festive season
the period immediately leading up to Christmas and ending just after New Year
Words Nearby festive season
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How to use festive season in a sentence
How glad I am when the festive season draws to a close, and the last petitioner for Christmas-boxes goes on his way rejoicing.
Lazy Thoughts of a Lazy Girl | Jenny WrenLet us hope that at Christmas, or some other festive season, you may have to dress a fowl or turkey for your dinner.
A Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes | Charles Elm FrancatelliSeveral of the villagers passed along the road, more or less merry in honour of the festive season.
A Woman's Burden | Fergus HumeNew year of 1842 found him at home in Nauvoo enjoying with his family and friends the festive season.
Wilford Woodruff | Matthias F. CowleyThe postal-parcel work is also very heavy at the festive season.
Christmas: Its Origin and Associations | William Francis Dawson
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