To 'skip' Christmas and take a family holiday instead?

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On the one hand I do love the Christmas time of year but it is a lot of build up and prep for 'one day.' I was thinking we should try a holiday in the sun instead. Myself, DH and 2 DC aged 12 and 11. Given the choice I am pretty sure the DC would be happy to forgo gifts for a holiday. (The holiday would be instead of a summer holiday I should add as we definitely couldn't afford more than one in a year, we tend to go every couple of years).We don't have a very large extended family and only usually see 4 or 5 family members over Christmas.

Has anyone ever done it? Do you recommend it? Or is it way over priced due to the time of year?

Where did you go? Thinking warm weather 24/25'C + and as little rain as possible.

It sounds amazing, do it! I personally have never, but my friends have this type of getaway every year and they love it. No stress about gifts or party planning, just a smartshow 3d video card emailed to everyone and a sunny holiday time

I've considered it. Last Christmas we were supposed to be having a family Christmas, unfortunately MiL was in hospital with pneumonia so it was me, DH, DD and DSiL and their son. I was very ill with a double chest infection, DH had something similar but insisted he knew better than DD how to do Christmas even though they were hosting.
It ended up with words being said an DH has been uninvited from any future Christmas, DS1 has decided he'll go to DS2 for Christmas. So it looks like just the 2 of us, but DH tells me not to be silly, of course we'll have a family Christmas.
I've looked at going somewhere snowy but DH won't entertain it.

Christmas and holidays are either something you do or something you won't.

Do it. Ex and I went to Tunisia one year to escape all the Christmas stuff - breakfast on the balcony on Christmas morning and lovely and warm. We didn't escape the Christmas stuff because the hotel had a manager with a real camel and the rep playing Mary, along with a carol singing competition in the evening, but we went with it.

because the hotel had a manager*

*Manger. FFS, that looked fine when I posted it.

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We don't like all the stress around Christmas so one year decided to go away.

My mum said "Oh what a shame you won't be here for Christmas. We will have to bring it forward for you"!!!!!!
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No, we got the worse. The whole idea was that we didn't want to do Christmas so we paid to go away and then still had to do it!

OP it sounds great. I have an elderly mother and would feel mean not being around for Christmas, but once she's not here anymore, I will absolutely do it!

Do it! We went away for Xmas a couple of years ago and absolutely loved it. Xmas day on the beach - pineapples and coconuts for Xmas “lunch”. It’s looking like we are in the frame to host elderly relatives this year - otherwise I’d 100% be booking a holiday.