[AnnieK]

All of it...although almost have said the build up is better than the actual day. I love all. The preparation, wrapping gifts, decorating the tree, seeing people I may not have seen all year, now I have a 5 year old who truly gets it...the excitement of Christmas Eve, looking forward to his first nativity....I could go on and on.

Downsides are missing a special person...and the fact that it's soon over and then it's back to bleak, depressing new year / January