Meanings
nounChristmas season (plural Christmas seasons)
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.
- USinformalbusinessThe winter season starting around Thanksgiving (typically Black Friday) and ending at or about New Year's Eve.
Synonyms: advent, Christmastide, Christmastime, holiday season, yuletide
- informalbusinessThe period at the end of the year when retailers promote Christmas shopping opportunities
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe winter season starting around Thanksgiving (typically Black Friday) and ending at or about New Year's Eve.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 聖誕季 /圣诞季, 聖誕季 /圣诞季
- 聖誕季 /圣诞季 (shèngdànjì)Christmas season, yuletide, Christmastide
- 聖誕季 /圣诞季 (shèngdànjì)marketing
Dutch kersttijd
- kersttijdChristmas season, yuletide, Christmastide
Esperanto kristnasko
- kristnaskoChristmas season, yuletide, Christmastide
Finnish joulunaika, joulusesonki
- joulunaikaChristmas season, yuletide, Christmastide
- joulusesonkimarketing
French temps de Noël, saison des étrennes
- temps de NoëlChristmas season, yuletide, Christmastide
- saison des étrennesmarketing
Polish okres świąt Bożego Narodzenia, bożonarodzeniowy okres handlowy
- okres świąt Bożego NarodzeniaChristmas season, yuletide, Christmastide
- bożonarodzeniowy okres handlowymarketing
Portuguese época natalina
- época natalinaChristmas season, yuletide, Christmastide
Russian свя́тки, Свя́тки
- свя́тки (svjátki)Christmas season, yuletide, Christmastide
- Свя́тки (Svjátki)Christmas season, yuletide, Christmastide
Spanish Navidades, época navideña
- NavidadesChristmas season, yuletide, Christmastide
- época navideñaChristmas season, yuletide, Christmastide
- temporada navideñaChristmas season, yuletide, Christmastide
Swedish jultid, juletid
- jultidChristmas season, yuletide, Christmastide
- juletidChristmas season, yuletide, Christmastide
Tagalog Pasko
- PaskoChristmas season, yuletide, Christmastide
Cite this entry
APA
Christmas season. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christmas%20season
MLA
“Christmas season.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christmas%20season. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Christmas season,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christmas%20season.
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