I actually enjoy Christmas shopping, but I don't spend nearly that much money on gifts. I'm a bargain shopper and I'm proud of my ability to find inexpensive, nice gifts for people. I also do not hesitate to make something instead of buying something if the inspiration strikes me. There have been many times when I've wanted to tell my family "I'm not buying Christmas presents for anyone this year, so don't buy me anything" but with the structure of my family being what it is, it would cause too many problems.

Our family lives all over the world, so Christmas has become more of a "here is a gift once a year to show that I still think of you" sort of thing and not at all a religious thing. We don't spend too much money on each other anymore either. I don't plan on going into debt this year. I completely agree with what you've said though, because Christmas is such a commercial holiday. This is why holidays like Thanksgiving are much more enjoyable to me, because it is less commercialized and it involves people working together and (hopefully) enjoying their time together.