They had the festive air of people far from home and responsibilities.
Music played, there were card games, and a festive air pervaded.
For all of the festive air in the capital, the election commission said it did not expect to release a final count until later Monday.
But the wine has a festive air about it, and with all the holiday parties coming up, what better to drink?
The cold did not dampen the festive air last night.
It was not an angry shout, but almost a festive air prevailed.
The rallies, which had a festive air, began this morning and continued after sunset.
Despite the nature of the work, the weekend cleanup took on an almost festive air.
Christmas lights and decorations remain throughout the season, giving the town a festive air.
Between events, the city took on a festive air.
They were in a holiday mood, she thought sourly, and why not?
Despite the early morning upset everyone involved seemed to hum in a holiday mood.
Something seemed to have put the supper guests into a holiday mood.
Fires at night put some people in a holiday mood.
We've lots of pretty garments to help you get in the holiday mood.
It was far from a holiday mood on 125th Street yesterday.
There were few women and children among them, which seemed to dispel the holiday mood.
This bright, colorful shop will get you in the holiday mood.
They seemed to be more in a holiday mood than anything else, laughing and hollering at each other.
He was getting into the holiday mood at last.
We could sense that there was a holiday atmosphere.
Yet there was no holiday atmosphere in the place.
A holiday atmosphere - and a receptiveness - in the crowd helped move the whole thing along.
For a week, the holiday atmosphere in the Chawker household continued.
Around the course the holiday atmosphere, even more than the competition itself, seemed to draw people to the streets.
Even the blue-green waves of the river seemed to share in the holiday atmosphere.
She got an hour of rest, but even the perpetual holiday atmosphere could not lift her mood.
A holiday atmosphere prevailed, with music and some group dancing.
It's too much a holiday atmosphere, and I don't like it.
The town is home to a large number of retirees, thanks to the mild climate and holiday atmosphere.
