ai watches in draw two luckv cliiors at sheridan jewellers main st stouftville were the win ners of new elgin t watches in a prechristmas draw made on friday the ladvs watch went tn montgomery mavtrce avenue stouftville the gentlemans watch was won by jr j davidson rr 1 stoullvillc the prizes arc held here by mr donald sherida staff photo dr and mrs r don- nor and family elmad and dr and mrs ao- connor and familylad park ave enjoyed ler on christmas day sho home of mr and mrs iur oconnor of pickerinj miss ruth byer daier of mr and mrs hy byer hawthorne avcse in training at torontofn- crn hospital was lioimr itho holidays mr win i martin also of torontomt i christmas at the byer he mrs arthur paisley and mr and mrs bert stouffer and family enjoyed christ mas day dinner at the home of mr and mrs root pais ley and kyle westlawn cr n the evening mrs paisleys parents mr and mrs walt er hill rr 1 unionville visited with them mr and mrs william mil ler and family visited with mr and mrs al machesney in mount albert on christ mas day visiting at the miller home last sunday were mr and mrs joe sil vers of newmarket mr and mrs jas thos rupert avenue enjoyia christmas day visit n both their parents mrd mrs e pascoe of gn- wood in the afternoon d ik 2aflilrsherl1 thos of markham in the eveni a pleasant christmas tc gathering was cnjdycdt the home of mr and m norman nigh charles present was his brother at wife mr and mrs doug nigh of armilago his mo or mrs i niddery of am ra also mrs nighs parert mr and mrs jos foeklerl ringwood and her gran mother mrs harry prestt of pine orchard on sundj mr and mrs clarence foe ler and family of ringwoc had dinner at the nig home mr and mrs hugh van koughnct harding gates welcomed their sons home for christmas jim is sta tioned at the naval base in ottawa and jack is based with the navy at stadacona ns miss lynn williams of scarborough is spending the christmas week with her girlfriend miss lynn mc caffrey of loretta cresc mrs w j mccowan vis ited with mr and mrs mel kmmerson and mrs a kra- mcrson on christmas day in a family gathering held at the masonic hall christmas eve guests at the home of mr and mrs f marsh man included mr and mrs tom marshman allona mr and mrs isaac dyck glasgow and mr allan weir of unionville mr and mrs ray norm and family visited during tit christmas holiday week a the home of mr and mrs francis mosey of windsoj and also with her mother mrs w bird of london ontario christmas visitors al dicksons hill mr and mrs chas hoo ver and mr and mrs morris kby had christmas dinner with miss doris hoover in toronto mr and mrs ken jones and family mr and mrs eldon jones and family mr and mrs wm gilchrist and family with mr gilchrist sr of kitchener spent christmas with their par ents mr and mrs alex jones rev and mrs sioss and mr and mrs roy mover accompanied mr and mrs warren mover to malon airport tuesday evening together with miss edna pridham of stayner and mr and mrs bob reid and mar ilyn of st catharines who left by plane for london then to nigeria and india mr and mrs bruce widc- an douglas philip and c of kitchener spent hristmas at the home of is parents mr and mrj rb widcman the young peoples fci- ship of the dicksons ill church were out carol inging christmas eve they ere later treated to re- shmcnls at the willard yer home all news items of interest ill be greatly appreciated 3e phone 6403667 a turkey supper was held at mr and mrs jim arm strongs markham rr on dec 21 to celebrate their daughter barbaras 2nd birthday guests present were mr and mrs joe swain and simone mr and mrs harvey swain and bill mr fred connor mr and mrs wilbert claughton and dale mrs vera burnett mr and mrs carson armstrong mr and mrs bob mclaren beverley and stephen mr and mrs aimer fockler mr scott russell and miss dollv gamelin visiting with mr and mrs ross mckay charles street over the christmas holidays were mr and mrs bill mc kay toronto mr harold mckay uxbridge mrs harkness and philip whit by and mr edward mac- donald of cobourg mr and mrs albert smal- ley of aurora enjoyed christmas dinner with mr and mrs cameron meabry mr meabrys sister miss loretta meabry of brace- bridge spent a few days in stouffville with her brother and family mr and mrs v milroy spent christmas with mr and mrs curtis toms in scarborough on christmas day mrs milroy phoned her sister mrs ruth waltz in clearwater florida mr and mrs donald mof fat of boston mass spent a number of days over the christmas period with mr and mrs frank mellon al so visiting the mellon home were mr and mrs fred ken- yon and mr and mrs lou meydam and john all of stouffville guests at the home of mr land mrs gordon minton main st west included mr and mrs george ross and mrs mildred oneill all of stouftville guests at the home of mr and mrs george middleton during christmas included mr and mrs don scorgie david james and john all of scarborough mr and mrs don middleton paul ann and bill and miss con nie slack all of stouffville visiting with mr and mrs w g morley at christmas were mr and mrs victor morley and family brant- ford mr and mrs gordon morley and family water oo and mr and mrs fred ilorley of claremont mr and mrs j w arm strong and mrs t e thom as main st w spent christ mas in waterloo with mr fred garvey and miss win nie garvey brother and sis ter of mrs thomas mrs thomas is staying with the garveys till new years day the home of mr and mrs it r mounce elm road tjas the scene of a pleasant fathering on sunday visi- tirs included- mr and mrs jj a mitchell and mrs m flack all of oshawa and jits lola bonner of toron to turkey with all the trim- rtings had been planned for christmas day but due to the weather it was put over until sunday when all could be present mr and mrs guy rut- ledge mr and mrs george allison mr and mrs albert king mr and mrs ted crox- all and family were christ mas day guests of mr and mrs eldred king and fam ily mr and mrs w f mttir- licad debra jeffrey and steven main st e enjoyed christmas day dinner at the home of mis muirhearts parents mr and mrs tom ogilen of glasgow mr and mrs earl wood and family of lindsay mr arthur wood marni and nancy wilson and sharon watson were guests of mr and mrs albert king during the weekend mr and mrs albert king enjoyed a christmas gather ing at mrs claience crox- alls uxbridge on sunday mr and mrs murray noble and family westlawn cresc visited on christmas day at the home of her hrother mr and mrs grant macoegor in oshawa mr and mrs doug oneill and family motored to gor- lie on christmas day for dinner al the home of her sister mr and mr norman fairies and family houstons for prescriptions drugs and sundries the monthly meeting of christ church anglican evening guild took the form of a christmas dinner at the home of mrs reg mckay on dec 13 during the business meeting which followed the treasurers report was given and re maining fuids were dispers ed to the proper places it mr and mrs dick coffey loretta cresc had thirtysix for christmas dinner a family gathering of 28 filled the home of mr and mrs clarence doner park dr to overflowing on christmas mr and mrs earl doner and evelyn spent christmas at the home of mr and mrs s n doner gormley mrs george worledge toronto daughter of mr and mrs isaac foskett westlawn cresc spent christmas day with her parents mr and mrs r m bur- land main st are happy to have their son norman home for the holidays from van couver mrs cora feasby spent christmas with her son how ard and family mr and mrs a c byers maytree had their grandson and his family for christmas dinner on thursday rev ron byers is a missionary from india and returned to the field on tuesdav mr and mrs g caterer main st spent christmas with her aunt mrs j rich mond scarborough mrs h a christies moth er mrs a huntey toron to spent christmas with her daughter on christmas eve mr and mrs j walker and family unionville were guests at mrs christies home mr and mrs r comer william st had christmas on sunday john and his wife from parry sound glen and his wife from brampton and bill and his wife from scarborough were all there mr and mrs r couperth- waite stouffer st had their family around them on christmas day mr and mrs g dixon newmarket mr and mrs m couperthwaite stouffville and mr and mrs norman couperthwaite of myrtle mr and mrs robert mac- aloney and family mrs percy brown mr and mrs howard doner and family mr and mrs gordon brown and family mrs levi de- geer and ronnie all spent christmas day with mr and mrs tom clark of mussel- mans lake spending christmas day at the home of mr and mrs r p mckay were mr and mrs allister mckay ray mond and geraldine of aldershot at midnight sat urday the mckays phoned their son barry who is liv ing in campbell river bc barry reports that his area received 10 inches of snow over the holidays unusual for that part of the country mr and mrs george rob inson scarborough spent christmas day at the home of mr and mrs a c mac- naughton watson drive mr and mrs keith mal colm and family visited with mr and mrs don harper of goodwood on christmas guests at the home of mr and mrs j d mann on christmas eve included mr and mrs james mann and family of richmond hill mr and mrs bill mann rr 1 stouffville and sandra smith of willowdale on christmas day the hosts and their son visited with mr and mrs wes wide- man of park drive mr and mrs bruce mar shall entertained his parents mr and mrs e marshall of islington on christmas day the marshalls also received a phone call from his sister and family mr and mrs robert keeling in california according to mrs keeling christmas day temperature was 73 degrees near san francisco miss sally conncll a stu dent in three hills alberta is spending the christmas vacation with her parents mr and mrs m connell main street west mr herbert mcguire and elaine of toronto spent christmas day with mr and mrs j c mcmurray of elm road abo visiting at the mcmurray residence for the christmas week is mr charles mcmurray of oril- lia guests at the home of mr and mrs jas mccreight over the holidays included mr and mrs ken vale and sandra st catharines mr and mrs tom mccreight richmond hill mr and mrs lome emmersoi kent cheryl and sandra agin- court and mrs nancy reeve of stouffville mr and mrs wes mcdow ell of church street stouff ville spent christmas with their son mr and mrs bob mcdowell and family in uxbridge also present at the gathering were mr and mrs clarence mcdowell of rr 3 stouffville weather condi- ditions prevented the mc- miss kay duncan spent christmas night with her brother and his wife mr and mrs j w duncan main st mrs gerry foley mill st had her sister and family mr and mrs donald forgie and girls with her for christmas from kingston mr mark bramham re turned home for the holi days from york university people from orillia king ston goderich and markham made a party of thirtysix for a sunday christmas din ner at the home of mrs mur ray forgie mr and mrs w hall and judy of orillia and mr grant burkholder of barrie visited with their parents mr and mrs ira burk holder of market st mr and mrs harold war- riner and mr and mrs ken warriner of cooksville had christmas dinner with mr and mrs h frederickson stouffer st mr and mrs eldon fret main st had their parents mr and mis a j saunders and eric of richmond hill and mr and mrs o fretz of bethesda for christmas dinner mr and mrs norman fretz went to toronto for christmas dinner with mr and mrs m mathcson mr and mrs harold defoe main st spent christmas in agincourt with mr defoes parents mr and mrs j de foe mr and mrs h degeer had 23 people for christmas including mr and mrs a brown mr and mrs e walters mr and mrs d appleton milliken mr and mrs lit degeer and mr and mrs i degeer and brian younge david beelby son of mr and mrs o beelby manitoba st had his appen dix out on monday but he made it home in time for christmas mr bill ratclift of canton ohio was home with his par ents mr and mrs harry ratcliff for the holiday week end they all spent christ mas day in toronto and on sunday were witli mrs rat- cliffs parents mr and mrs wm finch and grace in ni agara falls mr and mrs harry stouf fer second st spent christ mas with her sister mrs tom hargrave in toronto mr hugh anderson spent a few days ever the holidays with his daughter kathleen mrs lome hopkins and fam ily in oshawa miss erma stouffe- of ot tawa is home for the holiday with her parents mr and mrs lambert stouffer visitors for christmas with mr and mrs wes wide- man park rd n were mr and mrs joe sider mr and mrs jim mann and john and mr and mrs murray ben nett craig caroline and car- mr and mrs russell smith ringwood spent christmas with her parents mr and mrs irvin geiger in kitchener lac donald eddington and mrs eddington of falc- onbridge spent christmas with her mother mrs reg willis and john maytree ave on sunday they were with his parents mr and mrs eddington church st on monday the eddingtons had dinner with mr and mrs bill morrie stouffville rr the a cub pack of stouffville is going to chan nel 9 on monday dec 31 to participate in a taping of an uncle bobby show which will appear later in the new year miss jane burkett rupert st spent christmas with her nice mrs j pennock of au rora the family of mrs f burkholder main st enjoy ed a buffet dinner on sun day mr and mrs d ramer and their four sons mrs e brenan mr and mrs a adams of ajax were all present mrs d cuthbcrtson rupert st has her mother mrs t seaman visiting from st thomas mr and mrs h a chris tie elm rd attended the funeral of mr christies grandfather mr w r christie of garnet in his 9th year the staff of the stouff ville nursing home enjoyed a christmas party at the home of mr and mrs t cunningham a buffet sup per complete with plum pudding and all the trim mings was served pres ents were exchanged many ef the patients at the home went to their families for christmas the choirs that visited the patients were much appreciated as is the the legion mrs florence redshaw mill st spent christmas with her daughter mrs joe brown of lindsay the tribune tfcurujiif december 30 1965 psett mrs lucy topham mill st spent christmas day with her daughter mr and mrs slots at buttonville mr and mrs gordon hold- en spent christmas wiih their daughter dr and mrs r mcclanahan and family in kingsville mr and mrs clare mc- guckin and family had christmas dinner at the home of mr and mrs ray ellieott in brougham a farewell party was given miss lynda nolan by mrs jean barclay watson hts on monday evening before leaving for london england on wednesdav the winners of the kins men yule log draw are tl mr doug mae 136 dix on rd toronto 2 l rob inson 52 peter st mark ham 3 hilda hall 92 greenbay ave scarboro 41 jim mcgowan 163 east havan oshawa 51 mario rosa 133 cornelia parkway toronto the kinsmen rais ed s19100 for service work on this project tile son of mr and mrs joe forsyth boyer st is now corporal darcy for syth stationed in germany mr and mrs j forsyth spent christmas with mr forsyths parents mr and mrs c forsyth the anglican church choir went caroling on the wednesday before christmas and had their most success ful year so far the junior choir went too and there were about 24 people they visited the stouffville nurs ing home mrs heatons home on church st brier- bush hospital and the park view home for senior citi zens at a lunch served after wards mr whittamore was presented with a gift for his wedding which took place recently mr and mrs doug ramer and family spent christmas with her parents mr and mrs mait spence stouftville rr also visiting with them for the day were mrs ncwns from parkview home mrs ida cook mr and mrs deb baker of gormley and mr and mrs ken austin and kim of scarboro miss geraldine stnufter and mr and mrs earl hoov er harold and david obri en ave spent christmas with mr and mrs eldon smith stouffville rr christmas day visitors with mr and mrs stewart stouffer albert st n were miss eva hoover mrs tru man grove and mrs w h conner rev and mrs john colley and ruth marie of lockport new york spent a few days over the christmas season with her parents mr and mrs fred pugh members are asked to at tend a joint installation of the elected officers of the stouffville branch and lad ies auxiliary of the royal canadian legion which will he held on friday jan 7th at 830 pm in the legion hall a social time will follow the installation any veteran will be welcome as a prospective member mr and mrs reg stoufter and family and miss bertha stouffer had christmas din ner on sunday with their sis ter mr and mrs jim tomp kins and family at uxbridge rr dr and mrs dennis o connor were hosts on tues day evening to several mem bers of the oconnor family from washington dc to ronto cooksville and picker ing miss pat oconnor r n director of nursing at the neiv orthopedic hospital in toronto flew to japan last week to pick up mike duff injured racing car driver for required surgery at that hos pital miss oconnor is a sis ter of drs r d and a t oconnor in stouffville mr and mrs charlie wat son and mr and mrs dean watson lee and charles of goodwood were christmas guests of miss myrtle wat son and mr and mrs robert hynes on sunday evening they were entertained at mr stouffville scene whats going on mr and mrs gerald acton of burkholder st spent christmas with mr and mrs e williams mill st mrs d shank had dinner at the home of mr and mrs alf michel green river on christmas day the parents of mrs wm allen tindale drive came all the way from new- york for christmas with their daughter soninlaw and grandson richard- mrs chris armstrong of albert st was released from york county hospital in time 10 celebrate christinas with her family mr and mrs sherman arnold william st spent christmas with their niece mrs j emmons aurora mr and mrs vince wagg dorothy and miss betty woodland had christmas dinner with mr and mrs h caulfield at oakville mrs wagg and betty had supper on christmas with mr i lockie at burlington on monday afternoon they visit ed mr and mrs fred wood land in uxbridge the home of mr and mrs earl doner park dr was the scene of a happy family sunday dinner howard and family bloomington floyd and family oshawa mr charles doner pembroke and evelyn of toronto were all present mr and mrs don bur- bridge of brampton visited mrs kurbridges mother mrs george arundell of baker ave on sunday the entire family of mr and mrs j barry spent christmas day with mr and mrs frank harman scar borough there were about thirty present mr and mrs lome avery and lois of boulder colora do spent a week with their parents mr and mrs jim oldham and mr and mrs noel avery baker hill mrs ross davis and mary church st are spending some holidays in new york visitors on christmas with mr and mrs harvey houck maytree ave were rev and mrs d f thornhill and family of south bend indiana mr and mrs carl zimmerman and beverley of kitchener mr and mrs john dors and daughter eileen of toronto and mr and mrs john houck mr fred cowie of hearst ont visited his parents mr and mrs alvin cowic at musselmans lake for christmas this was his first visit here in seven years miss beverley zimmer man of kitchener is spend ing the week with her sister and husband mr and mrs john houck mr and mrs ed nigh edward st had their fam ily home for christmas mrs norman oboyle mr and mrs john nigh jon and sue mr and mrs bill nigh david and mark mr and mrs roy davis of willowdale mr and mrs bob proctor brian and col leen of toronto mr and mrs lome crowder of brantford and mr earl da vis of bloomington spent christmas with mr and mrs gordon crowder albert st mrs w senechal main st spent the christmas holi days with mr and mrs henry nauta at lemonville mr and mrs m v swash main st had 16 for christ mas including mr and mrs j garrett of ottawa mr and mrs garrett were also christmas holiday guests of mr and mrs wm garrett and mrs f bramham christmas holiday visitors with mr and mrs wesley james of ringwood were their three daughters and families mr and mrs lome obrien and son keit of algoma mills ont mr and mrs tom dunford and children of oshawa and mr and mrs chas lyons and infant son of uxbridge heather returned to osh awa with her sister mrs dunford and family for the holiday week joseph murray jr cele brated his 40th birthday on christmas day mrs henry johnson for merly of lemonville is spending a few days with her daughter and son-in- law mr and mrs fred greenfield of markham mr and mrs george al lison of uxbridge had din ner on sunday with mr and mrs russell smith at ring- wood miss jane hall of weston is enjoying a christmas va cation with her grandmother mrs wm c hall at spring- hurst farm ninth line n mr and mrs ken burkhol der and family of sarnia spent christmas weekend with their parents mr and mrs ira burkholder market st and mr and mrs bert tait mr and mrs roy law ca thie and timmy and mrs hilda baker of toronto spent christmas with their parents mr and mrs ollie madill east end stouffville other visitors over the weekend were mrs fred pilkey mr and mrs carl pilkey and soa from sask mr and mrs glen fossev and son todd id 06 mr and mrs god wagg gayle and wendy spent christmas with her parents mr and mrs fred hamil ton in brougham also pre sent were mr and mrs don duncan of brooklin mr and mrs john hamilton and fa mily of agincourt mr and mrs ron hamilton and fa mily of brougham and mrs norman banks of pickering on friday afternoon mr and mrs lloyd profit of klcinburg were guests of mr and mrs harold whet stone rupert st visitors with mr and mrs wallace vaugban main st on wednesday were mr and mrs george martin of scar boro on christmas day mr and mrs ed bishop and fa mily and mr and mrs ross bartlett and family of un ionville and on sunday mr and mrs george gray and family of sharon mr and mrs roger sto ver from kitchener were holiday weekend visitors in- town with their parents mr and mrs bert chewins and mr and mrs harry stover lac and mrs don ed dington were here on christ mas with their parents mr eddington is with the rcaf at falconbridgo mr and mrs l barclay watson hgts were visitors with his parents in lindsay on sunday mr erie button son of mr and mrs reg button obrien ave has gone to the laurentians on a skiing trip for the yuletide holidays eric was home from mc- master univ for christ mas norman mcmulien who was home for christmas with his parents mr and mrs joe mcaiullen ux bridge left sunday for a weeks holiday in nassau norman is attending west ern university the manager mr norm an baker and staff of the stouffville public utilities enjoyed a christmas office dinner on friday at the lo cal puc building rev and mrs c t bass main st welcomed their daughter carolyn from mc- gill university and their son kenneth home for christmas mr hector batt left by plane monday to visit his brother rev j w knight in jamaica mrs truman baxter had mr and mrs ted cadicux mr and mrs r h murphy miss winnie morden and mr and mrs joe crowhurst for christmas mr and mrs m redore loretta cresc and miss d bcdorc visited mr and mrs m j obrien trenton mr and mrs k yv betz and family william st and miss sandra baker spent christmas with mr and mrs tom smith claremont mr and mrs gord birkett church st had mrs birk- ctts mother mrs g sisco and brother and family mr and mrs n sisco for christmas mrs douglas booth main st attended a golden anni versary party in newmarket recently for her brother and his wife mr and mrs l j harper mr and mrs jack garrett and family made it home for christmas from ottawa mr and mrs george bridges main st held an open house on christmas eve mr and mrs a barton d trotman miss doreen barton and her fiance and several close friends were present mr and mrs allen jones 9th line had his sister and family mr and mrs harold badgero baker ave for christmas mr and mrs jim bart ley spent christmas afternoon with mr bartleys family and then had mrs bartleys family for christmas dinner in their home in the evening mrs percy brown boyer st had some 23 relatives for christmas including mr and mrs h harvey hamil ton and their children terry and paul mr and mrs p hoey atha mr and mrs p stover altona mr and mrs m marshman sharon lar ry steven and kevin allo na mr and mrs j king tauton and their children joan and johnny mr and mrs g brown alton with danny on sunday visitors included mr and mrs n dion fenolon falls mr and mrs g madill n mr and mrs lionel begin elm rd spent christmas with mr and mrs rob ward clatemom mr and mrs gordon brown edward st celebrat ed christmas at the home of mr and mrs t clark rr 2 stouffville mr and mrs bert licker ish and mrs lloyd jennings attended the funeral on wednesday of mrs leslie heath in toronto mr and mrs heath were former res idents of the 4th of ux bridge and attended clare mont baptist church misses bertha and emma winn and mr frank winn spent christmas with mr and mrs walter winn and family and mrs roland winn at mongolia also pre sent were mr and mrs cliff winn of goodwood and mr and mrs charlie kcrs- will and family of altona mr and mrs jack wil liams and family maytree ave spent christmas with mr and mrs joe tran and family of atha mr and mrs ted wood and boys spent christmas with her parents mr and mrs douglas brown of un ionville also present was her sister mr and mrs don boyington of markham mr and mrs e j wide- man rupert ave spent christmas day with her pa rents mr and mrs keith watson of hamilton on sunday they entertained his parents mr and mrs joe widcman mr and mrs neale sider and family from wcllandport and mr and mrs lawrence sider of sault ste marie christmas visitors at the lloyd byer home hwy 48 were mr and mrs char lie hodgson mr and mrs harold hodgson and chris tine mr and mrs ernie smith charlene and blair markham r r mrs don lewis and jim mr and mrs lawrence barkcy car ol cathie larry and john- athon mr and mrs murray redshaw phillip andrew and david mr and mrs don lewis robert tim and jane mr and mrs harold atkinson eraser conrad valerie and mark of barrie mr and mrs john mcdow ell charlie and tom of windsor mr and mrs elgin wagg mr and mrs fred parcels there were 42 pres ent mr and mrs lloyd moy- er dorothy and mildred church st had christmas dinner on sunday with her sister mr and mrs henry steckley and daughters in scarboro their brother mr louis schell of toronto was also a guest mr and mrs john wagg of cashel spent christmas with his parents mr and mrs telfcr wagg main st w mr and mrs doug widdi- field and kevin of glad park spent christmas day with her parents mr and mrs ray mccully port perry mr and mrs harold whetstone had lunch with mr and mrs j male in weston and dinner on christmas day with mr and mrs carl whetstone of to ronto and their mother mrs t whetstone also of tor onto who was able to be out of the nursing home for the day mrs gordon miller church st and her sister mrs e m murphy north ampton mass spent christ mas with her niece in buf falo n y mr dave crosier market st had the misfortune to fall in his home last week and broke his hip he is pre sently in york county hos pital newmarket on dec 18 mr and mrs harold whetstone were guests at the uxbridge bus lines staff dinner held at hotel evelyn in uxbridge there were 26 who enjoyed a turkey dinner guests on sunday with mr and mrs herb yakclcy and family harold ave were mrs mary yakclcy goodwood mr and mrs al bert yakclcy and family of oshawa mr and mrs nor man yakeley and family of whitby mr and mrs gor don yakclcy and family of goodwood miss elva yakc lcy mr gordon paisley mr bill broad all of island lake and miss lois farthing of stouffville miss joan walsh of kitch ener upcnt the christmas