Мы любим Рождество.

Мы means we.

In Russian, subject pronouns are often omitted because the verb ending already shows who is doing the action. So Мы любим Рождество and simply Любим Рождество can both mean We love Christmas.

Including мы makes the subject explicit. It can:

• add emphasis,
• make the sentence clearer,
• or sound more natural in some contexts.

Любим is the 1st person plural form of любить (to love).

So the pattern is:

• я люблю — I love
• ты любишь — you love
• он/она любит — he/she loves
• мы любим — we love
• вы любите — you love (plural/formal)
• они любят — they love

The ending -им tells you the subject is we.

Because Рождество is the direct object of the verb любить.

The verb любить takes a direct object without a preposition, just like English to love:

• люблю музыку — I love music
• любим Рождество — we love Christmas

So Рождество is in the accusative case here.

Because Рождество is a neuter inanimate noun, and for nouns like this, the accusative is the same as the nominative.

So:

• nominative: Рождество
• accusative: Рождество

That is why nothing changes in this sentence, even though it is the object.

It is capitalized because it is the name of a holiday: Christmas.

In Russian, names of major holidays are usually capitalized:

• Рождество
• Пасха
• Новый год

So the capital letter here is normal.

It is pronounced approximately razh-dee-STVO.

The stress is on the last syllable:

• Рождество́

A few useful pronunciation notes:

• о in unstressed position is reduced, so it does not sound like a clear English o.
• жд is a consonant cluster that may feel difficult at first.
• The final stressed -во́ is the strongest part of the word.

A rough guide:

• Мы любим Рождество́
• approximately: my LYU-bim razh-dee-STVO

Yes, любить normally does mean to love, and it is completely natural in this sentence.

Russian uses любить not only for people, but also for things, activities, seasons, and holidays:

• люблю кофе — I love coffee
• любим лето — we love summer
• люблю музыку — I love music

So Мы любим Рождество sounds normal.

Yes, but the structure would be different.

Нравиться means more like to be pleasing / to be liked, so instead of we like Christmas, Russian literally says something like Christmas pleases us:

• Нам нравится Рождество — We like Christmas

Compare:

• Мы любим Рождество — We love Christmas
• Нам нравится Рождество — We like Christmas

So любить and нравиться are not interchangeable word-for-word.

Yes. Russian word order is more flexible than English because case endings help show grammatical roles.

The most neutral order here is:

• Мы любим Рождество

But you might also hear:

• Рождество мы любим — emphasizes Christmas
• Мы Рождество любим — also possible, with a different rhythm or emphasis

Even when the order changes, the meaning usually stays the same, though the emphasis shifts.

It normally means we love Christmas in general.

Russian present tense often covers:

• general facts,
• habits,
• ongoing situations,
• and broad feelings.

So Мы любим Рождество is naturally understood as a general statement about preference, not as a temporary action happening at this exact moment.

No. Russian does not have articles like the or a/an.

So Russian simply says:

• Мы любим Рождество

There is no separate word for the in this sentence. Russian relies on context instead.

Usually it means Christmas as the holiday in a general sense. Depending on context, that can include:

• the day itself,
• the celebration,
• or the whole Christmas period.

The single word Рождество often covers what English speakers might think of as Christmas broadly.

Not automatically. Рождество just means Christmas.

Which date or tradition is meant depends on context:

• the country,
• the speaker’s background,
• religion,
• and the surrounding conversation.

In Russia, people may often associate it with Orthodox Christmas, but the word itself simply means Christmas.