Supposedly the devs watch the forums so maybe they'll pay attention and see that there are dissatisfied players who simply want a way to be left alone.
Personally, I don't even like the christmassy decorations but, as I said in earlier posts, I actually have issues with the holidays that are mine alone. Besides, those are easy to ignore; they don't actually do anything. I don't want to ruin that for others I just want to be left alone and apparently I'm not as alone as I thought.
So, development team please consider allowing an option to opt out of these social events.