As many families shift their holiday celebrations to alternative dates, Tahnee O’Neile and Mikaela Armstrong share their experiences with early Christmas festivities.
O’Neile plans to celebrate with her two young sons and mother on the 21st, enjoying festivities while alternating Christmases with her ex-partner’s family. Tahnee O’Neile will celebrate Christmas early this year, as more families choose alternative dates for their family events.“So much emphasis put on the big day,” the Brisbane mother says. “As long as you’ve got each other, that’s all that matters.
” Navigating distance, family politics and work schedules, many Australian families now opt for a date other than December 25 to celebrate Christmas. While not having the children on Christmas can be a challenge, O’Neile says celebrating early means she doesn’t have to queue up for seafood when “everyone’s busy, stressed and rushed”. Australian Retailers Association chief industry affairs officer, Fluer Brown agrees Australians are embracing the festive spirit early in 2024.reveals 53 per cent of shoppers began purchasing Christmas gifts in mid-October this year. Brown says many are leveraging Black Friday sales at the end of November to find presents. While the festive season is often joyful and celebratory, it can also be immensely stressful, says Sydney family therapist Jacqueline McDiarmid, who says it’s not uncommon to celebrate Christmas early. “More and more people are choosing to take control of how they celebrate. Perhaps because, for many, Christmas is not a religious celebration but a family celebration,” McDiarmid says.Mikaela Armstrong, her husband and their two children, from Melbourne’s Bayside, celebrated Christmas on the December 7 with her husband’s family in Ballarat. “It was a nice way to get the extended family together, which doesn’t happen very often,” she says.With family spread across regional Victoria, she says travelling to see everyone on Christmas Day is too far. While early Christmas celebrations require advanced planning for gifts, holiday events throughout the month create a “stress-free occasion,” she say
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