To be fair I avoids going out on the "special" days itself because everything will b overpriced and everywhere will be crowded. How people find that kind of settings romantic, I will never know...
Regardless of what people (historically and currently) think Christmas is, or what it will be, I always tell my nephews and nieces that it’s a simple season of giving.
@udomsa33 Same. I hate long wait at restaurants and traffic so I will stay home on those days. The last time I went with my family on a day like that was a disaster. Long wait at the restaurant, when we finally sat down, had to wait a long time for our food to come out and the food was really bad compared to when I ate there on normal days.