[WillPS]

Yes but even though the bulk of campaigning happens via the media it would still require politicians to appear on the media over Christmas. It would also require everyone else involved to have to work over Xmas and the New Year too. The political programmes and journalists for TV don't operate over the festive period. Newsrooms are run on skeleton staff

The latter wouldn't be the government's problem to solve tho. I don't think it's likely but given how dire the outlook is for them, even compared to 97 when they at least had decent growth to point to, I'm not sure I see it as off the table.

Perhaps it could even be part of a desperate ploy to reduce turnout to record lows in the hope that'll hurt Labour more than them.