Vigil of Christmas
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The Vigil of Christmas is the Catholic Church’s liturgical celebration held on the evening before Christmas, marking the solemn anticipation of the Nativity of Jesus.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Christmas Eve Vigil | 1 |
| Christmas Vigil | 1 |
| Eve of Nativity | 1 |
| Fatto per la notte di Natale | 1 |
| Mass at Dawn of Christmas | 1 |
| Mass of the Vigil of Christmas | 1 |
| Nativity | 1 |
| Vigil of Christmas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1907300 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vigil of Christmas Context triple: [Christmas Eve, liturgicalName, Vigil of Christmas]
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A.
Christmastide
Christmastide is the Christian liturgical season that celebrates the birth of Jesus and extends from Christmas through the days that follow, traditionally up to Epiphany or the Baptism of the Lord.
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B.
A Faithful Christmas
A Faithful Christmas is a holiday-themed R&B and soul album by American singer Faith Evans, featuring her interpretations of classic Christmas songs alongside original material.
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C.
One Christmas
One Christmas is a 1994 television film adaptation of a Truman Capote short story, starring Henry Winkler and Katharine Hepburn in a Depression-era coming-of-age tale.
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D.
Waiting for Christmas
"Waiting for Christmas" is a holiday-themed R&B song by John Legend from his festive album "A Legendary Christmas."
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E.
Jesse Tree
The Jesse Tree is a symbolic depiction of Jesus’ genealogy and the biblical story of salvation history, traditionally used during Advent to prepare for Christmas.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vigil of Christmas Target entity description: The Vigil of Christmas is the Catholic Church’s liturgical celebration held on the evening before Christmas, marking the solemn anticipation of the Nativity of Jesus.
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A.
Christmastide
Christmastide is the Christian liturgical season that celebrates the birth of Jesus and extends from Christmas through the days that follow, traditionally up to Epiphany or the Baptism of the Lord.
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B.
A Faithful Christmas
A Faithful Christmas is a holiday-themed R&B and soul album by American singer Faith Evans, featuring her interpretations of classic Christmas songs alongside original material.
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C.
One Christmas
One Christmas is a 1994 television film adaptation of a Truman Capote short story, starring Henry Winkler and Katharine Hepburn in a Depression-era coming-of-age tale.
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D.
Waiting for Christmas
"Waiting for Christmas" is a holiday-themed R&B song by John Legend from his festive album "A Legendary Christmas."
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E.
Jesse Tree
The Jesse Tree is a symbolic depiction of Jesus’ genealogy and the biblical story of salvation history, traditionally used during Advent to prepare for Christmas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic feast
ⓘ
Christian liturgical observance ⓘ liturgical celebration ⓘ vigil ⓘ |
| anticipates |
Nativity of Christ
ⓘ
surface form:
Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord
|
| associatedWithPractice |
blessing of the Christmas crib
ⓘ
family gatherings on Christmas Eve ⓘ fasting traditions in some regions ⓘ lighting of Christmas candles ⓘ singing of Christmas carols ⓘ |
| celebratedBy |
Catholic faithful
ⓘ
parish communities ⓘ religious communities ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Nativity of Christ
ⓘ
surface form:
Nativity of Jesus
|
| dateInGeneralRomanCalendar | 24 December ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Vigil of Christmas
ⓘ
surface form:
Christmas Eve Vigil
Vigil of Christmas ⓘ
surface form:
Christmas Vigil
Vigil Mass of Christmas ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalSource |
General Roman Calendar
ⓘ
Missale Romanum ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Missal
|
| hasDenomination |
Catholic Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| hasLiturgicalColor | white ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalFamily |
Latin Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Church
Roman Rite ⓘ |
| hasPrincipalLiturgy |
Vigil of Christmas
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mass of the Vigil of Christmas
|
| hasProperTexts |
proper prayers
ⓘ
proper preface options ⓘ proper readings ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom |
Mass at Dawn of Christmas
ⓘ
Mass during the Day of Christmas ⓘ Mass during the Night of Christmas ⓘ |
| isLinkedTo |
Christian liturgical year
ⓘ
Christmas Eve ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Proper of the Season
ⓘ
surface form:
Proper of Seasons in the Roman Missal
liturgical celebrations of Christmas ⓘ |
| languageVariant | Latin: Vigilia Nativitatis Domini ⓘ |
| liturgicalRank | Solemnity (vigil celebration) ⓘ |
| liturgicalSeason |
Advent
ⓘ
Christmastide transition ⓘ |
| occursOnEveOf |
Christmas
ⓘ
surface form:
Christmas Day
|
| precedes |
Vigil of Christmas
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Mass at Dawn of Christmas
Mass during the Day of Christmas ⓘ Mass during the Night of Christmas ⓘ |
| principalTheme |
anticipation of the birth of Christ
ⓘ
fulfilment of Old Testament prophecies ⓘ imminent coming of the Messiah ⓘ |
| timeOfDay |
evening
ⓘ
late afternoon ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Vigil of Christmas Description of subject: The Vigil of Christmas is the Catholic Church’s liturgical celebration held on the evening before Christmas, marking the solemn anticipation of the Nativity of Jesus.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nativity
this entity surface form:
Fatto per la notte di Natale
this entity surface form:
Mass of the Vigil of Christmas
this entity surface form:
Christmas Vigil
this entity surface form:
Christmas Eve Vigil
this entity surface form:
Mass at Dawn of Christmas
this entity surface form:
Eve of Nativity