The Christmas period is a time of joy, love and celebration that starts in the weeks leading up to Christmas Day and continues until the New Year. It is a time for family gatherings, gift-giving, caroling, feast, and merrymaking. There are many synonyms for the Christmas period, such as Yuletide, Advent, Christmas season, holiday season, Festive season, and Winter solstice. All these words encapsulate the same meaning with slight variations in their origin and usage. Nevertheless, they all invoke the same emotions of joy, warmth, and happiness when used to refer to the period of Christmas festivities.