yuletide

noun

yule·​tide ˈyül-ˌtīd 

variants or less commonly Yuletide

plural yuletides also Yuletides

: the Christmas season : christmastide

families gathering at yuletide

Come Yuletide, the balsam fir is a prime choice for the role of Christmas tree.

—Neal Clark

—often used before another noun

the yuletide season

yuletide celebrations

Synonyms

• Christmastide
• Christmastime
• Noel

Examples of yuletide in a Sentence

these days, as far as the stores are concerned, yuletide starts in September

Recent Examples on the Web

Baroque orchestra Apollo’s Fire presents a cross-Atlantic immigrant story through yuletide music from old-world Dublin and post-colonial Virginia. —Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 18 Nov. 2024

McGee leaves a little room on both the top and bottom shelf of her bar cart for a few yuletide decorations. —Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Dec. 2024

The massive greenhouses are already steaming up from the unseasonably warm Texas weather, almost stifling any sort of yuletide anticipation—almost. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2024

This week, Sinatra’s 2017 gathering of yuletide carols being sung by a choir—but mostly the man himself—lands at No. 129, thanks to a little less than 10,200 equivalent units shifted. —Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

yuletide

noun

yule·​tide ˈyü(ə)l-ˌtīd 

often capitalized

: the Christmas season