if you took it like Christmas

[Coenraedt]

Hello everyone,
I'm searching for the meaning of the expression: 'if you took it like Christmas'.
Context: a disappointed woman says that she "woke up pretty soon to what marriage meant, if you took it like Christmas."
Thanks!
Marcel

[Casiopea]

Christmas day is filled with gifts, great food, and loads of relatives. It's a joyous occasion, much like a wedding. It's "a" day, one day, and after that, well, there's 3 million more days without gifts, great food, and the relatives come to visit only once in a while, or they stay, and live with you!

[Coenraedt]

Thank you Casiopea, for your reply. So, how would you paraphrase 'if you took it like Christmas' with other words in this context?
Thanks again,
Marcel

[Casiopea]

Sans additional context, Marcel, I'm not 100% sure.

RE: "a disappointed woman says that she "woke up pretty soon to what marriage meant, if you took it like Christmas."