I'd expect a January Direct over one in December.
There will be a Direct in December. There's always one. December is one of the months in the two-month pattern. But we're in a monthly pattern now anyway. It might just be a Japan-only Direct, though. It's out of the question that there'll be one this month, though. There have been at least two in every month of this year. I also don't doubt that this trend will continue next year. The only question is: which one will be the BIG one, the 2014 preview where we'll get the proper X-unveiling.
I did my part to support third parties and picked up Ghosts, Rayman Legends, and Splinter Cell yesterday.
Yea, doing my part as well over here.
I even picked up this sucker: