Does seeing someone reallllly happy count? Those were certainly the things I "got" this Christmas that meant the most to me. I can't imagine many things more enjoyable than watching a friend of mine who we invited over for Christmas having such a great time with our family, eating, talking and then singing and playing music with me.
This is a friend who has suffered unbelievable losses in the last few months, and has struggled just to keep going. To see him just beaming with happiness was enough for a wonderful Christmas for me.

And the day after Christmas, we had another 20 people over for dinner, and I witnessed the reunion of a father and son who had been estranged for many years. What a joyful time. That night, I got a mound of dishes, a ton of food prepared and served (with my wife and I working together) a serious case of exhaustion, and the deep pleasure of seeing the family rejoice in being reunited.

They don't sell this stuff at Walmart..

Jerry