I like the famous people showing up to turn on the lights.
We often have chocolates and other candies during Christmas here in America, so that’s not much different.
When I was little my family used to buy chocolate oranges. I don’t think they are popular sellers in America though, not compared to other chocolates.
Having Boxing Day off from work sounds good to me. Retail being closed sounds good too. In America December is one if the busiest days, sometimes the busiest. The dollar sales aren’t the highest all year, because a lot of returns are done. Retails handle many more transactions than a typical busy Christmas shopping. Many people overlook how much work retail staff does on the 26th after already being exhausted. The 25th is just one day of rest, one day to collapse, God forbid you also had to cook a big Christmas dinner, and then dragging yourself in again on the 26th. It’s extended torture.