Related Clues:

• Times to call, in ads
• Preparatory times
• Soiree times
• December 24th and 31st
• Times in classifieds
• Holiday forerunners
• Nights spent in anticipation
• Expectant times
• Temporal brinks
• Times before
• December 24 and 31, e.g.
• Holiday kickoffs
• Times of anticipation
• Holiday lead-ins
• Chronological brinks