Synonyms

festive season

British

noun

the period immediately leading up to Christmas and ending just after New Year

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Pub chain Mitchells & Butlers "traded very strongly across the festive season with like-for-like growth of 7.7%".

From BBC

From September, it should be moved into a darker space for at least 12 hours a day, as this ensures the bracts turn red, ready for the next festive season.

From BBC

At a bridge leading to neighboring Colombia, Venezuelans who live and work abroad exit their home country in a steady trickle, full of anxiety for those they left behind after a festive season visit was blighted by a US military strike.

From Barron's

At London Christmas Tree Rental, all of the trees are potted and returned after the festive season to be grown on for reuse the following year.

From BBC

After three matches against Australia - their first in South Africa since the 2018 sandpapergate scandal - and a two-Test shootout with Bangladesh, England arrive for three matches over the festive season.

From BBC

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