Running around to buy, wrap and prepare your gifts this season? Sure. It can be crazy and harrowing. Here are a bunch of tips to keep in mind to make you stay free of stress this season!
1. Keep only the important and the priority tasks on hand. Don’t add onto your list of to-do tasks when you know that you can do away with some tasks that can either wait or don’t need your attention.
2. Cut back on the gift list: don’t go over the top and run after gifts that you know will be too much on your mind and body to discharge. Limit highly prioritized and specific gifts to children, draw names, or organize a gift exchange.

3. Wrap as you go. Who needs to spend Christmas Eve catching up on wrapping gifts? Sticky notes will help you keep track of gift contents!

4. Cook in advance, and get the family to join you on cooking together so it feels lighter on your shoulders.

5. Send out e-greetings, or make a phone call, or send out WhatsApp greetings. They are easy, inexpensive and fun to send. 
6. Go simple on the décor, don’t go over the top! Cleaning up is your task, remember?

7. Keep parties to potluck or communal giving parties rather than take on the task of cooking everything by yourself.

8. Get the family to join you on cleaning up afterwards. Use paper plates or plates made of recycle-able and bio-degradable material.
9. Stay at home with family! Staying home and welcoming guests over, to working on projects together is a wonderful way to spend the holidays, just sitting back and enjoying yourself, all with the joy of the festive season.

References:
http://christmas.organizedhome.com/reality-check/ten-ideas-stress-free-holiday-season
http://www.realsimple.com/holidays-entertaining/holidays/christmas/the-hectic-holiday-handbook