Possible Clues:

• Planning times
• Dec. 24 and others
• 12/24 and 31
• Two big nights in December
• Night times, in classifieds
• '___ Bayou' (directorial debut for Kasi Lemmons)
• ''__ Diary'' (Twain book with an apple on the cover)
• Times for some vigils
• 12/24 and 12/31, e.g
• Days before big holidays