Everyone was waiting

 And the testimony is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. (1 John 5:11 NASB)

 When Jesus came on that first Christmas, everyone was waiting. The Israelites of His time were anticipating a Messiah, someone who would liberate them from the oppression they were suffering. Jesus arrived, packaged in the form of a little baby, and ultimately showed Himself to be the Greatest Gift in every way.
 However, not everybody was prepared to understand who He was or to see His value. Some scoffed at His place of birth; others, at His earthly father’s profession; and others still, at His parentage. For some, He wasn’t the type of Messiah they’d been expecting.
 Nevertheless, those who received Jesus with open arms recognized how much more wonderful their lives would be now that they had the gift of eternal salvation and the unconditional love of God that He offered. They in turn shared Christ with others, who kept on sharing the good news, and here we are today.
 In a world beset by false personas, materialistic thinking, and misleading advertising, His gift of love is just as real and just as needed as ever. Let’s bring Him into the lives of others, both at Christmas and always. —Chris Mizramy [1]

 Christmas is the spirit of giving without a thought of getting. It is happiness because we see joy in people. It is forgetting self and finding time for others. It is discarding the meaningless and stressing the true values. —Thomas S. Monson

[1] Chris Mizramy Activated Vol 20 Issue 12