December
Final calendar month
December is the twelfth and final month of the year.
In the Northern Hemisphere, it marks the onset of winter and contains the winter solstice, the shortest day.
December is dominated by major holidays—Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa—making it a season of celebration, travel, and year-end reflection: We're visiting family in December.
Year's opening month
- FebruarySecond month, often shortest
- monthYear's twelfth part
- twelfthOrdinal for dozen
- yearTwelve-month duration
Gregorian · Capricorn · Sagittarius · zodiac · thirty-one · final · last · closing
Winter nativity celebration
Low temperature state
- snowFrozen crystalline precipitation
- frostThin ice coating
- iceWater's solid form
- chillCold sensation or relaxation
blizzard · solstice · fireplace · hearth · mittens · scarf · overcoat · flannel
Festive event marking occasion
- cheerJoyfulness or encouragement
- carolsFestive religious songs
- carolingFestive neighborhood singing
- ornamentsDecorative embellishments for display
tinsel · eggnog · reindeer · Santa · elves · gift-giving · stockings · holly
Occurring every year
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- resolutionsFormal decisions or pledges
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- recapBrief review of events
completion · fiscal · accounting · audit · deadline · review · summary · tax
January
Year's opening month
year · Gregorian · Capricorn · Sagittarius · zodiac · thirty-one · final · last · closing
Christmas
Winter nativity celebration
- HanukkahEight-day Jewish celebration
- KwanzaaAfrican-American cultural holiday
- solsticeDay of maximum tilt
Advent · Festivus · Saturnalia · Hogmanay
cold
Low temperature state
chill · blizzard · solstice · fireplace · hearth · mittens · scarf · overcoat · flannel · skiing
celebration
Festive event marking occasion
ornaments · tinsel · eggnog · reindeer · Santa · elves · gift-giving · stockings · holly · mistletoe
annual
Occurring every year
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- resolutionsFormal decisions or pledges
- reflectionReturned light or thought
recap · completion · fiscal · accounting · audit · deadline · review · summary · tax · planning
- december 25th
- December 12Late-year calendar date
- December 6Sixth day, twelfth month
- December solsticeYear's shortest daylight period
- May and DecemberRomance across generations
- December brideOne who weds year's end