Time to Resign?

I was formally employed by the company on the 3rd of December last year. Last week I was asked to let them know about any specific dates I would like for my holiday and I said - Christmas. I was then told that it looked to be ok as not all the holiday-positions for next Christmas had been filled. I though "great". This is not saying that Christmas at Boyfriend was bad in any shape, size or form but it wasn't with my family (and I don't like the plastic x-mas tree at all).

Today I was told that it is unlikely that I will get Christmas off as 1) everyone was asked to fill in their leave-requests in September (way before I was employed) and 2) a person with seniority had requested leave after me which automatically put him/her ahead of me.

"Maybe I could take another week off, perhaps?"

Well, the point was that I want to spend Christmas with my family in Sweden and Christmas is likely to be the only time we all can get together. And I do understand that they have a system based on seniority but it basically means that I'll probably never be able to go home for Christmas if someone more senior to me (and let's face it - almost all of them are getting on a bit) all of a sudden wants to have Christmas off even if it's less than 3 weeks before said holiday. That's just not fair.

And to make matters worse - this was one of the things I specifically asked about at the interview as I explained that I can't go home for a day or two and be expected back at work for the 3rd day. And the lady interviewing me said that they always had consideration for employees who are foreign and when holidays are coming up.

Yeah right! So I guess I'll never spend another Christmas with my family then. Isn't that just fantastic news to get at the beginning of the year especially as the few days before Christmas was mind-numbingly slow. The amount of work we "got in" could have been sorted in less than 2 hours. So I don't buy the argument that only 2 people of the team can be off during Christmas.

Like I said - Christmas with Boyfriend's family was ok but I am NOT doing it 2 years running. I'll pull a sickie of I have to!