| Christmas has become so commercialized that | | | | make other peoples lives better. |
| many people spend little time thinking about | | | | |
| the true meaning of Christmas. It is the | | | | Giving is important during the holiday |
| happiest time of year for Christians | | | | season. Our focus is on giving to our friends |
| celebrating the birth of Christ. Our | | | | and family. It's also important to give to |
| children's excitement is focused on Santa | | | | those less fortunate. Buy gifts and drop them |
| Claus and what presents they are going to | | | | off at your local homeless center. Give to |
| get. Adults are in a frenzy deciding upon who | | | | toys for tots. Participate in local food |
| to give to and what to buy, buying the | | | | drives to build up the quantities of food |
| presents, decorating the house and planning | | | | needed to help those in need throughout the |
| holiday events. Multitasking is the norm | | | | winter. |
| today and during the holiday season the tasks | | | | |
| pile on. The additional work required to | | | | Show you care by visiting nursing homes and |
| perform all the tasks to get ready for | | | | children's hospitals, the sick and the |
| Christmas oftentimes make it difficult to | | | | elderly. Give them the gift of your time. |
| enjoy the holidays. Let alone to experience | | | | Sing Christmas carols. Bake Christmas cookies |
| the true meaning of Christmas. | | | | and take to new neighbors or elderly |
| | | | neighbors. |
| Celebrations in families who try to focus on | | | | |
| the true meaning of the holidays begin on the | | | | Volunteer to serve a meal at a homeless |
| first Sunday of Advent. Special prayers are | | | | center or take Christmas dinner fixings to |
| said at the dinner table each evening of | | | | someone less fortunate. Help local community |
| Advent while lighting a candle on the advent | | | | service groups deliver food and toys to |
| wreath. The family starts to prepare for the | | | | families in need. Help sell Christmas trees |
| coming of Jesus on Christmas day. | | | | and Christmas wreaths to raise money for |
| | | | non-profit community agencies. |
| Strong religious conviction and practices | | | | |
| like going to church and saying prayers are | | | | Oh yee of little faith can spread the joy of |
| not required to celebrate the true meaning of | | | | the holiday season by adopting these virtues |
| Christmas. Yes, it is about Christ's birth | | | | and practicing them. Our focus is on our |
| but it's also about the principles that | | | | family and friends but to celebrate the true |
| Christ espoused that make us better human | | | | meaning of Christmas is to give, share and |
| beings and better members of our communities. | | | | serve your community as well as your family |
| Think about those things that you can do to | | | | and friends. |