“Cancelling Christmas” what would this look like?

[CraftyGin]

Imagine that at 9pm on Christmas Eve, a government minister tweets that lock down is intensivied with immediate effect. How would that affect you personally, recognising that we all have different ideas of Christmas.

Our church activities are 11pm service (which would be unaffected), and Christmas morning service. TBH, I would be happy to skip this service but generally have to show up as a warden. All of our services from March onwards are streamed on YouTube, and this will continue indefinitely

Presents - Amazon.

Guests - my DS1 and his wife have stayed for the last two years. With a short notice announcement, they would already have been here for four or five days, so presumably they would continue to stay. My locally living DS and DIL would not be able to socialise, but we could give them a food package.

We would continue to Zoom relatives far from us, and DS would be included as he is now.

Christmas food has leftovers built in, so we would not have any waste.

@ineedaholidaynow

Are there no in-laws involved either *@HolyForkinShirt* amongst the siblings, aunts, uncles do they not get a look in at Christmas ever?

Brother - mil comes (no fil) Sister - single parent with absent father. No in laws.

Aunt - they alternate years.
Uncle 1 - his fil comes (mil passed away)

Everyone gets a look in.

Like many others - would have done all the shopping and DC (and possibly current partners) would already be with us. Church is at 6pm on Christmas Eve so that would have happened. We host a big family get together on Boxing Day so that would be off and we have a small group of good friends over for lunch on New Year's Day who we would really miss too....but it would be a sacrifice we would have to make in the interests of safety and good health. There are worse things.
Really though, it doesn't bear thinking about. So sad that we are still in such a terrible situation when so many people are doing, and have done, everything possible to stay safe and the selfishness of some others is putting many, many more through this all over again.

wouldnt change anything at all for us as we dont leave the house on xmas eve or xmas or have any guest.

the bigger worry would be the week later for new year/my sons birthday