Helen: Are you all ready for Christmas?

Peter: Are you kidding? I haven't even started. I've done zero shopping.

Helen: Well, you'd better get going. Christmas is only a week away.

Peter: I have to tell you that I'm one of those people who really gets stressed out by the Christmas rush.

Helen: Oh, I'm not. I love the holiday. I love the crowd, the shopping, the lights, the music, the food, the parties and all the presents.

Peter: That's just the beginning. My wife always spends too much money on Christmas. Takes me till April to pay off all our Christmas bills.

Helen: Now Peter didn't you use to love Christmas when you were a kid? I know, maybe Christmas is for kids.

Peter: Well, kids enjoy it because they don't have to do all the shopping and pay all the bills.

Helen: Maybe that's true. But you know as well as I do, that Christmas is more than tinsel and trees. Christmas is about what's in your heart and how you can make others happy.

Peter: You're absolutely right, Helen. I'm going to try harder to be nice to people and try to keep the true spirit of Christmas in my heart.

Helen: I'm glad to hear that, Peter.