if you are the sort who does not enjoy step ping out to celebrate christmas or keeps procrastinating till the last minute only to end up doing nothing heres what you can choose to do instead the weather in mumbai might not be cool enough so switch on the fans snuggle up in your bed with a blanket get yourself a cup of hot chocolate with marshmallows and watch a sitcom or any christmas movie if youre a voracious reader and havent read a christmas carol by charles dickens you should or if you have already read it maybe reread it a modest less than 150 pages novel which can easily be finished in a days time and make you feel part of the celebrations you can choose to read any other christmas story that will lighten up your day various organisations across the city host christmas events for the underprivileged sections of the society you can be santa in the lives of those not as fortunate by participating in one such event which can be an overwhelming experience some of them even organise joy rides in different parts of the city media professional malvika panjabi will be participating in one such activity i go for such activities as and when i can the money i would otherwise spend on food and drinks i will be using on buying some snacks and getting some clothes and toys for them i will also make the best of my holiday by spending some time with these kids she says plan a fun night call in your friends order food and organise a karaoke of christmas songs and carols and bring out the singer in you if you love cooking you can bake your own cake and eat it too 25yearold aakanksha thanekar will be cooking stuffed turkey and baking cake for her family