The happy holiday season my actually feel like being stuck in a rut.  At least that is what the Sunday Night Blog thinks: http://rjptalk.wordpress.com/2012/11/25/looks-more-like-a-rut-than-tradition/  The traditions have turned into a race through malls and busy streets.  Christmas music blasts for two or more months before the actual day.  The holiday parties sometimes seem to resemble family fight fests instead of celebrations.  While you may not see and as many solutions here as all the young You Tube vloggers might have, you may just get an idea or two for avoiding the typical holiday pitfalls.