As far as "outdoor gear" during the Christmas season, all that I got was self-purchased. Of course, there was the package of three BWMs that arrived just before Christmas.
After Christmas, I went shopping; I'd been seeking a nice, rain-resistant jacket, and found a Roundtree & Yorke (Big & Tall) "Lawrence" Jacket at Dillards. I'm not sure if I'll give up the jeans jacket I bought last year for it, but it's a much classier light coat.
I don't know why I've been fixated on tents lately; I don't camp, and don't really want to, but I wanted a good tent. I bought a cheap tent on Amazon a while back; it's a
Leberna Three-Person One Touch Set Up Dome Tent. The video review shows that it's super easy to setup and I got it for $40, but it packs big and is too heavy to be considered a "backpack tent".
I wanted a good, lightweight, 2-person, 3-season backpacking tent, but wasn't willing to pay more than $200 for it. I ended up finding a new Big Agnes Seedhouse 3 (not the SL) with footprint on eBay for about $125. It's bigger than I had in mind and a couple pounds heavier, at nearly 6 pounds, but still reasonably light. It's a good tent, and the price was absolutely fantastic (less than half retail); I unpacked it and it appears new and complete -- I'm very happy with it, but as I said, I don't know why I felt such a strong urge to get one.