ale- A type of beer, often enjoyed during holiday feasts.
- Acclaimed- Praised enthusiastically and publicly.
- Annals- Records of events year by year.
- Artisan- A worker in a skilled trade, often involving making things by hand.
- Aesthetic- Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.
- Ally- A state formally cooperating with another for a military or other purpose.
- Assortment- A miscellaneous collection of things or people.
- Anchorage- A place where a vessel anchors, sometimes festively decorated in harbor towns.
- Accrediting- Officially recognizing or giving credit.
- Aglow- Glowing, radiant with light or happiness.
- Arise- Emerge, become apparent.
- Alluvial- Relating to loose, fertile soil, occasionally referred to in certain decorations.
- Annual- Occurring once every year.
- Assemble- To gather together.
- Array- An impressive display or range.
- Artifact- An object made by a human being, historically significant.
- Affix- Attach something.
- Allay- Diminish or put to rest.
- Allegory- A story or picture that reveals a hidden meaning.
- Alleluia- An exclamation of praise, often used in Christmas hymns.