festive season

English

Noun

festive season (plural festive seasons)

1. The period around Christmas and New Year.
   • 2022 December 14, David Turner, “The Edwardian Christmas getaway...”, in RAIL, number 972, page 32:

     In the late 19th and early 20th century, the festive season was also a period of great mobility before, during and after Christmas Day. But the railways kept working.

Usage notes

• Often written with initial capital letters: Festive Season.