Christmastide is something special to me, something sacred that has nothing to do with mythology and fable.    From Wordnik.com.  [December 2005] Reference

I present you with this golden package, which does not contain Christmastide gold and frankincense and myrrh.    From Wordnik.com.  [Christmas Luncheon] Reference

Christmastide: the summoning of the first national Parliament.    From Wordnik.com.  [Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries] Reference

A favourite game of Christmastide, is thus described by Thomas.    From Wordnik.com.  [Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries] Reference

There would never be two weddings at the Hall this Christmastide.    From Wordnik.com.  [Heiress of Haddon] Reference

At Christmastide, 1696, an Act of Attainder was passed against Sir.    From Wordnik.com.  [Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries] Reference

Christmastide, as well as the New Year and Midsummer is greeted in.    From Wordnik.com.  [Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries] Reference

The Court entertainments of Christmastide in the reign of James the.    From Wordnik.com.  [Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries] Reference

Christmastide may be mentioned the resolution of the King's minister.    From Wordnik.com.  [Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries] Reference

Similar customs were observed at other colleges during Christmastide.    From Wordnik.com.  [Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries] Reference

THE FIRST ENGLISH PARLIAMENT, which was a great event of Christmastide.    From Wordnik.com.  [Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries] Reference

"And small apes climb palm trees at midnight to ring Christmastide bells.".    From Wordnik.com.  [In the Garden of Iden] Reference

It was surrounded and cut off from all supplies without, and at Christmastide.    From Wordnik.com.  [Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries] Reference

"By feeding peacocks to the Syssings and the Preeves the whole Christmastide?".    From Wordnik.com.  [In the Garden of Iden] Reference

Christmastide we think we could with a clear conscience point to Mr. Jacobs 'book.    From Wordnik.com.  [Katie Robertson A Girls Story of Factory Life] Reference

Then Peggy betook herself to Wilmot for the happiest Christmastide she had ever known.    From Wordnik.com.  [Peggy Stewart: Navy Girl at Home] Reference

Christmastide the doors were never shut against any who appeared to be worthy of welcome.    From Wordnik.com.  [Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries] Reference

"His revenues will not feed all these folk the whole Christmastide, he cannot afford it.".    From Wordnik.com.  [In the Garden of Iden] Reference

Of the many beautiful stories told about him, one might very well belong to Christmastide.    From Wordnik.com.  [Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries] Reference

He enjoyed the old plays and ballets of Christmastide introduced from France at this period.    From Wordnik.com.  [Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries] Reference

Christmastide; and she gave presents to the King's players, the children of the Chapel, and others.    From Wordnik.com.  [Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries] Reference

Hence the great pressure of work on railway employés, and the congested state of the traffic at Christmastide.    From Wordnik.com.  [Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries] Reference

A writer who knows the manners and habits of the people of Norway, and their customs at Christmastide, says.    From Wordnik.com.  [Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries] Reference

May Day, with its buds and blossoms, Christmastide, full of bright anticipations, come trooping up the misty way.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hanover; Or The Persecution of the Lowly A Story of the Wilmington Massacre.] Reference

The great Reformer, Martin Luther, took much interest in the festivities of Christmastide, including, of course, the.    From Wordnik.com.  [Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries] Reference

Christmastide, there are occasional records of such performances: -- at Tintinhull for instance in 1451 and at Dublin in.    From Wordnik.com.  [Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan] Reference

Christianity, and also allowed some of the practices of our British ancestors to mingle in the festivities of Christmastide.    From Wordnik.com.  [Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries] Reference

When Christmastide came round again, too, there were no more of the happy days that had occurred on its previous anniversary.    From Wordnik.com.  [She and I, Volume 2 A Love Story. A Life History.] Reference

Rutland (created Marquis of Granby and Duke of Rutland in 1703), revived in the ancient spirit the hospitality of Christmastide.    From Wordnik.com.  [Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries] Reference

The growth of railway travelling at Christmastide has, indeed, been marvellous in recent years, and it becomes greater every year.    From Wordnik.com.  [Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries] Reference

He joined heartily in the festivities of Christmastide, and atoned for his father's ravages by costly gifts to the religious houses.    From Wordnik.com.  [Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries] Reference

"A Christmas Carol," by George Wither, a well-known poet of this period, contains many allusions to the customs of Christmastide.    From Wordnik.com.  [Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries] Reference

Christmastide are alluded to in "The Complaint of Christmas, written after Twelftide, and printed before Candlemas, 1646," by old John.    From Wordnik.com.  [Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries] Reference

An example of the tournaments which were favourite diversions of kings and nobles at this period is found in that held at Christmastide in.    From Wordnik.com.  [Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries] Reference

Polly and Captain Dresser came up to London at Christmastide; when at length the two of them managed to worm the secret out of the Captain.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bob Strong's Holidays Adrift in the Channel] Reference