Christmas season
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Noun
Christmas season (plural Christmas seasons)
- Advent, the period from Advent Sunday (inclusive) through the start of Epiphany.
- Christmastide, Yuletide; the Twelve Days of Christmas, starting on Christmas Day and ending on Epiphany, January 6.
- (US, informal, retail and marketing) The winter season starting around Thanksgiving (typically Black Friday) and ending at or about New Year's Eve.
- (informal, business, marketing) The period at the end of the year when retailers promote Christmas shopping opportunities
Synonyms
- (winter season): advent, Christmastide, holiday season, yuletide
Translations
Advent — see Advent
Christmas season, yuletide, Christmastide
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See also
- (marketing): boxing week
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