Christmas Rituals

We have three family birthdays in the week before Christmas (father's, brother's, and mine). We would usually put the Christmas tree up on my Dad's birthday and then we would all open presents under the tree on our birthdays as well as on Christmas Day. For us, it was a week of celebrations and good food rather than just the day itself.

I guess it all got a bit much as I grew up though. I haven't bothered with my birthday for a good 18 years now and am not really interested in Christmas either. I think I'm quite looking forward to having four days to catch up with some sleep this year!