Brissos survive Chrissy as best they can with the help of champagne and prawns and airconditioning.
Even the most traditional (unbroken) Brisso family will have overly complicated and exhausting arrangements at Christmas, with multiple social commitments to be juggled – Xmas eve dinner with one set of relatives (after the annual church outing ), Christmas day lunch with another (often requiring a trip to the coast), Christmas evening with another, and some elaborate BoxingDay pissup with friends or family which involves a game of cricket (the only one all year to include anyone regardless of ability).
boxing day ritual
Only Christmas morning remains sacred, with the Brisso able to enjoy a couple of hours with the pets and kids at home, opening presents.
sacred time with family pet
Once upon a time, Chrissy was special and certain things such as gifts, christmas cake/pudding, mince tarts, champagne, tantrums and irrevocable family conflicts were saved until Christmas day. Brissos despair that those days are over, and these special things are daily features through the Christmas period, in late november and all december.
