I don’t “celebrate Christmas,” but I do get together for a dinner and exchange of small gifts with my immediate family on the 25th. I think there’s a distinction between “celebrating Christmas,” and that - and I avoid spending any religious holidays with people who actually believe, as it makes me uncomfortable to be going along with rituals I not only don’t believe in, but actively think are stupid. It makes me feel like a hypocrite that’s “spoiling” their vibe.
Bingo! Should have made that more clear :smack:
I have been continents away from my siblings for years and generally I choose to shift my rota to work Christmas and New Year to give the married guys the time off.
I am freezing my nuts off in Korea at the moment and even though all the expat bars are putting on free Christmas lunches I just stayed home, did some computer house keeping, made Shepherd’s pie and drank a few bottles of Soju.
I enjoy the time off work (even though as a contractor don’t get paid for it) but frankly I can spend extortionate amounts of money on crap and drink to excess anytime of the year so Christmas holds nothing attractive for me.
Wow am getting grumpy-get-off-my-lawn age
Here, too, but also Christmas.
Yule is the religious holiday I spend with my neopagan friends; Christmas is the secular American holiday I spend with my family of origin. We do the tree and the gifts and the stockings hung by the bookshelves with care (no chimney here).
We don’t always do it all on the 24/25th, though. My daughter’s in another state right now with her dad and his family. My husband and son and I went to my cousin’s last night for the family gathering (which was kind of weird, because we’ve never celebrated with that side of the family and don’t know them all that well…but my “side” of the family is now down to five members, so I think we’re combining ranks to avoid extinction.) Today Mom is coming here and we’re going to see Les Mis (another first - never seen a movie on Christmas before!) and a fairly low key dinner to follow, with presents exchanged with Mom. When the little one gets home next week, we’ll have “Caileigh Christmas” and do the Santa Morning gift exchange of this household.
Pros: I haven’t worried about finishing the shopping yet, because there are a couple of things I expect will go on sale tomorrow. 
Cons: Christmas just doesn’t quite feel like Christmas when it’s spread out like this.
Christmas is THE day of the year in our house. We wrap and give each other the most mundane things, if they’re needed, like an alarm clock or a pair of pants for work. $500 spent would be a grand Christmas for us. Carols playing on the radio, cinnamon smells from the kitchen, one more damn adjustment to the lights hung outside…we’re just a bunch of big kids. Ham, ham, and more ham. Go off to fiddle with whatever we got and pass into a coma from all we’ve eaten. Watch all the good Christmas shows. I’m going to watch Horton Hears a Who tonight because it’s my favorite Dr. Seuss story. Take a Christmas Bag and covered plate to someone who couldn’t be with their family this year. Late night drinks and just one more chocolate. Pull the quilt up over my feet and fall asleep in the chair with the latest best book ever while the Christmas tree winks.
Okay, voted with that clarification in mind. My ‘house’ (apartment) doesn’t see much celebration, it’s usually over at my sister’s place. 
Ditto here, but we certainly do. Nothing special. No tree, no decorations, but the wife and I always get something for each other, and neither of us is a Christian. Everyone over here gives New Year’s gifts, so we’re just a week early. I have no more family left to speak of, so she’s the only one now to give me gifts at all on Christmas or my birthday.
You should reproduce. Kids are great at giving Christmas and birthday gifts.
Since we’re both well into our 50s, there’s not much chance of that.
I guess you’re screwed then. Merry Christmas!!
I made several deposits at a sperm bank in Albuquerque way back when. (Really!) Any that took would very much be adults now. But do they ever call or write? No-o-o-o.
Not at all. Mainly out of laziness, childlessness, and moneylessness.
Bastards!
I live alone, so there is no “we”. I’m also an atheist, though culturally Christian in the sense that I was raised Catholic.
I do, however, celebrate Christmas. I give gifts and usually do a dinner with friends somewhere. If the weather is good enough, I usually try and get some golf in during the day. Nothing like golf on Christmas day! In fact, I’m supposed to head out shortly, but my golf buddy might flake, so there’s a good chance it won’t happen this year.