“Where does Christmas come before Easter?”/“In the dictionary.”

A riddle about Christmas and Easter is:
 
Q: Where does Christmas come before Easter?
A: In the dictionary!
 
The riddle has been cited in print since at least 2009.
 
“Where does Christmas come before Thanksgiving?”/“In the dictionary” and “Where does Easter come before Valentine’s Day?”/“In the dictionary” are similar riddles.
 
       
Blaine’s Puzzle Blog
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2009
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec. 13): All The Digits Puzzle
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ChuckSun Dec 13, 07:46:00 AM PST
As I promised last week, here’s the Stupid Christmas Quiz. I apologize in advance for some of the answers. Have fun 😊
 
1. Where does Christmas come before Easter?
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BlaineMon Dec 14, 08:10:00 AM PST
1. In the dictionary.
 
24 December 2009, Daily Mail (London, UK), “Heard the one about the funny cracker jokes?: (It’s the way Frank Carson tells them),” pg. 28:
Anonymous. Daily Mail; London (UK) [London (UK)]24 Dec 2009: 28.
When does Christmas come before Easter? In the dictionary.
 
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Leslie Summerfield‏
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Where does Christmas come before Easter? The dictionary! #thatjokewaslame
12:11 PM - 4 Dec 2011
 
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KD Hotel
March 25, 2013 ·
Riddle:
Q: Where does Christmas come before Easter?
A: In the dictionary!
 
Funster
Friday, 29 March 2013
Easter Jokes – Page 1
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Q: Where does Christmas come before Easter?
A: In the dictionary!
   
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Funny Easter Joke 2015
Where does Christmas come before Easter?
In the dictionary!
#easterjoke
12:42 PM - 2 Apr 2015
 
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Kijana Stevie Nderi‏
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Q:;When does Christmas come before Easter??
A:;In the dictionary….í ½í¸‚  í ½í¸‚  í ½í¸‚  í ½í¸‚
#EasterWeekend
1:47 PM - 24 Mar 2016