Related Clues:

• Celebration before the celebration?
• Biblical fruit sampler
• *December 31
• 11-Down's mom
• First mother
• Biblical woman whose name means 'life'
• Notable mother of estranged brothers
• Gift-wrapping time, for many
• 12/31, e.g
• Time to revel
• July 3, for one
• Tomorrow's is tonight
• The night before Christmas, say
• Ill-fated fruit picker
• [See 43-Across]