What bush blooms in winter?

I live in South Carolina. we have in our front yard a bush that looks like a holly bush but instead of berries it has medium size white flowers. anyone know what kind of plant that would be?What bush blooms in winter?
I believe it is a camelia. Are the flowers rolled up into tight little buds before they bloom? Do the buds form right where a leaf joins the stem? pretty green leaves, that are shiny? That is a camelia. On a holly bush, the points of the leaves are sharp and will stick you, not so on the cameliaWhat bush blooms in winter?
it isn't winter yet.. but it could be a variety of camelia.. maybe a late magnolia.
I checked my Audubon Society tree book and the only things I could come up with that sounded like what you described are a freakishly late-blooming Sweetbay and a freakishly late-blooming magnolia (although magnolia flowers are gigantic, not usually described as ';medium';). If it smells fragrant, has smooth gray bark, and bears a dark red conelike fruit.





More info would be helpful.
Hi SC neighbor, Myrtle Beach here. Could be Illeagnus (however it is spelled) More description would be helpful.





Could be one of the lovely native hollies that grow wild - flowers will produce the berries. good luck
Could it be a camellia! Shiny green pointed leaves?