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NEW YORK, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- A poll of U.S. adults suggests spending time with family and friends is the favorite holiday season activity for most people.
The Harris Interactive poll of 2,303 adults, conducted online between Nov. 2 and Nov. 11, found 62 percent of respondents most look forward to spending time with loved ones during the holiday season while only 2 percent cited receiving presents as their favorite holiday activity.
The poll also found 8 percent of those surveyed do not look forward to the winter holidays.
Twenty-three percent of respondents chose "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" as their favorite animated TV special of Christmas and the surrounding holidays, while 22 percent picked "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" and 20 percent chose "A Charlie Brown Christmas."
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