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I'm quitting Christmas this year. No gifts, no attending the annoying semi-mandatory work Christmas party, none of this corporate crap which has encroached on a holiday that was once about family to me.
It's not even December yet and it's already been incredibly freeing not having to worry about any of it this year.
I'll visit family, rewatch Gremlins, maybe put up some decorations, but that'll be it. Should have opted out years ago.
A couple of decades ago, my entire family decided we'd all just go on vacation together. No gifts, just enjoy the company. It was fantastic. Since then, almost every x-mas I go on a trip. I've been broke forever, so often these trips are just a week or so camping. People are welcome to come along, but if not, they know that I'm not part of any festivities they have planned. I still get a little pit-of-the-stomach feeling when the time of year rolls back around again, but it is far less than it used to be, and I find myself feeling much better for the coming year.
That was always an option. Do people celebrate this differently than that?
Non-gifting pacts with your siblings, also very recommended.
I quit being annoyed by Christmas cookies starting being sold in September. Also very freeing.
It's all about little life hacks to ignore Christmas.