The term 'TOP OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON' can be summarized by the seven-letter word 'DREIDEL'. The dreidel is a four-sided spinning TOP traditionally used during the Jewish HOLIDAY of Hanukkah. It is usually made of wood or plastic and has a Hebrew letter on each side. The letters stand for the phrase 'A great miracle happened there, ' which refers to the miracle of Hanukkah. The dreidel is used in a game of chance, where players take turns spinning the dreidel and collecting tokens based on the letter that lands face up.