baɪ kˈɑːntɹæst, kˈæləndɚz ɪnðə stˈaɪl dˈɛlə nˈæɾɪvˌɪɾæ"stˈaɪl ʌvðə nɐtˈɪvᵻɾi"æz ɪn ɚɹˈɛzoʊ, ɐsˈɪsi ænd pəɹˈuːdʒə bɪɡˈæn ɔnðə sɑːlˈɛmnᵻɾi ʌvðə nɐtˈɪvᵻɾi ʌvðə lˈɔːɹd kɹˈɪsməs ˌɔn twˈɛnti fˈaɪv dᵻsˈɛmbɚ, ðə vᵻnˈiːʃən kˈæləndɚ bɪɡˈæn ˌɔn wˈʌn mˈɑːɹtʃ ʌntˈɪl ðə fˈɔːl ʌvðə vᵻnˈiːʃən ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk, ænd ðə fɹˈɛntʃ jˈɪɹ ˌɔn ˈiːstɚ dˈeɪ ʌntˈɪl wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ.
By contrast, calendars in the stile della Natività ("style of the Nativity") as in Arezzo, Assisi and Perugia began on the Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) on 25 December, the Venetian calendar began on 1 March until the Fall of the Venetian Republic, and the French year on Easter day until 1564.