I am not fond of Christmas either. Many years ago my husband was very ill, and in intensive care after having brain surgery which was not a success. It was an inoperable brain tumor-cancer. They closed him back up, and he died Feb 5th. I had an 18 month old daughter then. Other things also happened, and now Christmas is not a time I want to go thru. I used to get severly depressed about Oct 1st, and it lasted till February, but now not so much. Still though Christmas is a hard time for me, and I am always delighted when its January 1st!!