I have downsized my holiday activities considerably. It started when I realized I just couldn't do it all anymore. Too much work to put up the tree and decorations and too much work to take it all down again. Since I'm no longer in a corporate environment I avoid the company Christmas parties and the secret Santa stuff. I don't miss any of that. I do exchange presents with a few people--all adults--but we don't spend large sums on it. Most of my friends don't really need anything and probably feel as I do. Christmas is fun for the kids, but I feel it's a very different thing for adults.