My best friends decided instead of giving gifts to each other , they would turn Christmas into service gifts from now on. So starting bright and early for instance, they visit nursing homes delivering cards and deliver cookies to Fire stations and muffins to ambulance worker. The children love to sing carols to elderly shut-ins and the family bakes several cakes to deliver to Vet centers. They drop off blankets, quilts and stuffed animals they had collected during the month to shelters. They have now done such things for the past five years and always enjoy finding new ways to share the spirit of Christmas. Even teddy bears manage to get shared each year.