I have never gotten a bonus. For Christmas I normally get a gift though. Last year it was a new office chair, the year before a new computer at work, year before a new monitor. See the pattern?
Well, I have never gotten a Christmas bonus--government employees don't get those. However, my department has just been sold off to a private company (Merry Chrustmas to us?). Perhaps next year, as private sector employees, we will get a bonus?? Not going to count on it--vut it would be a nice surprise!
I can understand how you feel, really I do. The company could have said something. But as someone who has been job hunting for over a year, I just want a job.