In a perfect world Christmas shopping would be legally restricted to the two weeks before hand. On top of that decorations would only be allowed to be hung in the week before that.

Also Christmas cards would only be sold in boxes of 37 meaning that you don't need to desperately claw around for a further 13 names upon whom you will foist half-assed cheer regarding a holiday that you would have to think about for a couple of minutes before you could give a reasonable explanation as to why it's happening.

Also there must be some things you would like to possess but can't quite justify the expenditure on. Perhaps a nice Schiele print for the bathroom?