I have always LOVED Christmas. And I pretty much enjoyed Easter as well, even after the Easter Bunny stopped visiting me. I was a bit put off by the annual shopping for new clothes just prior to Easter, but I've never enjoyed clothes shopping.
When I was with NATO in Italy, it was my sincere joy and delight that the month of December (and into early January) was a smorgasboard of international holidays....American, Italian, Greek and British holidays were shared by all of us in December. The NATO Christmas tree would be lit by December 9th....and from then until New Year's Day, we worked at 50% manning (our bosses could arrange that any way they wanted...half-days or full days on/off). Plus the holidays would appear out of nowhere. I found myself with way too much time on my hands during Decembers in 1987 and 88. Too much time to shop and decorate. It was fun, but a bit too much, as well, since I had no family to share time with.