Christmas and New Year Russian vocabulary

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с но́вым го́дом! [s nó-vym gó-dam] Phrase
Happy New Year! (lit. - With New Year!)
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с наступа́ющим! [s nas-tu-pá-yu-scheem] Phrase , used before the New Year comes
Happy upcoming New Year! (lit. - with upcoming!)
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с рождество́м! [s razh-deest-vóm] Phrase , variation: счастли́вого рождества́!
Merry Christmas!
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фейерве́рк [fye-yer-vyérk] Noun , masculine
fireworks
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бой кура́нтов [boî ku-rán-taf] Phrase
bell rings
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но́вый год [nó-vyî got] Phrase
New Year
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пода́рок [pa-dá-rak] Noun , masculine , plural - пода́рки
gift, present
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снегови́к [snee-ga-véek] Noun , masculine
snowman
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наряжа́ть ёлку [na-ree-zhát' yól-ku] Phrase
to decorate a Christmas tree
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снегу́рочка [snye-gú-rach-ka] Noun , feminine
Snow Maiden (granddaughter of grandfather Frost)
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дед Mоро́з [dyed ma-róz] Phrase
Ded Moroz (Russian Santa Claus - Grandfather Frost)
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рождество́ [razh-deest-vó] Noun , neuter
Christmas
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ёлка [yól-ka] Noun , feminine
firtree, New Year's/Christmas tree
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