Afteryule

Months in the Shire Calendar
Afteryule (January) Solmath (February) Rethe (March) Astron (April) Thrimidge (May) Forelithe (June) Afterlithe (July) Wedmath (August) Halimath (September) Winterfilth (October) Blotmath (November) Foreyule (December)

Afteryule was the first month of the Shire Calendar, thirty days immediately following the holiday of Yule (hence its name). It ran from modern 23 December to 21 January.