Hellow gorgess people ,
Im wondering when everyone is thinking about closing up shop for christmass i cant help but think its soon im always worryied about things getting trapped in the poast but royall mail dont seam quite as overwelmed this year
I gess im wondering what everyone else is doing
Iām doing the ānot too lateā promotion next weekend and then shutting on Mon 18th so I can get any last minute orders on their way and then relax and enjoy Christmas with the family. Not reopening until after New Year, so I can have a proper break!
Same, closing on 18th so that gives me an extra couple of days to clear any backlog before the last posting date.
Iām not closing for Christmas or New Year. Iāve put a last order date in my shop announcement and if any orders come in after that I will email them and say it wonāt arrive in time for Christmas. I use tracked 24 or special delivery for my items and Royal Mail has admitted they prioritise these over some of the other services (second class is always the last one to get dealt with) so Iām not particularly worried about things getting held up in the post but have adjusted my date to give me time to get items packaged and to the local RM depot.
(ps Iām one of these weird people who doesnāt see family at christmas due to travel issues so I donāt mind keeping an eye on my shop when most people are taking time off and relaxing)
If in at home I am open. I am home so my shop stays open. Most people understand they canāt order on Saturday 23rd and get a delivery for Xmas day. 
I donāt close as not everyone is shopping for Christmas and I donāt have exciting travel plans, but Iāve put 17th as my recommended last day for ordering for Christmas, so I can still take part in the final shopping event, and itās still a couple of days ahead of Royal Mailās given date for first class so a bit less worry in case there are delays.
Iāve never closed for Christmas.
Weāll be missing the last Folksy event - all of the last three or four have been over weekends where we have been out at markets - so we have decided to close our shop at midnight on Wednesday 13th as we are out at a show 14-16th and then driving 400 miles to go north on the 20th. I donāt do last minute haring around and there will be enough to do with last minute preparations for going north. We are not re-opening until 11th January so we have a week with family and then some time for ourselves as we never manage holidays mid-year apart from going north to visit our elderly parents. You just have to work out what is best for you. 
I donāt close for Christmas either.
Like others have mentioned, I always email customers with an āI canāt guarantee it will arrive for Christmasā message, but often they are buying for January birthdays - or sometimes for the next Christmas!
I donāt really do much at Christmas, so I guess it depends how busy you are going to be.
I have ālast ordersā on Sunday 17th, which gives me time to pack and post within Royal Mail recommended dates. Then Iām closed to do family stuff and sleep! I did a mass relist before my Plus account expired, so all my remaining listings expire on 21st Dec anyway. The plan is to start with completely new listings in the new year.
Im home, so wonāt be closing at all.
People are perfectly capable of looking at the royal mail last posting dates themselves and working out if theyāve got time for christmas buys or not. They can also see if post offices are open, or not. The info is freely available.
I realy do thank everyone whos taken their time to reply to me , i always get nervuss about people being mad at me for things not coming quick enough through the poast royal mail isnt what i rember it being thats for sure i poasted something on monday to go to the other side of the city i live in and its still not there
Iāve now put my shop āon holidayā on That Other Site That We Donāt Mention but am hanging on here for another week!
Iām staying open over Christmas.
Iām certainly not expecting to be run off my feet, but a trickle of orders is actually quite nice.