The build up to Christmas is better than the day itself

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YABU-Of course not, it's only about the day itself...

YANBU-The build up is much better and festive.

I firmly believe the lead up is so much better, Christmas Day always falls a little bit flat.

I feel the same thing. Christmas Day feels to me like the big feast at the end of the festive period. Then after that my mood switches to New Year and thoughts of improving myself, Spring etc …

Christmas is the fireworks at the end of the evening

YANBU.

Christmas feels like the end of the event!

I don't really care for any of it to be honest. By this point in December I'm sick to the back teeth of it as we've been bombarded with adverts and decorations and shitty Christmas music since the end of October. Roll on Thursday/Friday when it's all over.

I kind of prefer the bit afterwards to be honest. Mostly because leftovers 😁 but also because you've done all the last minute panics over things that haven't been delivered on time, you're not trying to time cooking with visitors arriving with opening presents with finding batteries or assembling things and so on. I love the feeling of getting up on boxing day knowing there's stuff for people to eat, play with, watch, and no pressure to do anything at a specific time for a few days.

But you will also get the MN "type" who will be along shortly to bang on about the 12 days of CHristmas, and how they don't even START until the 25th and are still partying on the 4th/5th Janaury when everyone in the real world is back at work.

I used to feel a bit that way until organising Christmas was my job.

These days there's lots of loveliness in the build up but a fuck tonne of work too, and it's busy at actual work as well. Christmas Day itself is busy but lovely.

I do agree it's more of a season than just a day though.

With you all the way. The period between Christmas and New Year is lovely. All the pressure is off and it’s a few days of chilling. Perfection.

We host Christmas and then travel to family. 😭 I crave a proper twixmas but have never managed it. Not going back to work til the 6th though so we'll get a bit of chill before that.

Boxing Day is the best day for me, no. Eid the pressure all of the fun

YANBU - I’ve always thought this - ever since being a young kid

Xmas Eve in particular- the build up is much more exciting than t’real thing ..

Yes I agree - I like the run-up (Advent) and the aftermath ('Betwixtmas') but not really the day itself or Boxing Day.

For me,though, a lot of this is because both DP have tiny, difficult families: two sets of high maintenance elderly parents to accommodate, little in the way extended family and DD as the only child to entertain, so DP and I are always 'on'. Christmas Day just feels like an ordeal to get through really.

I love the carols, the decorations, the food and the spiritual/reflective side of Christmas, but I find these things much more in evidence during Advent than at 'peak Christmas', which for me is just rampant capitalism and family challenges.

I don’t feel like we’ve had any build up this year. My teen has picked being with her friends over doing anything Christmassy.

I enjoy the build-up, and all the events (Christmas fayres, Carol singing, Christingle, Christmas markets, various Church services, visits with friends and extended family/adult DC (usually between 18th and 22nd December,) gift buying and wrapping, writing out and giving Christmas cards, the lights, the decorations, the cosy evenings in, the chilly winter walks, and the turkey race in my village, (people dressed as turkeys obvs!) .)

But I also enjoy Christmas Eve, and Christmas day, and Boxing Day. They're so peaceful and tranquil as we see family a few days before and those 3 days are just DH and I. And I enjoy the bit in between Christmas and New year... We (DH and I) go to sales, and for a few visits to a couple big towns, and then go to the pub on New Year's Eve. Then we have a nice long walk on New Year's Day. (Also go for several walks over the rest of the 2 weeks too. - (21 Dec to 3 Jan when we're off.)

So we enjoy it all, but I have to agree that the build-up is the 'best' part. Though as an adult in my 50s with no young children - and no grandchildren, the magic has gone, and it's no longer 'exciting.'

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Ah you see we always have a ‘proper twixmas’ because our families are so close and I find myself envying those that can get away during this period, especially when they have free family accommodation as it’s otherwise so expensive!

I've always found the run up better as you have all the pantos, carol concerts, parties. The day is an anti climax as an adult I've found.

Not for me. December is ridiculously busy for me at work so I’ve had the total of zero social events this month.
I finish work tomorrow for a few days so I’m living for Christmas Day.

It's Boxing day that's the enormous anti climax IMO.

@mowthegrass Hope you have a nice relaxing time!