I can hear nothing but rapturous farting . <| sep |> Is there a beep in f 1 2016 ? I have never heard it before . In real life I thought a light appeared on their steering wheeldisplay saying that they can enable DRS . <| sep |> We ' ve been doing Christmas together for eight years . We take it on a case by case basis . We don ' t take it in turns , but we are mindful of not hogging one family ' s celebrations , or abandoning one family celebration for too many years in a row . There are things that have an impact we consider other siblings ' plans , and any new year plans . It ' s easier to divide up the Christmasnew year visits if we have a firm invitation to the latter . We also sometimes just do Christmas alone , and the year before last we hosted for the first time . We aren ' t really of the mindset of his family and my family Christmas anymore . Siblings also branching out , leading their own independent lives and , for my fianc ' s sister from this year , starting a family of their own , complicates matters . I have to say I didn ' t really find it hard to shift my mindset . Christmas takes a bit more planning but it ' s fairer to everyone . Part of that was my conscious decision to spend our first Christmas together at home alone . It set the tone and let us decide rather than having a duty bound swapping sides . His family does Christmas wrong though . As for your specific situation i would definite come to a decision soon so you can own it and be happy with what is planned . At his , you will have a great time taking part in their traditions even if they are wrong . At your mum ' s , I would just ignore her insistence on dates and book travel for the days that suit you . She might complain but I don ' t think you should let her dictate the terms of you coming to see her that far . If it ' s inconvenient for you , it ' s inconvenient . She can make it work I ' m sure .