Christmas is family time, a period when everyone comes together to celebrate the days around the 25th of December in their own way. For many families, it is a time when adult children with their children want to return to the family home and enjoy a multi-generational Christmas. Unfortunately, this is often impractical because older parents and grandparents may have sized down and no longer have a house large enough for visiting family to stay. Big holiday cottages are much in demand for these family Christmas get-togethers and offer the extended family somewhere where all members can sleep and enjoy that Christmas lunch around the one table. christmas-cottage-england.co.uk is a website that features holiday cottages in various parts of England that people can rent for that family gathering at the end of December. Meeting up at least once a year allows for good family relationships to be maintained and for children to know their cousins, aunties and uncles. Holiday home lettings for Christmas can be expensive, however, by everyone sharing the rental costs, a big family Christmas celebration is possible. Families tend to be dispersed over wide areas and selecting a central point in England or somewhere that everyone can easily get to or has an interest in visiting might also persuade people to make the holiday a reality. A Christmas holiday cottage is fully prepared and decorated for the festive period. Guest just need to turn up and organise food and drinks.