All of that stuff plus just having a reason to not only enjoy winter, but to seriously look forward to it. We have pretty hard winters in the Dakotas some years and until I ice fished I didn't look forward to it. People at work grumble all winter and my ice fishing buddy and I are like happy little kids. I think it annoys everyone who hasn't figured out that winter happens every year, and they need to find a way to enjoy it!
So yes on no bugs, cold beer, better tasting fish, no limits on how big your group is, etc.....Also I do love fishing on Christmas day! Oh almost forgot my birthday is at the end of December so I always get to ice fish on that day too. A couple of times I went to Devil's Lake to celebrate.