December holiday, briefly (4)

I believe the answer is:

xmas

(Other definitions for xmas that I've seen before include "Yuletide" , "Yule, Noel" , "Short for Christmas" , "Winter festival (informal)" , "Short celebration" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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