I am the chilly twelfth month that brings Santa Claus and Christmas; chop off my first three letters, and I become a glowing piece of wood left burning in the winter hearth. What month am I?
December
Removing 'Dec' from 'December' leaves 'ember', a hot coal or piece of wood in a fireplace.
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