Just to be clear, I love Christmas.
I love waking up to find presents under the tree (okay, I put half of them there myself), the early morning Bucks Fizz and the way our family take it in turns to wear the Santa hat each year and pass out the presents.
Though Christmas Day is a truly wonderful, magical day, the build-up to it definitely takes its toll.
I wish we could celebrate Christmas without all the necessary things we have to do in order to celebrate this one day.
Here are 12 of the worst things about the build-up to Christmas.