re: Is this company just stringing me along for some reason.

honestly, I would think it is just due to the holidays...I wouldn't even try to hire someone around the holidays, as lots of the folks that have to be involved are out of the office for the last several weeks of each year...

never put all your eggs in one basket, so you need to keep up your job search, but I wouldn't read too much into what you are seeing this time of year...