Christmas change-up?

There it is. The 'C' word. Not "Christmas" - "change". Most folks dread it and our family in particular has a phobia for it. Two points for anyone who can find if there's actually a clinical phobia for change. Anyhoo... we're all older. Not one of us isn't. Some of us (ahem) even have kids and stuff.
That said, I'm ready for a change in Lawrence family Christmas festivities.
Let's face it - even with a moniker as cute as 'the cousins', our generation has reached adulthood. I don't believe that means anything except that we are able to bring more to the table, to add more to the conversation. I think it's time that we try. Recently I've shared my thoughts with tumblekat, Bee, DaddyofAddie, and Nae. Now I propose it to the rest of you. My thoughts are the following:

• It would be fun to have the opportunity to do something that focuses Christmas energy on more than just the person whose name I'll draw.
  
• We have the ability and perhaps the responsibility to be doing more for Grandma and Granddaddy. Since Christmas seems to be one of the very few times that the family is all together, why not use that time to really honor them? And as tumblekat pointed out, this is a particularly big year for them since 12/22 will be their 60th anniversary!
• Is it realistic to think that our Christmases will continue as they are for much longer? The alphabet is finite and, though we're only on the letter O (I think), isn't it fair to say that a change now will revitalize the tradition?
  

The cousins that I've talked with were in favor of a change and had some great ideas. I invite them to comment! In my mind, though, the night wouldn't look much different than in previous years. The progressive dinner and the parents' gift exchange would still happen. The biggest change I would propose would be no cousin-to-cousin gifts. Of course, I'm not assuming this will be a permanent thing, but the anniversary this year is a great opportunity to try a change this Christmas and see if it's something we want to keep working with. One idea that I particularly liked was to do a little skit or something that celebrates Grandma and Granddaddy's marriage complete with a communal gift for them (gift certificates to restaurants, grocery stores, WalMart, etc). It's already October. If anything is to happen this year, it's high time we started planning. If you guys aren't really excited about changing the Christmas gig just yet, no big deal! I'll still love the time together. Please chime in. And as our first act of independence (in a good way), let's not tell our folks. Just yet, anyway. It's especially important if we want to surprise them with something. Anyway, this is my two cents.