variants
or less commonly Yuletide
plural yuletides also Yuletides
: the Christmas season : christmastide
families gathering at yuletide
Come Yuletide, the balsam fir is a prime choice for the role of Christmas tree.—
Neal Clark
—often used before another nounNeal Clarkthe yuletide season
yuletide celebrations
Examples of yuletide in a Sentence
these days, as far as the stores are concerned, yuletide starts in September
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Presley’s yuletide project reached that spot in 2020, and it’s returned to the higher reaches of the list regularly since then.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
From Paris to Hong Kong, the best places to go for Christmas around the world offer their own delightful twists on the holiday spirit—with plenty of familiar seasonal traditions like Christmas markets, ice skating, and glimmering trees to satisfy every nostalgic yuletide yearning.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024
However, the ruling does not appear to have affected her yuletide success.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
When Polly and Lyman’s very liberal daughter Brooke (Melanie Lora) arrives in Palm Springs from New York, not merely for the holidays but bearing potential dynamite — a revealing family memoir — it’s guaranteed that politics won’t be the only bone of contention at this yuletide gathering.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
From Paris to Hong Kong, the best places to go for Christmas around the world offer their own delightful twists on the holiday spirit—with plenty of familiar seasonal traditions like Christmas markets, ice skating, and glimmering trees to satisfy every nostalgic yuletide yearning.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 13 Dec. 2024
However, the ruling does not appear to have affected her yuletide success.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 6 Dec. 2024
When Polly and Lyman’s very liberal daughter Brooke (Melanie Lora) arrives in Palm Springs from New York, not merely for the holidays but bearing potential dynamite — a revealing family memoir — it’s guaranteed that politics won’t be the only bone of contention at this yuletide gathering.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Yuletide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yuletide. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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