Historical clue formulations

• Hectic time for JFK — 2026-06-26
• Plastic Ono Band's "Happy ___ (War Is Over)" — 2026-03-09
• Major e-tailing season — 2025-08-03
• Short day soon after the winter solstice? — 2025-03-28
• Present day, in brief — 2024-12-31
• Dec. 25 — 2021-11-03
• December 25, informally — 2018-12-25
• Holiday shortening — 2018-03-08
• Big workday for Saint Nick — 2017-08-28
• High-airfare season, for short — 2017-05-24
• Dec. celebration — 2017-03-27
• Holiday associated with 44-Downs, in brief — 2014-09-24
• Short winter holiday? — 2013-05-01
• Dec. 25 — 2012-07-02
• Short winter day? — 2012-05-19
• Holiday time, in ads — 2011-08-24
• Present time, briefly — 2011-07-26
• December ad word — 2009-09-16
• Seasonal time, in store signs — 2008-12-07
• Brief holiday? — 2008-08-05
• Lennon/Ono's "Happy ___ (War Is Over)" — 2008-04-28
• $hopping season? — 2008-03-20
• Short holiday? — 2008-01-31
• Opening day? — 2008-01-03
• Present occasion, informally — 2007-11-10
• Dec. 25 — 2007-01-08
• Short holiday? — 2006-12-20
• Kind of tree — 2006-12-03
• John Lennon's "Happy ___ (War Is Over)" — 2006-01-25
• Present time? — 2005-10-22
• Yule — 2004-02-11
• Yule, in ads — 2003-03-25
• 12/25 — 2002-12-10
• Present day? — 2002-10-09
• Present occasion — 2001-09-01
• Holiday shortening — 2000-12-13
• Big e-tailing season — 2000-12-03
• Dec. holiday — 1998-01-06
• Present time — 1997-08-15
• Holiday season, for short — 1997-07-08