festive season

British

noun

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

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After taking a train home to her native Hebei province, Beijing resident Hua Lei told AFP she would observe a subdued festive season.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

For the final three months of the year, which comprise the key festive season, the company logged a like-for-like 9.8% rise in revenue to 1.445 billion euros.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

CPO prices are expected to hover at around 4,050 ringgit to 4,150 ringgit a ton in the near term as the festive season is expected to support demand in February, Aquidah adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

“Home Alone” is a seminal Christmas classic that airs on millions of screens across the world every festive season, more than three decades after the movie premiered.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025

Racing was only one of the many amusements of that festive season.

From Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely by Conybeare, Edward

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