Christmas Celebrations : Another Discussion About Relatives

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My family is trying to get my grandmother to have Thanksgiving and Christmas again. It's been years since we've had it, and well it's a shame that we don't. We want to celebrate all the things that the two holiday's mean and also be with family. My granny claims that no one will visit her, and then she claims she can't cook, before anyone can suggest someone else cooking she says she's having a feud with the person we suggest. Let me clarify and saying we're not calling out different people to cook, it's one person, but well she says "Oh well she and I are feuding" and then goes on to say why. We still can get together as a family, the ones who can or want to go.... My aunt has been celebrating the holiday's at her house the last couple of years, and well I think that even my aunt needs a break... She' been celebrating it for two families, on the same day I think... and I know it has to be hard to deal with atleast 22 guests (my fiance and I counted it up and added ourselves in). Do you think that a feud is any reason to not celebrate a holiday? Do you think that lying or making excuses is any way to make it more believable as to why? I found out from my mom that my aunt wasn't feuding with her, or anything of that sort. Atleast my mom is sure she wasn't. My mom says my aunt needed to get off the phone to help my mom, and she couldn't talk and help my mom at the same time. So, Do you think that my granny is being selfish? Do you think that the "supposed" feud between her and one person is any reason to have not done thanksgiving? Or Christmas? I know that my granny has gone through depressing times, and I also know that my family is still getting over the sudden death of my beloved brother, but I think all of us as a family realize we need to spend more time together and not let petty feuds tear us apart.