In fact, the festive period is the total opposite for top-flight teams, most of whom played four matches in the space of ten days.
Christmas always throws up some crackers and this year was no different. Southampton fans got the best present of all with victories over Chelsea AND Tottenham.
But as we start to take the decorations down, which Premier League teams emerged from their hectic schedule with the most points?
Here, talkSPORT.com takes a look at how the table would looked based on games from December 21 onwards…