DH hates Christmas. I'm not massively Christmassy either so it's never really bothered me much... only put a bit of a bit of a dampener on any festive spirit I can muster. But now that we have DD, I want things to change...

I understand that he's not into Santa (doesn't want us to tell her that Santa is 'real'), carols, silly hats, a big ham and tinsel... he thinks these things are cheesy and pointless and that Santa is just a lie. He's not religious - in fact, he has quite an aversion to religion and this contributes to him disliking this particular celebration. I get that he hasn't had a great time with his family and that yes, the whole thing can become a bit of a commercial, materialistic exercise... if you were to buy into all that advertising and hype.

BUT now it's about more than his Grinchy cynicism. I really want to find a way for this to become a happy, positive time of year. I want DD to feel all the excitement and anticipation other kids get to experience. I hope that we can make our own family Christmas traditions and find meaning in this time to share with our precious little one.

So tell me... do you think I can 'turn' the Grinch?!! Any ideas for how I can ignite the Christmas spirit in Mr Cynical?