Do you tell people that you love them only during christmas? To be honest with you, I never tell people how I feel about them. My friends and my family knows, because they know me. about buying presents....do you really think that all of a sudden people will stop buying things for special occasions? even is...let's say 1/8 of all buyers decided to stop buying presents at christmas....it wouldn't change a thing. I know that arabs don't celebrate xmas, but they've got other holidays (my friend's muslim)