APAD: Christmas comes but once a year

Christmas comes but once a year

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

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

At Christmas play and make good cheere,
for Christmas comes but once a yeere.

Other rhyming couplets from Thomas Tusser:

such as

Swéete April showers,
Doo spring Maie flowers.

and

A foole and his monie be soone at debate,
which after with sorrow repents him too late.

The later two had become the early version of the proverbs:

  • April showers bring May flowers
  • A fool and his money are soon parted.

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right, eat & splurge till new year resolution :-)) -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/24/2024 postreply 05:52:44

Haha. That is exactly what I will do . -天邊一片白雲- 給 天邊一片白雲 發送悄悄話 天邊一片白雲 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/24/2024 postreply 08:15:34

wasSad 2see Jan scale&CreditCardBill bf, but not anymore ;-) -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/24/2024 postreply 08:21:17

I found hardly nothing to box on boxing days -移花接木- 給 移花接木 發送悄悄話 移花接木 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/24/2024 postreply 14:01:20

Merry Christmas! We say this only once a year:) -暖冬cool夏- 給 暖冬cool夏 發送悄悄話 暖冬cool夏 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/24/2024 postreply 10:02:20

and year after year and after year ... ... ;-)) -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/24/2024 postreply 10:19:57

Won't hurt to say multiple times -移花接木- 給 移花接木 發送悄悄話 移花接木 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/24/2024 postreply 14:02:13

So does my New Year Joy Fasting. -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/24/2024 postreply 11:18:06

after Xmas feast? ;-) Happy Holidays 7G!! -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/24/2024 postreply 11:24:32

Happy Holidays, 西島! -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/24/2024 postreply 11:27:26

clean fast is better than dirty feast -移花接木- 給 移花接木 發送悄悄話 移花接木 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/24/2024 postreply 13:56:44

Merry Christmas!想起上大學時附庸風雅聖誕前夜去教堂~現在開啟度假模式~ -妖妖靈- 給 妖妖靈 發送悄悄話 妖妖靈 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 12/24/2024 postreply 17:56:31

Would u watch the monarch Xmas broadcast? The old man isn't -移花接木- 給 移花接木 發送悄悄話 移花接木 的博客首頁 (30 bytes) () 12/24/2024 postreply 20:22:19

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