Should I talk to him?

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At Christmas my dad and I fell out and the story goes like this... I'm a student and can barely afford to pay my rent let alone buy christmas presents but I wanted to buy something nice for my grandparents and my dad. I live in the UK and I work nights whilst at uni so imagine my surprise when my dad said that I hadn't spent enough on their xmas presents! I bought my grandad some guiness fudge which was quite expensive - my dad said he's been on the internet to check its price and he found it for £1.47! Next, because of their love of animals, I bought my grandparents an elephant adoption (one of those £3 per month type things) as I thought they'd appreciate it. However, because of the huge demand for these products around christmas, the adoption pack was delayed so all I could do was get some nice photo paper and print off the certificate. My dad accused me of not actually paying for anything and just making up a certificate (I'm still paying for it). He also rowed about a couple of other things. I was in such shock about this that all I could get out was 'what happened to 'it's the thought that counts'!! Since then he sent me a letter basically telling me how much I'd hurt him over the last 20 years and said that he won't apologise because I have done so many terrible things - most of which are the typical teenage things, staying out late etc. He now says he wants to talk to me and says it's not a competition about who says sorry first and that he said those things because he was sticking up for my grandparents - but what exactly should I say sorry for and what did he need to stick up for them for? I just need some advice on what you think about this issue, whether I should speak to him and how can I forgive someone who clearly thinks that they were in the right? Also, could I have some advice on whether this is the type of topic i should be posting, I'm new!! Thanks