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Clue 'It naturally gets lighter as Winter approaches' ---I-E
Clue 'Eccentric chap bearing seasonal greetings' C---

CARD

Could the first one be ERMINE
which is a stoat but its coat turns white in winter, just a thought
and may be the other is CARD, an infomal name for an eccentric etc.
Hope these might help
Mastro