Family, Friends, Food Are the Stars of Christmas

Christmas is the time to be merry - for most this means sharing a good time with friends and family, but indulging in food, presents and TV is also a way for many to feel cheerful.

Four fifths of U.S. respondents between the ages of 18 and 89 said they were looking forward to the Christmas season. Out of these, 70 percent felt that friends and family were a reason for it - the biggest agreement in the survey. 53 percent answered that Christmas dinner was in fact something to get exited about, while 50 percent could not wait for the presents to be opened.

Roughly a third of respondents found it important to celebrate Christmas as a Christian holiday, fewer than those who were ready to indulge in cookies and sweets (37 percent), Christmas movies, shows and songs (38-40 percent) and decorating (43 percent).