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Christmas comes but once a year

Nowadays, this has become an excuse for eat or spending too much on presents, but this proverb states that people need to be kind to each other always rather than just during the holidays.

Christmas only happens once a year and we have to enjoy it. We often use it to reassure ourselves.

Example

Christmas comes but once a year, so we can eat a lot of chocolates.

Wish upon a star

At Christmas we often 'Wish Upon a Star'. This idiom means to make a dream come true, or to have a wish come true, because the star can answer our wishes. So, at Christmas time, we often use this 

phrase to hope that the next year will be a good year.

Example

The woman was wishing upon a star to have good health next year.

I hope you enjoy this video from the film Pinocchio.

Cancel someone's Christmas

This phrase means to kill someone; to destroy someone. The idea is that the dead person will not live until Christmas. This is a humorous expression that can be heard in films. It is that you are so angry with someone that you are going to kill him/her.

Example

If you do not stop teasing me, I'm going to cancel your Christmas.