as in Christmas
the season celebrating Christmas these days, as far as the stores are concerned, yuletide starts in September

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Recent Examples of yuletide 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 See All Example Sentences for yuletide
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  • The family posed for Christmas photos in matching red formal wear and themed elf onesies in 2023, when Alcala was pregnant with Alianna.
    Nasha Smith, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Maloney made movies including 1981's Under the Rainbow, a comedic take on The Wizard of Oz, with Carrie Fisher and Chevy Chase, as well as Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) and The Addams Family (1991).
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025

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