Ending 2019 by "Skipping Christmas" on "Noel Street"

I finished reading "Noel Street" by Richard Paul Evans last week.  It was pretty good, but not necessarily a tear-jerker. I honestly had a feeling of deja vu while reading it.  It reminded me a little of Evans' 2010 novel "Promise Me," but without the time travel twist.   That being said, I'm going to try my hardest to squeeze one more book out of 2019.  I saw the movie "Christmas With the Kranks," and I want to see how John Grisham's "Skipping Christmas," the inspiration for the movie, measures up!  Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded malls, no corny office parties, no fruitcakes, no unwanted presents.  That's just what Luther and Nora Krank have in mind when they decide that, just this once, they'll skip the holiday altogether. Theirs will be the only house on Hemlock Street without a rooftop Frosty; they won't be hosting their annual Christmas Eve bash; they aren't even going to have a tree.  They won't need one, because come December 25, they're setting sail on a Caribbean cruise.  But, as this weary couple is about to discover, skipping Christmas brings enormous consequences--and isn't half as easy as they'd imagined.  The movie was OK.  I don't think it will ever be as classic or iconic as holiday flicks like "Miracle On 34th Street" (1947) or "A Christmas Story" (1983), but it still has a place in Christmas movie history.  That being said, I'm eager to end 2019 with a "journey" with the Kranks!  PS-The idea of actually skipping Christmas is one of the worst things I can think of!  I love the holiday, the music, and the movies!  Though, not all of them openly state the true meaning of Christmas.  JESUS IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON!  MERRY CHRISTMAS!