Winter solstice

Winter solstice was the time when the hours of daylight were the shortest, and would soon increase. On the Northern Hemisphere of Earth, it was celebrated December 21st. (TV: A Girl's Best Friend) Associated with Christmas, it was celebrated on a planet controlled by the Sardick family in the 44th century, known as "the Crystal Feast". The Eleventh Doctor and Kazran Sardick both called this a celebration of being "halfway out of the dark". (TV: A Christmas Carol)

Persis' planet celebrated something similar on the winter solstice, called the Deepest Dark. Families gathered every year and celebrated with a feast, which usually included food, drink and arguments. (AUDIO: Mighty and Despair)