5 Non-Seasonal things to do over the holidays

Believe it or not, plenty of people are less than enthusiastic about this time of year. From awkward office parties to seemingly endless plates of snowperson cookies, it seems inescapable. Even the most diehard will eventually succumb to the need to get away from canned playlists of the same old songs, weird old bearded dudes in red suits asking you to sit on their laps and all those freaking elves everywhere.
Can we just cut to Christmas already?
It seems an almost impossible goal as even activ