Dare to be different and learn to be lonely

Well, that's the advantage of living in a tiny country! Although relatively speaking we consider traveling to the West quite an undertaking;)

We don't get together for Christmas, but everyone who's in the country* will come over for my birthday the day after (which we call the Second Day of Christmas:)
*My other brother and his family are currently in Bali (Indonesia) on vacation. My sister in law and darling nephew will celebrate their birthdays with her parents who come over from Australia to meet them there - heh, that makes my complaint about traveling to The Hague a bit silly, doesn't it?

Most people in the Netherlands will celebrate Christmas with a family dinner, the second day of Christmas is traditionally for the inlaws;)