It's nearly here. For some it conjures a picture of smiling children, fun, family and festive frivolity; for others it means stress, present pressure, debts and chores. (Also see Martin's Ban unnecessary Christmas presents blog).
So if you had a big red CANCEL CHRISTMAS button that'd make the whole thing disappear (and just add the days to your holiday entitlement), would you press it?
Results
I'm a dad of school age children (1716 votes)
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| Yes, cancel Christmas |  | 722 votes (42%) |
| No, bring it on | | 994 votes (58%) |
I’m a grandpa of school age children (1163 votes)
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| Yes, cancel Christmas | | 704 votes (61%) |
| No, bring it on | | 459 votes (39%) |
I’m male, single, no children (or none of school age) (1498 votes)
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| Yes, cancel Christmas | | 937 votes (63%) |
| No, bring it on | | 561 votes (37%) |
I’m male, in a couple, no children (or none of school age) (2684 votes)
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| Yes, cancel Christmas | | 1617 votes (60%) |
| No, bring it on | | 1067 votes (40%) |
I’m male, I don’t celebrate Christmas ever (eg, different religion) (262 votes)
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| Yes, cancel Christmas | | 194 votes (74%) |
| No, it doesn't bother me | | 68 votes (26%) |
I'm a mum of school age children (3470 votes)
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| Yes, cancel Christmas | | 1126 votes (32%) |
| No, bring it on | | 2344 votes (68%) |
I’m a grandma of school age children (1970 votes)
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| Yes, cancel Christmas | | 998 votes (51%) |
| No, bring it on | | 972 votes (49%) |
I’m female, single, no children (or none of school age) (2334 votes)
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| Yes, cancel Christmas | | 1340 votes (57%) |
| No, bring it on | | 994 votes (43%) |
I’m female, in a couple, no children (or none of school age) (4791 votes)
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| Yes, cancel Christmas | | 2369 votes (49%) |
| No, bring it on | | 2422 votes (51%) |
I’m female, I don’t celebrate Christmas ever (eg, different religion) (479 votes)
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| Yes, cancel Christmas | | 258 votes (54%) |
| No, it doesn't bother me | | 221 votes (46%) |
20,367 votes received.
We try to use technology to limit voting to one per person. Occasionally, this may erroneously block a few people's votes (eg, from shared offices). Apologies for that.
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