Christmastide
the festival season from Christmas to after New Year's Day.
the period from Christmas Eve to Epiphany, especially in England.
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How to use Christmastide in a sentence
It was also to such men that the revelry of Christmastide, Maytime, and the like were most precious.
The Influence and Development of English Gilds | Francis Aiden HibbertA popular subject with the writers of burlesque for Christmastide has been the time-honoured one of Cinderella.
A Book of Burlesque | Willam Davenport AdamsAnd at Christmastide Evelyn decked the great hall with holly and green boughs, and huge fires blazed on every hearth.
Wandering Ghosts | F. Marion CrawfordThe good ship foundered two years ago last Christmastide, and father was foundered at the same time.
The Poem seems to halt here, and begin afresh with a description of Christmastide.
A Key to Lord Tennyson's 'In Memoriam' | Alfred Gatty
British Dictionary definitions for Christmastide
/ (ˈkrɪsməsˌtaɪd) /
another name for Christmas (def. 3)
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