Christmas Season
christmas season In the Northern Hemisphere, the Christmas season or (winter) holiday season is a late-year season that surrounds the Christmas holiday as well as other holidays during the November/December timeframe. It is sometimes synonymous with the winter season. It has been found to have a proportionate effect on health, compared to the rest of the year. Its reference and naming by schools and governments has been the subject of controversy. It incorporates a holiday shopping season which comprises a peak season for the retail sector (the Christmas shopping season), and a period of sales at the end of the season (the January sales). The exact definition, name, and celebratory method of the period varies from culture to culture: According to Yanovski et al, in the United States the season "is generally considered to begin with Thanksgiving and end after New Year's Day". According to Axelrad, the season in the United States encompasses at least Christmas and New Year...