watch night

noun

watch night

1. the night of December 24, during which a service is held to mark the arrival of Christmas Day
2. the night of December 31, during which a service is held to mark the passing of the old year and the beginning of the new
the service held on either of these nights

First recorded in 1735–45

The Saints, I suppose, had watch-night services of their own, for they were conspicuous by their absence.

Certainly, firing crackers seems to be a large part of the watch-night service.

Watch-night on New Year's Eve was a season of great rejoicing among them.

The thought of it troubled me, not much, but still a little, during the watch-night services at Siloam church.

Then he remembered the watch-night service Bethany had asked him to attend.

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