Christmas is a funny one. We class it as one day, despite the endless weeks of preparation, stress and expense. It'd be silly to say Christmas began at 1 minute past midnight, the day after christmas eve.
I'd say Christmas was more of a season which begins start-mid November and ends around New Year. Christmas Day is purely the day whereby everything we have done beforehand becomes pointless (wrapping the presents, sealing the cards, etc.) but the day wouldn't be 'the day' without it. It's weird to think of it like this, but it's true! We 'unwrap' everything - it's the day of unveiling.
I'm still not quite sure what we are celebrating at Christmas. Of course, it's all supposed to be about Jesus, but it's more about the food, alcohol and presents to most people. An excuse to get drunk and play Twister. But I can't help but look at Christmas as a year target; we seem to work all year towards Christmas. We save up money throughout the year and we buy little things along the way, throughout the Summer and in to Winter, before we hit December and we panic buy!
Christmas, for me, is like the finale of the year. New Year is just an excuse to be lairy.
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