I've just had a think. Until she decided that she was not speaking to me, I think it was in 2002, don't ask why because I don't even know, my mother would do "stockings" for me, my husband at the time, and latterly Mr P., and I would do the same for her.
I think the thing that put me off this was exdh's family would give such awful presents! Yes, I know that sounds ungrateful, but truly they had to be seen to be believed!
However, I still stick to my guns over buying for the sake of buying.
Actually my mother was the worst offender on that score. When the boys were young, of course they got a stocking/pillow case from FC, but rather than but one or two presents my mother would also do a stocking/pillow case full.
In hindsight, I think it was for the pleasure in watching each parcel being opened, but it still meant that A) The boys had too much, and B) I had to somehow find space to store it all!