pre-Christmas
adjective
pre-Christ·mas
ˌprē-ˈkri-sməs 
: occurring before Christmas
pre-Christmas sales
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Thanksgiving serves mostly as an on-ramp to the pre-Christmas shopping season.
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Avery Keatley, NPR, 1 Feb. 2025
Princess Beatrice and Edo joined King Charles, Queen Camilla and other members of the royal family for a traditional pre-Christmas feast at Buckingham Palace and then stepped out for the church service on the Sandringham estate on Christmas Day.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
But Martin’s pre-Christmas replacement Ivan Juric is using him a lot more and his parent club are happier with this new situation.
—Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Although snow is less likely before the turn of the year, a pre-Christmas trip to Oslo is still guaranteed to fill you with festive cheer.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
At the same time, employee dissatisfaction caused thousands to stage a pre-Christmas strike that, at its peak, shut down 300 Starbucks locations, according to the workers union.
—Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Jan. 2025
Replacement Vitor Pereira’s pre-Christmas arrival has brought fresh hope, and the manner of the recent 2-0 home win against Manchester United will live long in the memory.
—Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Johnson’s continued leadership seemed in jeopardy after a fight over a federal funding plan put the government at risk for a pre-Christmas shutdown.
—Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Thus, there’s little sense in getting spooked in the pre-Christmas months; when ad rates are negligible, the cost of doling out any necessary audience deficiency units isn’t exactly going to break the bank.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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Avery Keatley, NPR, 1 Feb. 2025
Princess Beatrice and Edo joined King Charles, Queen Camilla and other members of the royal family for a traditional pre-Christmas feast at Buckingham Palace and then stepped out for the church service on the Sandringham estate on Christmas Day.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
But Martin’s pre-Christmas replacement Ivan Juric is using him a lot more and his parent club are happier with this new situation.
—Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
Although snow is less likely before the turn of the year, a pre-Christmas trip to Oslo is still guaranteed to fill you with festive cheer.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
At the same time, employee dissatisfaction caused thousands to stage a pre-Christmas strike that, at its peak, shut down 300 Starbucks locations, according to the workers union.
—Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Jan. 2025
Replacement Vitor Pereira’s pre-Christmas arrival has brought fresh hope, and the manner of the recent 2-0 home win against Manchester United will live long in the memory.
—Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Johnson’s continued leadership seemed in jeopardy after a fight over a federal funding plan put the government at risk for a pre-Christmas shutdown.
—Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Thus, there’s little sense in getting spooked in the pre-Christmas months; when ad rates are negligible, the cost of doling out any necessary audience deficiency units isn’t exactly going to break the bank.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Pre-Christmas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pre-Christmas. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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