I don't mind the holidays, but I do mind getting the gifts. I don't need anything. If I need or want something, I like to pick it out myself. And, I really don't like to pick out gifts for others either. I always think they wouldn't like what I give them. My DD and I decided to do our Christmas shopping in the grocery store. Then the gifts are not "life-time treasures." They are eaten and enjoyed ... or given to the nearest food bank.
Holidays are supposed to be perfect and extremely rarely are. They are just unnecessarily stressful.