First Winter Snow

Today brought the first snow for this winter, it's currently 1 degree Celsius and lightly snowing but frosty cold.
As you know Christmas isn't celebrated here and in past years I still put up my own decorations and have my own little internal celebration. This year I have been toying with the idea of not putting up the tree and tinsel etc, but it would be the first year ever that I have not partaken in the tradition which may feel too strange for me, maybe just a few bits to acknowledge what was always the most exciting time of the year for me are called for. My reasoning for not decorating has been  that no one will get to enjoy my decorations except for Moli and myself...but then why should we consider ourselves not important? Don't misunderstand, whilst it is definitely not the same as Christmas at home, my friends do celebrate with me (but out and about), the school will have some kind of Christmas party and many shops and big stores decorate for Christmas. It really is very different though,  kind of superficial, the meaning of giving and family at Christmas is not understood in the same way and that warm fuzzy feeling is missing somewhat. Have we really taught the Chinese that Christmas is just about the glitz?