Joyce Fegan: Is Christmas an essential celebration?

With so much uncertainty surrounding the festive season this year, here are some ways to save Christmas: donate to charity, shop local, support Irish retailers, oh, and please, please boycott Amazon

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has already done very well out of the pandemic, increasing his wealth by over €62bn. Picture: Mario Tama/Getty Images

It's the middle of November and Christmas is, at the same time, the main thing on our minds and totally up in the air.

This week, there's been talk of postponing Christmas to the end of January. The now-near ritualised return home of our immigrants has been advised against, as non-essential travel.