would you cancel Christmas if you could?

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It always surprises me each year when engaging in conversation with people about Christmas at how many people say they really dislike Christmas, myself included if I'm honest. Everyone seems to say the same things that it's so stressful,expensive, pressure to make everything magical etc. Lots seem to say they wish Christmas didn't exist! I also feel this way and I actually dread Christmas coming around each year and feel huge relief once January comes around.
How many actually feel this way and if there was a national vote to cancel Christmas then would you vote yes?

Yes. I have no interest in it at all.

Yes

A definite YES from me too.

No, I love Christmas and my DC do too. I love seeing their faces light up at all the different Christmas activities and experiences, it really makes Christmas.

No. l love it all but my DH hates it 😊

Nope! I bloody love Christmas. But I do think people make it too stressful with piles of presents, cooking when they don't want to, etc. We stay in (fresh, before people roll their eyes) PJs, have a buffet made and frozen in advance, and open our presents slowly. No madness, no going out. Christmas Eve is the big one here (we go to Norway as DH is from there), and the big day itself is calm.

Can't stand the idea of cooking a roast truss up in fancy clothes, sweating while DC just want to play. So we fucked it off. 😂

I love it but its just so expensive and I can't afford it

Yeah. I do it for others' sake. If I had my way, it would be a film and a takeaway.

Yes, but purely because it seems to start earlier and earlier every year! And for the first time, it seems like you're the odd one out if you don't have your tree up in November

I get the feeling November is now a very normal tree up time? Before it was said that you were very keen getting it up so early but it's normalised now

Oh god, but then what do you look forward to in winter?

No! Ours is fairly laid back though. We have a tree, a special Christmas dinner with family and a few presents, but don't go OTT.

Nope. Best time of the year for me

God, yes! I can’t be arsed at all. Every year I spend so much money, time and headspace on making sure everyone gets what they want - decorations, activities, gifts. It’s just gone too far, hasn’t it? No one bothers their arse to think about me or buy me a gift, that just makes it all seem even more pointless.

I love Christmas so much but I only want to buy presents for my DC, DH and parents. I hate buying presents for other people it’s stressful and expensive and I try to cut that list down further every year. Apart from that I love the magic, the socialising and the decorations. I just hate buying other people presents. I have no idea what people like.

No way. I love that the family all get together. It is such a special day for us.

No , we are all Christmas lovers here .

Yes, definitely. When you're an adult it's just shit.

No because you don't have to stress to make it magical

A celebration during the darkest months where everyone (almost everyone) takes time out to just stop, switch off, be with those you care about most. What's not to enjoy?

It's what you make of it really.

Yes, I'd cancel it. Too commercialised, too high-pressure. Too divorced from any scrap of the religious meaning that used at least to take the edge off the tackiness and stress.

Yes. It's a horrible time when you're single and have a bad relationship with your family. So much emphasis on family coming at you from all angles.

I'd like the people who enjoy it to be able to continue, but the rest of us should be able to skip the whole thing.

No. I'm not feeling it yet but come December I'll be there with bells on.

It's not Christmas I have an issue with but the utter commercialisation of it. I love what Christmas stands for and represents at its heart. I always stay off social media over Christmas so I don't compare and lose what it's really about.

This year absolutely yes. Too much grief and stress this year to enjoy it. Maybe next year will be easier?

Yes