General Discussion

It's the biggest source of friction in my marriage and it was the biggest source of friction in my family when I was growing up.

I had one grandmother who celebrated the traditional U.S.A. Christmas with full consumer excess and she imposed that on everyone, even her in-laws, none of whom agreed when, how, or if Christmas ought to be celebrated. My parents quit celebrating Christmas when my grandma died. Then they moved away. Thousands of miles away. Their only nod to Christmas was a large piece of driftwood they'd hang any Christmas cards they received on.

One of my siblings and his family plan always to be out of the country for Christmas, usually vacationing on some tropical beach.

Another of my siblings is in the same situation I'm in, reluctantly celebrating Christmas with consumer excesses and cultural appropriations that would likely horrify Christ.

But that's just me being judgmental.