The Bodach and I go away every Christmas, as I really dislike all the hype and urging you to buy. I stopped cards and presents long ago, and give money to our grandchildren.Our children were happy not to have to buy us gifts. I do buy a gift for my friend, but that’s no hardship, as I just buy something I’d like for myself! I’m now happy to be without the hassle of looking for gifts for people, and escaping to the sun where it’s very low key compared to here.
And, incidentally, Xmas is quite acceptable!
Xmas is a common abbreviation of the word Christmas. ... The "X" comes from the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter of the Greek word Χριστός, which in English is "Christ". The "-mas" part is from the Latin-derived Old English word for Mass.