Sentence examples for taking festive from inspiring English sources

When it comes to taking festive holidays, once again the UK is top of the league: 189 people per 1,000 flee the family home at Christmas, more than four times as many as Americans who seek solace abroad.

But the first few days' descent into the season are edgy and grumpy – emails glanced at from behind your hands, half-baked ideas seizing you up in the act of wrapping presents, when you're quaffing warmed-up low-quality wine or taking in festive tat on the telly.

The former "American Idol" star debuted the lyric video to her new song "Underneath the Tree" this week, taking a festive tone with the visuals.

Christmas markets Take a festive break at one of Europe's Christmas markets.

We took classic festive gifts – slippers, scarves, perfume – and found the cheapest and the priciest.

The Stroget takes its festive ambience from street mimes and musicians.

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The Justice Collective's version of the Hollies' 1969 hit "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" took the festive top spot but went down to fifth place this week.

Oliver, who last took the festive No 1 spot in 2012 with Jamie's 15-Minute Meals, is in the running this year with his Christmas Cookbook.

The family takes a festive trip to the theatre to see Stomp, a show we feel we've discovered, a mere 15 years after everyone else.

With the exception of 2009 winner Joe McElderry and last year's champion James Arthur, every champion of the long-running show has beaten off competition to take the festive top spot.