The joy of Christmas - can you feel it?

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I don't think I can. Christmas is like a big chore every year. I do it well and I do it right, all the planning, purchasing, wrapping, giving, mailing, write newsletter and cards, decorating, baking, partying, donation and volunteering, cooking, cleaning, write thank you notes...etc. It's a big chore starting from October all the way into the new year. I do all those things I'm supposed to do, but I'm not sure if it's really worth it. I never get the "true meaning of Christmas" and don't feel particularly joyous helping the less fortunate. And all the commercials annoy me.

I wonder if it's because I'm missing some emotional channels, that you have to be emotional to be happy about Christmas? I would love to be able to feel the joy. I mean I have to do all those things anyway, might as well be happy about them, instead of feeling stressed and bored.

Every year I feel it less and less. My mum said I can sleep in on Christmas day. I won't have any Christmas celebration until dinner time. So this is going to be a relatively stress free Christmas.

I loathe it... the lights, the music, the crowds, feeling obliged to buy gifts when I never have any clue what to get. Right now I'm trying to do my shopping online. No way I'm going to the stores.

Oh I miss the days when I was just a daughter. Christmas was so easy. Now I'm an old mom responsible for everything there's just no way out.

I was mostly wondering why helping the poor doesn't make me any happier? Why would receiving nice presents not make me particularly happy?

The joy is found in other people. And you don't have to wait until Christmas.

It's more forced happiness. How many people are genuinely happy on Christmas? Apart from children.

It sounds like you are flat out busy which definitely decreases the happiness. I think my mum sees Christmas as more work than joy too.

I'm not terribly good at buying presents and would rather not have to be expected to give them. But if I don't I look selfish.

I've just only started feeling full fledged joy after watching 'A Christmas Carol, last night.

The Doctor Who 'A Christmas Carol' is on 26th December. So I may get into the Christmas spirit after Christmas.

Nope, Its all about buying more crap.

I'm very excited about Christmas, but am treated like a kid on Christmas so why wouldn't I?

for me it's never quite Christmas until i bite into the first slice of turkey

I've been trying to abolish presents between my family members for the last few years but they always buy them anyway. Then I have to buy stuff too or feel like a jerk.

In the end it's just another day.