Tracy Gunn of McAdenville, North Carolina joins 'Fox & Friends First' to showcase her town's Christmas spirit and widespread draw.

The holidays start earlier and earlier every year, and expectations, shopping lists and parties are never-ending. By the time December begins, many parents are already out of breath. I’m not having it. I want the Christmas season to be peaceful and joyful. I refuse to run around like a madwoman fulfilling shopping lists, going to every holiday party and most of all, perpetuating the Santa tradition for my kids.  

That’s right — we don’t do the whole Santa thing in our family. No gifts from Santa. No photos with Santa. No sitting on an old guy’s lap and telling him all about Christmas wish lists. The only cookies laid out on Christmas Eve are the ones I’m eating while wrapping gifts that are coming from my husband and I to our kids — not from Santa.   

I feel zero guilt about my daughters not having the whole Santa experience and if you choose the same path, congratulations, your holiday season just got a bit easier. Calm Meditation App confirmed in a November study that 76% of millennial moms feel pressure to create a perfect holiday experience.  

Since the perfect holiday experience does not exist, just cut out one more thing anyway. The mental unloading will feel great, and the kids will not be missing out on any magical parts of the season. They will also have an opportunity to learn about true gratitude and not have the crushing experience of learning a big man in red-and-white fluffy clothing does not really exist.

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