Talk:Christmas and holiday season

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2A02:2F0D:4109:BF00:D8AF:D9FE:5935:DF71 (talk) 10:52, 26 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Liu1126 (talk) 10:59, 26 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Twixmas

"Twixmas" redirects here but is not mentioned in the article. I assume it is the period between Christmas and New Year. --Jameboy (talk) 17:27, 27 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I'd never heard of it before seeing your comment, but you're right about the meaning. Wiktionary has a definition... [1]. HiLo48 (talk) 22:59, 27 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Start of Christmas season very early

Did you know that the Philippines has the longest Christmas season in the world, with Christmas preparations and celebrations begins as early as August? Joshua (talk) 15:01, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No, I didn't know that. Do you have a reliable source supporting that claim? HiLo48 (talk) 22:37, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 7 December 2024

It has been proposed in this section that Christmas and holiday season be renamed and moved to Holiday season.

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Christmas and holiday season → Holiday season – This is the most common way to refer to this time period that occurs every year. It is also the most neutral unlike titles like Christmas season. Interstellarity (talk) 14:47, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ho Ho No, this is an often-perennial ask, how many times must Christmas season and holiday season jointly-prevail (asking for an elf). Randy Kryn (talk) 14:50, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose. Has been discussed many times, for example at Talk:Christmas_and_holiday_season/Archive_1#Requested_move_14_December_2014 and the subsequent section in the archive. "Holiday Season" is unclear, as it means different things outside the US; in the UK it would be understood as referring to the summer holidays (summer vacations in the US). And "Winter holiday season" is no better, as Christmas occurs in the summer months in the Southern hemisphere. The current title is of long standing and seems the best compromise. MichaelMaggs (talk) 16:28, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I won't take a firm stand here, but it's worth observing that in countries like Australia and New Zealand (and probably other southern hemisphere countries), this is known as the Summer Holiday Period. Schools are typically closed from before Christmas to the end of January. The emphasis on Christmas is slowly disappearing, apart from in the retail world. HiLo48 (talk) 22:22, 7 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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