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Bookmark or Share- on a cold night/in a cold night | WordReference ForumsThe natural thing to say is on a cold night — or any specific night or day: on that night, on the night before we left, on Christmas Eve, on the last day of term, on my birthday, on St Swithin’s Day, etc. If you use in, you imply during [the course of] a certain day or night. There are few situations in which that would be appropriate.
- "on/at Christmas" - WordReference ForumsAs stated previously we use at Christmas, on Christmas Day. I should clarify that slightly. We do not say on Christmas if we are describing the time of an action. If you were to search for "on Christmas" on UK websites only you could find "Spotlight on Christmas", but that is a metaphorical spotlight shining on the Christmas period.
- Definite article for festivals? - WordReference ForumsExamples without the article; Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, Rosh Hashannah, Fit al-Eidr, Chinese New Year. Examples with the article: The Christmas season, the Easter holiday, and the festivals you have mentioned. An exception is The Fourth of July, which always has the article.
- At Christmas Eve/ In Christmas Eve / On Christmas EveOn Christmas Eve. S. St. Nick Senior Member. English Jan 22, 2009 #3 "On Christmas Eve" is the only ...
- at new year / on new year's eve | WordReference Forums"On Friday, on Christmas Day, on 23rd May, on Friday morning". We use "at" with the time - "at 6:30, at midnight, at dinner time", a few irregular things - "at night, at the weekend" and also with religious festivals - "at Easter, at Christmas" We can compare "on Christmas Day" ( just the 25th), with "at Christmas" (the Christmas holiday period).
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