For me, Xmas sucks. I just can't get into the Xmas spirit and the day is the worst day of the year for me. It's got nothing to do with my immediate family. I get along with them just fine, but they're in other parts of the country.
I haven't been to an Xmas event for quite some time and have no desire to. Just find it horrific. I wouldn't mind getting together with my family for a reunion at any other time, but not Xmas. The holiday haunts me like a specter. There's a month of preparation for a day that really doesn't do anything for me at all.
Just tell people you love them at any time. People are hesitant to do that, and gifts at an appointed time mean so much less than someone being able to say those 3 simple words. But lying on your deathbed having never said those words is.... well, fill in the blank.
