THE festive season is upon us and with it comes a blizzard of fixtures for top-flight clubs.
A winter break will give Scottish sides three weeks off after New Year to recharge the batteries for the second half of the campaign.
But there is much work to do before then, with league games coming thick and fast once December arrives.
We have had a look at which clubs have the most demanding schedule ahead of them in the final month of the year and Celtic top the table with an average of a game every three days in December.
The Hoops’ ongoing Champions League commitments add an extra date to their calendar, while the Bhoys also have an additional Premiership game coming up against Partick Thistle.
The Jags are the second busiest club with eight fixtures in 28 days, including trips to Dundee, Kilmarnock and Aberdeen.
All 10 of the remaining top-flight sides will have an imposing seven league games to fulfil, compared to the three most sides face during November.
NINE MATCHES
Celtic
2 December: Celtic v Motherwell
5 December: Celtic v Anderlecht
10 December: Hibernian v Celtic
13 December: Celtic v Hamilton Accies
17 December: Hearts v Celtic
20 December: Celtic v Partick Thistle
23 December: Celtic v Aberdeen
26 December: Dundee v Celtic
30 December: Celtic v Rangers
EIGHT MATCHES
Partick Thistle
2 December: Partick Thistle v Hibernian
9 December: Kilmarnock v Partick Thistle
13 December: Partick Thistle v Motherwell
16 December: Dundee v Partick Thistle
20 December: Celtic v Partick Thistle
23 December: Partick Thistle v Hamilton
27 December: Aberdeen v Partick Thistle
30 December: Partick Thistle v Ross County
SEVEN MATCHES
Aberdeen
3 December: Aberdeen v Rangers
8 December: Dundee v Aberdeen
13 December: St Johnstone v Aberdeen
16 December: Aberdeen v Hibernian
23 December: Celtic v Aberdeen
27 December: Aberdeen v Partick Thistle
30 December: Aberdeen v Hearts
Hibernian
2 December: Partick Thistle v Hibernian
10 December: Hibernian v Celtic
13 December: Hibernian v Rangers
16 December: Aberdeen v Hibernian
23 December: Hibernian v Ross County
27 December: Hearts v Hibernian
30 December: Hibernian v Kilmarnock
Rangers
3 December: Aberdeen v Rangers
9 December: Rangers v Ross County
13 December: Hibernian v Rangers
16 December: Rangers v St Johnstone
23 December: Kilmarnock v Rangers
27 December: Rangers v Motherwell
30 December: Celtic v Rangers
Motherwell
2 December: Celtic v Motherwell
9 December: Hearts v Motherwell
13 December: Partick Thistle v Motherwell
16 December: Kilmarnock v Motherwell
23 December: Motherwell v Dundee
27 December: Rangers v Motherwell
30 December: Motherwell v Hamilton Accies
St Johnstone
2 December: St Johnstone v Kilmarnock
9 December: Hamilton Accies v St Johnstone
13 December: St Johnstone v Aberdeen
16 December: Rangers v St Johnstone
23 December: St Johnstone v Hearts
27 December: Ross County v St Johnstone
30 December: St Johnstone v Dundee
Hearts
2 December: Hearts v Hamilton
9 December: Hearts v Motherwell
12 December: Hearts v Dundee
17 December: Hearts v Celtic
23 December: St Johnstone v Hearts
27 December: Hearts v Hibernian
30 December: Aberdeen v Hearts
Hamilton Accies
2 December: Hearts v Hamilton
9 December: Hamilton v St Johnstone
13 December: Celtic v Hamilton
16 December: Hamilton v Ross County
23 December: Partick Thistle v Hamilton
27 December: Hamilton v Kilmarnock
30 December: Motherwell v Hamilton
Ross County
2 December: Ross County v Dundee
9 December: Rangers v Ross County
13 December: Ross County v Kilmarnock
16 December: Hamilton Accies v Ross County
23 December: Hibernian v Ross County
27 December: Ross County v St Johnstone
30 December: Partick Thistle v Ross County
Kilmarnock
2 December: St Johnstone v Kilmarnock
9 December: Kilmarnock v Partick Thistle
13 December: Ross County v Kilmarnock
16 December: Kilmarnock v Motherwell
23 December: Kilmarnock v Rangers
27 December: Hamilton v Kilmarnock
30 December: Hibernian v Kilmarnock
Dundee
2 December: Ross County v Dundee
8 December: Dundee v Aberdeen
12 December: Hearts v Dundee
16 December: Dundee v Partick Thistle
23 December: Motherwell v Dundee
26 December: Dundee v Celtic
30 December: St Johnstone v Dundee
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