Christmas came early

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkɹɪsməs keɪm ˈɜːli/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌkɹɪsməs keɪm ˈɜɹli/
• Hyphenation: Christ‧mas came early

Phrase

Christmas came early

1. Alternative form of Christmas come early.
   • 1998 December 28 – 1999 January 4, “Christmas Comes Early for Hit Singer Deborah Cox”, in Robert E[dward] Johnson, editor, Jet, volume 95, number 5, Chicago, Ill.: Johnson Publishing Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 55:

     Sultry songbird Deborah Cox says Christmas came early for her this year and all of her wishes have already come true. The talented songstress is riding the charts with her second hit album, One Wish with the smash ballad Nobody's Supposed To Be Here.

   • 2007, Robert Lynch, “Italian Mountain Campaign”, in A Letter Marked Free: A Powerful and Gripping Account of a Combat Soldier in WWII, Indianapolis, Ind.: Dog Ear Publishing, →ISBN, page 51:

     Christmas came early this year when our PX rations arrived in November. This is one day every soldier overseas looks forward to.