I feel your pain! Mine is 12/28 (hence the screen name). By that time folx are to broke from Christmas to even think about your ass!
I got the "put one present aside for your birthday" BS

Yes the gifts were under the tree...in CHRISTMAS PAPER.
Mr. 1228 wanted to set our wedding date on 12/27 so he could do the one gift thang (Christmas, anniversary and birthday). I was
NOT having that! We got married on 12/11/01
(The first 2 weeks of December were the cheapest time for family to travel)
Now the weird part:
My maternal grandfather passed away on Wednesday 12/28/49 at 10:15p
I was born many years later on 12/28 at 10:15p
I told Mr. 1228 that we are
SO not having a December baby!