Skipping Christmas
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Skipping Christmas is a comedic holiday novel by John Grisham about a couple who decide to forgo their usual Christmas celebrations, leading to chaotic and humorous consequences.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Skipping Christmas canonical | 7 |
| Skipping Christmas (novel) | 1 |
| Skipping Christmas universe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2188813 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Skipping Christmas Context triple: [John Grisham, notableWork, Skipping Christmas]
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A.
Waiting for Christmas
"Waiting for Christmas" is a holiday-themed R&B song by John Legend from his festive album "A Legendary Christmas."
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B.
One Christmas
One Christmas is a 1994 television film adaptation of a Truman Capote short story, starring Henry Winkler and Katharine Hepburn in a Depression-era coming-of-age tale.
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C.
Christmastide
Christmastide is the Christian liturgical season that celebrates the birth of Jesus and extends from Christmas through the days that follow, traditionally up to Epiphany or the Baptism of the Lord.
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D.
Grinchmas
Grinchmas is a holiday-themed seasonal celebration at Universal’s Seuss Landing featuring Dr. Seuss’s Grinch, festive decorations, and themed entertainment.
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E.
When Christmas Comes Around...
"When Christmas Comes Around..." is a 2021 holiday-themed studio album by Kelly Clarkson that blends original Christmas songs with classic covers in a pop and soulful style.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Skipping Christmas Target entity description: Skipping Christmas is a comedic holiday novel by John Grisham about a couple who decide to forgo their usual Christmas celebrations, leading to chaotic and humorous consequences.
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A.
Waiting for Christmas
"Waiting for Christmas" is a holiday-themed R&B song by John Legend from his festive album "A Legendary Christmas."
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B.
One Christmas
One Christmas is a 1994 television film adaptation of a Truman Capote short story, starring Henry Winkler and Katharine Hepburn in a Depression-era coming-of-age tale.
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C.
Christmastide
Christmastide is the Christian liturgical season that celebrates the birth of Jesus and extends from Christmas through the days that follow, traditionally up to Epiphany or the Baptism of the Lord.
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D.
Grinchmas
Grinchmas is a holiday-themed seasonal celebration at Universal’s Seuss Landing featuring Dr. Seuss’s Grinch, festive decorations, and themed entertainment.
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E.
When Christmas Comes Around...
"When Christmas Comes Around..." is a 2021 holiday-themed studio album by Kelly Clarkson that blends original Christmas songs with classic covers in a pop and soulful style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy novel
ⓘ
holiday novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | Christmas with the Kranks ⓘ |
| author | John Grisham ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| fictionalHoliday | Christmas ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Joe Roth ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationScreenwriter | Chris Columbus ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationStars |
Dan Aykroyd
ⓘ
Jamie Lee Curtis ⓘ Tim Allen ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
holiday fiction ⓘ humor ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
ⓘ
ebook ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780385505834 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacters |
Luther Krank
ⓘ
Nora Krank ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| narrativeTone |
lighthearted
ⓘ
satirical ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being adapted into the film Christmas with the Kranks
ⓘ
satirizing the commercialization of Christmas ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A couple decides to skip Christmas and go on a cruise instead, causing conflict with their community and unexpected complications. ⓘ |
| protagonist |
Luther Krank
ⓘ
Nora Krank ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| publisherImprint |
Doubleday Fiction
ⓘ
linked to:
Doubleday
|
| settingLocation | fictional American suburb ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
Christmas traditions
ⓘ
community ⓘ consumerism ⓘ family ⓘ |
| timeSetting | Christmas season ⓘ |
| workOf | John Grisham ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Skipping Christmas Description of subject: Skipping Christmas is a comedic holiday novel by John Grisham about a couple who decide to forgo their usual Christmas celebrations, leading to chaotic and humorous consequences.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Skipping Christmas
linked to: Skipping Christmas