To once again keep the two occasions separate, the third rule is a firm no to joint birthday and Christmas gifts. “It’s really important that December babies get their own special moment ...

And early on the morning of December 23 ... was better to buy the boys two separate, smaller gifts rather than a single, combined "Christmas/birthday" present. No matter what other holiday ...

“Having a late December birthday sucks,” said Kim Rosenberg, who turned 56 on Dec. 29. Birthday presents get lumped in with other holiday gifts. The weather is often terrible (in the northern ...

Amy Sussman/Getty Sheryl Lee Ralph expects her friends and family to be double fisting gifts when they see her in December. Her birthday, Dec. 30, falls in the middle of the holiday season.