Stock Markets Exposed - Do the stock markets close for a Holiday period near and around the New Year?

Do the stock markets close for a Holiday period near and around the New Year?

Only New Years day and Christmas day.
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The markets will be closed on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 The day before, Christmas Eve and New Years Eve the market closes early, they are half days.
In addition to the above: markets will be having shorten session as stated here: http://www.nyse.com/about/newsevents/1176373643795.html