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- noun Alternative spelling of
Yuletide . Christmas or the Christmas season. - noun A
common name for theflower Camellia sasanqua native to Japan and nearby islands.
Etymologies
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The traditions of xmas as we know it are based on the pagan celebration of winter called 'yule' - hence the word yuletide in some carol i can't remember.
Cracked: All Posts 2009
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In the Christian calendar, the period of preparation for the birth of Christ is called Advent, deriving from the Latin advenire ` to come toward. 'the word yuletide, as a synonym for the Christmas season, dates back to a heathen and then Christian period of feasting about the time of the winter solstice (December
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Let's have it righ: if you want to talk about image then in comparison with many of his fellow professional he's a model professional: he doesn't sleep with prostitutes while his girlfriend is pregnant, he doesn't use the word faggot to describe homosexuals; he doesn't have affairs with team mates girlfriends; he doesn't organise christmas parties that can only be described as a yuletide brothel.
Cesc Fábregas risking his and Arsenal's reputation with petty battles | Dominic Fifield 2011
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If you're curious to see what I asked for, just click on the "yuletide" tag and you'll see my letter come up.
OMG Yuletide Madness hradzka 2009
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Hitler eliminated Christian Holidays in the schools first by calling Christmas "yuletide"; most American Public schools now call Christmas a "winter break", and forbid the use of the word Christmas.
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Hitler eliminated Christian Holidays in the schools first by calling Christmas "yuletide"; most American Public schools now call Christmas a "winter break", and forbid the use of the word Christmas.
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Hitler eliminated Christian Holidays in the schools first by calling Christmas "yuletide"; most American Public schools now call Christmas a "winter break", and forbid the use of the word Christmas.
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Hitler eliminated Christian Holidays in the schools first by calling Christmas "yuletide"; most American Public schools now call Christmas a "winter break", and forbid the use of the word Christmas.
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How does one obtain tickets to this yuletide bonanza?
National Christmas Tree to light up the Ellipse on Dec. 9 Alex Baldinger 2010
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This yuletide treat attracts up to 180,000 visitors annually.
Evolution of a Garden Joanne Kaufman 2011
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