Your favourite 'Christmas Period'

Now that the dust has settled for another year:

- I really enjoyed the first week of December. The build up to the Christmas Party and the party itself were definitely personal highlights of 2019! I also love this period where I'm just starting out listening to Christmas music and beginning playing all the classics again for another year. The build up really begins in earnest

- The 23rd, Christmas Eve and Day were better than I could imagine. I really appreciate Christmas Day more and more as the years go by. Food and drinks with work the 23rd, visiting family and the local pub Christmas Eve and a lovely family day (also call to neighbours) Christmas Day

- But the winner once again for me is the period from the 27th to being back 'officially' in work the 2nd. I actually worked a bit over the Christmas, in order to take leave during summer, but it was lovely and quiet. This period was just perfect - everything quiet, no hustle and bustle, all the stresses of adult life like bills and work deadlines all put on the back burner. The world just becomes a lovelier place at this time imo

- It wasn't all rosy though. Personally the weekend of 21st was a bit of a nuisance in that I went out the 21st but everywhere was just absolutely manic, getting served was a pain and impossible to meet people. One of my downsides of Christmas. I also had to travel the sunday evening for work, absolutely wrecked and a sore head. Yuck. But these are such minor complaints compared to others and I never take for granted how lucky I am to have my health and family all healthy for another year