Christmas Day

noun

: the day on which Christmas is celebrated : December 25

Examples of Christmas Day in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Netflix bragged about landing two Christmas Day NFL games. Joe Otterson, Variety, 22 May 2024 Netflix, which has long been cautious about competing for pricey sports rights, landed two Christmas Day NFL games for 2024 and has the rights to at least one a year in 2025 and 2026. Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024 The Christmas Day games between the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans will be broadcast on Netflix. Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 16 May 2024 Then, on Christmas Day — a Wednesday — the Chiefs will play the Steelers in Pittsburgh in a game that will be broadcast on Netflix. Because the Chiefs are playing that day, their previous game will be on Saturday, at home against the Houston Texans. Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2024 In keeping with its historic practices, the NFL says that the Christmas Day games will also be available on broadcast TV in the local team markets, and on the NFL+ mobile app. Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 May 2024 The news comes the same day that Netflix announced a further push into live events, after getting the streaming rights for NFL games on Christmas Day. Andrew Webster, The Verge, 15 May 2024 Executives at Netflix like the idea of a Christmas Day event that could bring millions of viewers to the service all at once. Lucas Shaw, Fortune, 15 May 2024 The market will run year round — rain or shine — except on Christmas Day and during inclement weather. Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 8 May 2024

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“Christmas Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Christmas%20Day. Accessed 28 May. 2024.

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