Christmas - arrrgh! We tend to spend more money on the kids for their birthdays and have a pretty low key Christmas. I just don't go for all the hype and expectations at Christmas. We usually have a family day early or later depending on when the relis can visit and that takes out the whole stress!! My kids are cool with that! I hate shopping December. This will be my first Christmas in Aussie though but I am sure its not too different fron NZ....BBqs, beach, etc...