1. Their busy season usually runs from June to October, as big toy companies generally place their Christmas orders months in advance.

2. LONDON - Arsene Wenger believes the busy Christmas period will play a major part in deciding if Arsenal can win the Premier League.

3. Major stores specialized in soccer gear say this month might seem like the busy Christmas shopping season.

4. After a slow vote count, the announcement of the final results took the country by surprise on Orthodox Christmas Eve.

5. Around Thanksgiving, they start pouring in by the thousands each day as Christmas approaches.

6. The construction started in December and will be finished by this Christmas.

7. The session was again marked by thin volume typical of the week between Christmas and New Year's.

8. Jin Jiang Tower Shanghai invites you to a warm Christmas celebration by treating your loved ones and yourself to a culinary gala.

9. Even though they were sung in German, the words reminded me how much I missed Christmas in the cacophony of Beijing.

10. There was a grand old building sitting behind balustrades on top of twin staircases, looking much like an elaborately frosted Christmas cake.