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In reply to the discussion: How many of you are NOT buying much if any this Christmas? [View all]dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)40. You are not alone...
Christmas was fine when the kids were small..
Haven't even had a tree for 20 years or more.
I send cards to a very few close friends, that's about it.
And stick a wreath or something on the front door, which seems to be expected around here.
We don't do "mandatory" observations very well, but I do share scrumptious baked goodies from time to time with friends in the area.
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I don't usually post commercials, but Chrismahanukwanzakah comes only once a year
hatrack
Nov 2013
#62
The animated version was better - a multi-armed Santa playing the sitar sitting on a mushroom
hatrack
Nov 2013
#67
My group of friends does a gift exchange where we buy one gift of about $20 and theres a game that
Erose999
Nov 2013
#36
No, but then we never do . . . a few presents for nieces, Christmas dinner . .. .
hatrack
Nov 2013
#61