If someone voices a negative opinion of the Christmas holiday, it can be a bit of a moral minefield, with insults flying around including terms like "Scrooge". But there is a very good reason why many people worry about Christmas in advance of the holiday. The fact of the matter is that Christmas can cost an awful lot of money, and leave us in a position where we have debts to pay off after the wrapping paper has been recycled, the food digested and the parties processed through brain, liver and social diary.
It can make you wonder whether it is all worth the bother. The truth of the matter is that, for some people, Christmas just is not special enough to merit the kind of financial outlay that is expected of all, demanded of most and essential for some. Try as you might to resist the Christmas holiday, when the day comes you will hear the songs, see the TV specials and, in all likelihood, welcome the visitors through your door - and they will expect to be fed and offered drinks, too.
One way of defraying the cost of Christmas is to have a pact among family and/or friends. By saying to one another "Let's do this, but do it in a sensible way", you can apply spending limits to the situation and ensure that the cost doesn't go too crazy. Sometimes, people will break the terms of this agreement, wanting to be remembered as the person who bought the best gifts. That's life, and is unavoidable - but it is they who will be paying for it for longer.
Secret Santa - The Element of Mystery
When Christmas comes closer, it has become traditional in many workplaces, college residences and other communal settings to have a "Secret Santa" policy to allow members of staff to buy and receive presents, without the pressure of knowing who is buying for you, and in the knowledge that the person for whom you are buying will not know it was you that bought their present. The idea of a Secret Santa has become very popular in recent years, as it introduces a fun element to the workplace at Christmas.
The concept is simple. When you have a number of people interested in taking part in the Secret Santa game, you take names down on slips of paper and drop them into a hat. The hat should then be passed among the team members who then have a chance to pick names out (putting their own back in should they draw it) and then, within a set limit of expense, buying a present for the team member whose name they have drawn. Then they wrap the present and attach a note with the message "To (Name), Merry Christmas from your Secret Santa" - or words to that effect.
The game can have its drawbacks, of course. If someone lets slip the name which they picked out of the hat, then the Secret aspect is lost for the person receiving the gift. Also, if you get the name of someone you do not like (and it does happen), buying a gift for them can be less than enchanting. However it is still massively popular.
Gift Concepts To Make The Holiday More Interesting
When we are young, Christmas does not need any adornment to make it more exciting. The simple fact is that, hey, it is Christmas! What need is there for more excitement? The truth of the matter is that, as we get older, Christmas can become a little bit stale and boring, and we will look at the idea of Christmas as simply being a time when we spend money without there really being much magic to the holiday. To take some of this jaded approach away from the holiday, it can be a nice idea to put a new slant on the holiday by adding a "concept" to your celebrations.
Sure, for most people Christmas itself is quite enough of a concept. The holiday is something that for so many people is magical. But if a new concept is what you need in order to get excited, then you can look at any of a range of ideas. Some potential ideas along these lines will be, for example, sport or music. If those concepts are too broad it is possible to narrow the niche slightly and make it more novel. If you have a favorite film or play, or a book you enjoy, you can try and incorporate those into your celebrations, decorations and gifts.
This is something that can work particularly well for adults who have no children. Once you have become a parent, the whole magic of Christmas kicks off again, because it is the novelty of the holiday that really makes it for most.
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