My entire life I've always spent Christmas at home. Since I've been married, we drive to our parents' house on Christmas Day to eat and exchange gifts, but we always return home that night. We're very fortunate that most of our family lives nearby.
Several years ago, in 2005, we did take a trip the week before Christmas. My husband, son, and I went to New York City with my in-laws for three days, and we had the best time. That trip was actually our Christmas gift from my mother and father-in-law that year, and it was great! You can read Part Two of this post Here.