Christmas season
noun
: the time of year when people are getting ready for Christmas
the rush of the Christmas season
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During the 1985 Christmas season, a coal merchant in an Irish village makes a troubling discovery.
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The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025
Legacy after the Herald For her retirement from the Herald, Dr. Seuss’s Grinch — in costume from a Christmas season musical performance at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts that Dolen had favorably reviewed — arrived unannounced in the newsroom office to wish her well.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
Home Alone always seems to re-enter the cultural conversation each Christmas season, but last year, director Chris Columbus answered a long-gestating burning question: How did Kevin's parents afford that lavish manor?
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Louis Vuitton store on Paris’ Champs-Elysees decorated for the Christmas season.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
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The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2025
Legacy after the Herald For her retirement from the Herald, Dr. Seuss’s Grinch — in costume from a Christmas season musical performance at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts that Dolen had favorably reviewed — arrived unannounced in the newsroom office to wish her well.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
Home Alone always seems to re-enter the cultural conversation each Christmas season, but last year, director Chris Columbus answered a long-gestating burning question: How did Kevin's parents afford that lavish manor?
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Louis Vuitton store on Paris’ Champs-Elysees decorated for the Christmas season.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Christmas season.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Christmas%20season. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.
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