The word holiday has related but different meanings in English-speaking countries. Based on the words holy and day, holidays originally represented special religious days. The word has evolved in general usage to mean any special day of rest (as opposed to regular days of rest such as the weekend). December is the month of holidays. Above, are only a couple of books that center around the theme of the winter holidays.

Look at December holidays on the web :

• Christmas on Wikipedia
• Hanukkah/Chanukah on Wikipedia
• Kwanzaa on Wikipedia
• Winter Solstice Festival on Wikipedia
• New Year's on Wikipedia
• Holidays.net (A website about various Holidays)