Travel is a task at the best of times - but over Christmas it becomes a thing of pilgrimage.
Even the wise men would have baulked at some of the away games needed to support certain Championship clubs.
It would take a lot more than gold, frankincense and myrrh to go with three points to cheer on teams - even if does get some out of the scrimmage called Christmas shopping.
Below is the list of miles second tier teams are required to shoulder - remembering distances are one way only. Double it if for the return leg.
Brentford have the least enviable month lying sixth on motorway miles needed.
QPR are 14th in the travel table, three places better off than their position, and Fulham fans have a mere 300 miles to worry about.
It’s just as well Blackburn Rovers supporters only have to look up journeys totalling 134 miles - they need all the help they can get to draw away from the relegation zone.
Brighton - 712m
Ipswich - 687m
Newcastle - 636m
Cardiff - 585m
Reading - 567m
Brentford - 549m
Aston Villa - 518m
Derby - 518m
Bristol City - 518m
Preston - 488m
Norwich - 453m
Leeds - 440m
Wolves - 414m
QPR - 379m
Barnsley - 377m
Birmingham - 361m
Huddersfield Town - 355m
Wednesday - 302m
Fulham - 300m
Rotherham - 262m
Wigan - 261m
Forest - 247m
Burton - 228m
Blackburn - 134m