Seriously, am I alone in hating Christmas letters?

I have some very dear friends who send these Christmas letters out every year, designed to be so cutesy like a little corporate newsletter and cheery graphics--there's even a column written by their cat, for godssakes. I will never tell them how I actually feel, but I have to finally vent about this. Don't get me wrong, if I get a Christmas letter giving updates about a distant relative's health or something, I'm grateful for the information. But if I read one more "article" about their son's perfect grade point average, or how the whole family is learning Japanese "for fun," I'll puke! Please tell me I'm not alone.