I like the idea of Christmas (although I'd like it even more if it was in winter) but not the usual approach to it. So I try to do things that make it less commercial for me (I shop at the local businesses rather than the big boxes, buy cards from a charity shop or make them myself). Last year I managed to persuade my family to go to the city park for lunch instead of spending all morning making salads to eat at home. Of course, they still made up the bloody salads and brought them to the park. This year, we're talking of making something simple to take to the park and keeping the Big Meal for the evening.
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I like the idea of Christmas (although I'd like it even more if it was in winter) but not the usual approach to it. So I try to do things that make it less commercial for me (I shop at the local businesses rather than the big boxes, buy cards from a charity shop or make them myself). Last year I managed to persuade my family to go to the city park for lunch instead of spending all morning making salads to eat at home. Of course, they still made up the bloody salads and brought them to the park. This year, we're talking of making something simple to take to the park and keeping the Big Meal for the evening.