Thanks Sassy, good post. Yes most of us give all year round but at Christmas sometimes we are reminded of a particular charity that we don't support regularly and give something extra.
Sounds like you're busy, hope you have a happy time. I'm still not quite sure what I and the family will be doing on Christmas day, depends a lot on how my mum is though she wants everything 'as normal' and, though weak, is generally feeling alright. My dad has put decorations up and bought a tree in a pot, it looks lovely at their house. My house looks has boxes all over the place. I'll get round to wrapping up gifts starting tomorrow.
Floo, it sounds like an excellent idea to give what you would have spent on cards and postage to a charity. Some people do that and send e-cards. I wouldn't be able to easily assess what I would spend on cards (& stamps), I'd just have to guess - but I love Christmas cards anyway, both writing and receiving. I've sent all mine off, the last ones last week, received quite a few but think there will be a lot less this year. The number seems to have been reducing over the past few years.
