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Christ⋅mas⋅tide

[kris-muhs-tahyd]
–noun
1. the festival season from Christmas to after New Year's Day.
2. the period from Christmas Eve to Epiphany, esp. in England.

Origin:
1620–30; Christmas + tide 1
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Christ·mas·tide   (krĭs'məs-tīd')   
n.  A Christian festival observed from December 24, Christmas Eve, to January 5, the eve of Epiphany.
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