Winterval

Well, Mike Chubb, the freelance events executive who invented the word Winterval seems happy enough when the diary locates him.

Hugh Muir's diary 2011

The city ran a winter festival, called Winterval, but this had nothing to do with Christmas, and didn't replace the Christmas celebrations, which ran as usual.

Archive 2009-11-01 Brian Clegg 2009

The city ran a winter festival, called Winterval, but this had nothing to do with Christmas, and didn't replace the Christmas celebrations, which ran as usual.

I'm quite in favour of PC, but... Brian Clegg 2009

"It's ridiculous pretending we have to call it Winterval," he declared.

The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2011

There would definately be a winter holiday like Xmas called Winterval

Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions 2009

Similarly, Birmingham Council had a disastrous pratfall when it presumed to take Christ out of Christmas and renamed Christmas "Winterval".

On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008

In the recent past, town halls have called the festival 'Winterval'.

Political correctness gone mad... GayandRight 2007

In the recent past, town halls have called the festival 'Winterval'.

Archive 2007-12-01 GayandRight 2007

Clearly no one from The Sun has visited Birmingham lately; I can't say I blame them particularly, but I frequently need to go there and I assure folks that the news they've rebranded Christmas as 'Winterval' has yet to reach the ears of Birmingham City Council

''It's political correctness gone mad'' gone mad Rachel 2006

Tory MP Robert Goodwill said: ‘I have heard that some people refer to the Christmas period as the Winterval, which is worse.

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