Fly to New Zealand, Tolkien-land. You'll probably be in the air for 24 hours and miss Christmas Day entirely. If you're already in New Zealand, go to Spain.
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2. Flee Christendom —
Assuming you're in a mainly Christian country in the first place, Morocco's a good escape for snake charming, etc., in the souk.
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3. Go to a communist country —
Cuba's out, Fidel having lifted a Christmas ban in 1998. Which leaves Laos: anti-consumerist by state decree and Buddhist, too. Watch out, reindeers!
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4. Retreat —
Try saying "Merry Christmas" in that position. An Indian yoga retreat should inoculate you against the soulless materialism some say Christmas has become.
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5. Hit a party town —
... after the party. Places like New Orleans are so fatigued following a year on the tiles that Christmas is actually sedate by comparison.
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6. Go on a working vacation —
Keep yourself so busy teaching in the developing world or saving the rainforest that you forget Christmas entirely.
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7. Get lost —
Even within the Christmas-intensive world, you can find Internet and TV-free places such as the UK's Lundy Island.
