Anyone else sad that Christmas is over for another year?

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Sept-Dec is possibly my favourite time of year.

I absolutely love Christmas and everything about it. The whole of December feels magical.

My dc are getting older and I think we've possibly had the last year of Santa. We might just get away with one more year.

The absolute joy of the dc opening their presents, I wish I could bottle it.

The years seem to be going faster and faster. I wish I could repeat last week and do it all again. Anyone else?

Meh. I can take it or leave it. If it didn't start so damn early perhaps I'd be more in the mood to carry on celebrating but it's in you face relentlessly from October onwards. I'm a primary teacher so I'm pretty Christmas-ed out by the time we break up from school.

Nope, I hate the concept of forced jollity that seems to exist around Christmas and I’m so relieved it’s over. I’ll be so pleased after New Year when everything goes back to normal.

This year has been particularly tough for me so it’s worse than normal but I’ve really struggled and feel nothing but relief that I don’t have to pretend any more.

How can it be over when we haven't even had NYE and NYD yet? And I say that as someone who had to go to work today for a few hours. I hate the way people say Christmas is over by Boxing Day because they have been celebrating all December. Start Christmas when Christmas properly starts (24th usually for me) and then you might have the will to carry it on until 12th night.

But I get what you mean, it is a lovely time of the year and by 6th January I'll be feeling the blues like you are now. I'm planning on keeping a little celebration going through the dark days of January. Just a little token eg treating myself to a nice cheese, or having a long bath in the evening rather than a shower in the morning, that sort of thing.

I'm not sure. I'm sad it's over as I love the build up (more than the day in some ways) but now I have a living room full of stuff I'm eager to get every thing away and organised too. I'm not packing the Christmas jumpers away until I'm back to work so a few more days yet,

Christmas is very low key in our house. We don't really do decorations or a tree or lots of gifts. But I love it - just being off work, not having to be anywhere, lots of fresh air and time spent t together. I am dreading going back to work on Thursday and the routine starting again.

Christmas isn't over in our house but I know what you mean OP. We didn't spend Christmas day at home but now we're back we have been fortunate enough to have a few days to relax and have some family time together. All back to normal next week when DCs go back to school but I'm determined to enjoy the time between now and then.

I enjoy the build up to Christmas as well, so there is a sense that there's nothing to look forward to once it's all over. So I'm going to focus on what comes next, what we can enjoy and look forward to in the weeks ahead.

Christmas is not over. It is a 12 day festival. This is the 7th Day of Christmas (7 swans a swimming) so there's plenty of festivities to go yet, with the Epiphany celebration of the coming of the Magi still nearly a week away. Maybe you started too early? We don't start celebrating until Christmas Eve so we don't get sick of it before it's over.

Christmas is usually a mad dash over 100s of miles visiting relatives.

This year we decided not to, for once, and having Christmas at home has been joyfully relaxing in comparison.

We still have a week to go, before the DC and I go back to work. DP is working, but from home and part time this week.

So we're still lounging about eating cheese and sweet treats, I haven't felt this relaxed in years!

I'm writing this from bed, I even may go back to sleep for a snooze before I get up, what luxury!

Not at all I’m glad it’s over and seriously considering booking a holiday Christmas week next year.

I find the pressure, the added expectations, the people, the expense all a bit much, and it’s also just the same every year, I feel like I’ve ‘done’ it and have no desire to ever do it again.

We're only halfway through Christmas. Why would you think it's over? The only thing I feel sad about is when dd1 goes back home 150 miles away & I don't know when I'm seeing her next 😓. Aside from that, I do little things for myself every day that make me happy. I'm already looking forward to a nice walk with dd2 after work today & good food & drink tonight before I start Dry January tomorrow

No I'm not sad it's over. It's the most miserable time of year for some of us.

Exactly! I always think people who complain about Christmas being over on Boxing Day, dark mornings in January etc should look up Candlemas! Obviously each to their own, but I would so prefer it if people kept their twinkly lights up until 2 Feb (by which time the days are noticeably starting to lengthen) instead of straight after Halloween!

No not really. I always find the build up to Christmas a bit over the top and then Christmas itself can't help but be a bit of an anticlimax. Bring on Spring I say.

Glad normality and routine is almost in sight. Christmas pressures me, makes me anxious and stressed with the need for it all to be perfect. It also really amplifies the loss of family for me. I grin and bear it (badly most years) and sigh a massive relief when it's past.

Yes. We've had a lovely Christmas and don't really celebrate New Year. However, I'm looking forward to Easter and our summer holiday now as well.

I don't see it as being over until 12th night. Not that I'm particularly religious, but it's a 12 day period for me.
But no, I'm not sad. I love Christmas, but it's an insane amount of work and expense. I always eat a little too much, and I'm glad when normality returns.

I agree OP, I'm at my absolute happiest from September to December. Although honestly I love Jan to March too as it's all cold and makes it nicer being at home and having the fire on. I always get so sad after Christmas as it's just so wonderful, sadness especially once all the decs are packed away.
One way to make it all bearable when New Year hits is to book something to look forward to, in my case a cruise with my partner.

January and February are depressing but there are positives. I see January as a time of rest and recuperation, when nature sleeps and the world seems quiet. I like to wrap up warm and go out for long walks to blow away the cobwebs.
I like the days getting longer, I like the fact that Spring (my favourite season) is around the corner. I look forward to summer adventures.

Sorry no, Christmas for me is a case of 'grin and bear it'. I'm always very relieved when it's over. Easter is my preferred festival.

I don't think OP has said anything about celebrating Christmas from December for those asking. I like the time of year too generally, from September being back to school, autumn season, Halloween moving into December and advent. I'm sure she isn't puffing on a candy cane from 1st September!

Sorry September that should say.

I do love Christmas but I also like the start of the new year where we don’t drink, eat and spend to excess.

You don’t do any Christmas celebrating before Christmas Eve?

We start from 6 December (Sinterklaas) but it’s over on Boxing Day ready to prepare for NYE. We don’t do the 12 days of Christmas stuff. Now all looking forward to January and everything planned for the next couple of months.

We don't. The tree goes up on Christmas Eve. We do observe Advent in the month before Christmas.

Nah not really we didn't even put the tree up for it this time we had a Christmas dinner and that's it no fuss no change from a normal day really