December Challenge - "An unexpected gift from a secret Santa arrived."

An unexpected gift from a secret santa had arrived, and only one person knew how it had gotten there. It was the weekend before Christmas and as usual the family tradition was that everyone gathered in the home of George and Hettie Ivory. Sons, daughter, grandchildren, cousins and sometimes the next door neighbour with their seven children. Hettie would spend the three days before preparing hams, checking her home made pickles and producing several trifles. Some contained Sherry for the adults and a less alcoholic one for the kids, although they never forgot the year when she had helped herself to a sherry while cooking got the trifles mixed up and the kids ended up slightly tipsy.

The tradition was that everyone had to arrive at twelve noon, and all had to bring food for the buffet. Normally it was the neighbours that arrived first. They always made a cake and provided the sausage rolls.

An unexpected gift from a secret Santa had arrived. It’s time to spread your wings and fly. Oh what a joy to be free. With joy in our hearts, we’ll chase the dreams that thrive. Santa can you hear me, I have only one wish this year.

Marie gets a book from a man she hasn't seen in 30 years.

A young woman hope she still had left magic from her inner child. Santa has a lot of helpers.

Sarah is a single mother of two, struggling in the aftermath of a betrayal, until a gift from a secret santa arrives on her porch.

Lia finds herself having to make a life-changing decision when a secret Santa gift arrives.

An unexpected gift from a secret santa leads a teenage girl to revisit her childhood and her imaginary friends leading to unexpected challenges and questions about reality.

When a mysterious Secret Santa gift arrives at Lila's office, it’s a simple bracelet with three charms, but to her, it carries a weight of memories too heavy to ignore. As Lila grapples with her grief over the loss of someone she loved deeply, she begins to wonder if this unexpected gift could be a message from the past. Struggling with the unanswered questions and the pain that still lingers, Lila finds herself questioning the connection between the present and the memories that refuse to fade. As the holidays approach, she must confront what she’s been avoiding: can the past ever truly be left behind?

When Emily, feeling like she doesn't want to celebrate Christmas because of the year she has had receives a gift that lights up her darkest days, she smiles and must find out who would send her such a thing. So starts a journey of self belief and finding the friendship that everyone deserves in the end especially at Christmas.