I released myself from Christmas last year also. I used to buy for 45 people and I dont have kids! I do for my parents and a few chosen friends and for the needy. Only doing/making for a select few, no big tree, no mandatory exchanges. Last year, my hubby's family had a fit about it and tried to make me feel bad about it but that did not work. To reinforce my new policy, I scheduled a surgery so that I would be in the hospital over the holidays.