Another pre-Christmas departure, Old Year round-up.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Christmas Carol] Reference

A pre-Christmas donation/gift subscription campaign.    From Wordnik.com.  [six hundred in cash] Reference

One of the little trials of the pre-Christmas season.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archbishop on 'Pause for Thought' - Terry Wogan Radio 2] Reference

A little too much pre-Christmas cheer in New Zealand.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 24, 2007] Reference

A pre-Christmas reunion put off by a Brazilian judge.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 22, 2009] Reference

Earlier, there was talk of a pre-Christmas announcement.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 12, 2006] Reference

Well, a little too much pre-Christmas cheer in New Zealand.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 24, 2007] Reference

Q That means pre-Christmas hearings or something like that?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry] Reference

Airports and airplanes are jammed with pre-Christmas travelers.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 22, 2007] Reference

I had -- actually, mom was over yesterday for a pre-Christmas lunch.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 11, 2006] Reference

I was becoming used to this pre-Christmas ritual and paid little heed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Betty Bothroyd The Autobiography]

Kudos to the Speccie for its excellent global warming pre-Christmas supplement.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister?] Reference

I asked a managing director of a famous investment bank at a pre-Christmas party.    From Wordnik.com.  [It is interesting that Sir George Young took the opportunity...] Reference

Bloomberg News/Landov Stores such as Debenhams held pre-Christmas sales this week.    From Wordnik.com.  [Shopping Data Raise Eyebrows] Reference

He left during the pre-Christmas Advent fast, which meant more snow and less meat.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Thousand Miles in the Footsteps of Martin Luther] Reference

It happened again last week, a pre-Christmas reunion put off by a Brazilian judge.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 22, 2009] Reference

Speaking in a pre-Christmas interview with BBC radio, the archbishop of Canterbury.    From Wordnik.com.  [Church Sees Lesson in Crisis] Reference

Early reports saying the pre-Christmas shopping rush they needed has not materialized.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 23, 2002] Reference

Got most of the stuff we needed - amid the chaos of a pre-Christmas Des Moines Saturday.    From Wordnik.com.  [whyjakeisodd Diary Entry] Reference

The U.S. currency disappointed investors hoping the pre-Christmas dollar rally might continue.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dollar's Holiday Rally Cools] Reference

HARRIS: I got to tell you, it has been a busy pre-Christmas travel weekend and a dangerous one.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 22, 2007] Reference

It may also account for his pre-Christmas surprise visit to the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Anti-Semantic Administration] Reference

But first, let's get back to the severe weather that's causing a pre-Christmas commute nightmare.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 20, 2008] Reference

Is some of this stuff just window dressing, or are we really safer than we were pre-Christmas scare?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 5, 2010] Reference

ZURICH -- Switzerland's luxury-goods industry took a pre-Christmas hit, with watch exports sharply lower in November.    From Wordnik.com.  [Exports of Swiss Watches Fall Faster Than Expected] Reference

She also joined a pre-Christmas protest at the border with the United States, where she and others prayed for amnesty.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 29, 2008] Reference

Anyway, the guy got us a pre-Christmas appointment by lying and telling the company we didn't have heating OR hot water!!.    From Wordnik.com.  [sheepdip Diary Entry] Reference

My fiancée and my soon-to-be stepdaughter and the big kids and I all celebrated a pre-Christmas Christmas before they left.    From Wordnik.com.  [Trey Ellis: The Merriest Christmas Ever] Reference

Broker Seymour Pierce expects same-store sales to be down 6% with heavy pre-Christmas discounting taking its toll on margins.    From Wordnik.com.  [U.K. Retail's Troubles Run Deep] Reference

"Well, I don't think she'd have chosen to fight her way through those pre-Christmas sales this morning but, yeah, essentially.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Blood Lines]

A story here now of somebody spiking that eggnog just a little too much, and a little too much pre-Christmas cheer in New Zealand.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 24, 2007] Reference

And handbag and accessories maker Coach Inc. said sales at its North American stores have begun to stabilize to pre-Christmas levels.    From Wordnik.com.  [Companies Spy an End To Declines] Reference

Web retailers continued to hunt for business by cutting shipping charges to seal deals before the pre-Christmas shipping window closes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Feeling Pinch, Stores Woo Lagging Shoppers] Reference

Coach rose 15% after the retailer said that demand for its clothes and accessories in North America had returned to "pre-Christmas" levels.    From Wordnik.com.  [Geithner's Reassuring Words] Reference