YANBU.I agree. It's only one day, not even that long, by the time the afternoon comes, presents opened, lunch eaten, it's done until next year, all these hassle and stress is for the sake of that few short hours in one short day of the year. Personally I find it a big hype. I see it as something artificially made a lot bigger than it should be. There is pressure to buy, buy, buy for the people you might not even want to buy any thing for. Then equally, you end up with lots of so called presents you don't like and you don't want, from people you don't necessarily care about. Even if you budget very well, still some degree of overspending and overstretching and lots of pressure and stress.
Then even before the Christmas day ends, adverts loud and clear, about Boxing day sale, companies trying to get more money out of our pockets.
I don't like the oversentimentality of the movies about Christmas either, its like a conveyor belt, similar themes in almost all movies. When I was much younger and newly married etc, I used to do like other people I know, ie try to do big meal with all trimmings, buy thoughtful presents for all in our circle, clean and decorate the house, make it look very festive, basically kill myself over it and overspend, overspend, get depressed in Januaries. Now I'm in my fifties, a working mum to 11 year old dd and with a very tiring / stressful job , I changed my attitude some years ago and I'm much happier now.
I only care about getting some presents for dd and dh and a lovely neighbour of us who is a lovely elderly lady, who's been such a wonderful friend to me and my family over the years. I try to choose some present/s for only these 3 people with love and care and attention. I don't do anything else for anyone else, I gave up conforming to the present-exchange hype for all other people, several years ago and it works for us. My parents live abroad and they don't do Christmas, we don't see dh side of the family as I dislike his parents (toxic) and we stopped seeing them years ago and this works perfect for us.
As for Christmas dinner, I only cook what I can (can't cook/won't cook elaborate several dishes), our Christmas meal at home is not different to what I would cook leisurely on a normal holiday ie meat, seasonal vegetables, soup and rice etc, so it's only the food which i can cook comfortably, rather than sweating in the kitchen, trying to emulate the
perfection I see on tv etc. Dh likes cooking, he cooks sometimes and it's only a meal, nothing elaborate. If I had to accommodate any scale of Christmas party at my house, I would get overwhelmed with the massive expectations ( the expectation of perfection, even if its only self-inflicted) so nowadays I don't like to be a guest or host at Christmas. What I like about Christmas is, the quiet solitude of being at home with my immediate family (dd and dh), being off work and being lazy at home and catching up with reading etc.
I am a bit anti-social and a loner and an introvert and very happy with it.
Each to their own, other people do it the way they want and that's good for them. Live and let live.