I wouldn't hold your breath -- especially for the Christmas week, tickets that week are usually much more expensive.
If you can't go, I wouldn't purchase tickets in this, you'll be keeping others from getting them at face value.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.