A friend sent this to me and I wanted to share it further. Really touched the spirit of Christmas for me!

1. The Spirit of Xmas An expanding gift to radiate out to help make this Xmas time a positive and peaceful one for all. Contains no (hopefully) objectionable material. Refers to both secular and spiritual traditions of Xmas. You are welcome to send this on to your friends and families. Delete slides (other than this one) if you like, but please do not otherwise change, to honour the original work and intent. Entirely non-commercial to honor copyrights. Feedback welcome: [email_address]

2. Would you like to dance?

3. The spirit of Xmas demolishing negativity

4. Two Xmas traditions with much in common

5. Xmas – a festival of guiding light

6. Presents

7. What presents will we get?

8. Christmas stockings

9. Xmas carols

10. Santa and his reindeer

11. The reindeer are ready for their big night

12. Everyone looks forward to Xmas

13. Santa and his elves

14. He’ll get here somehow

15. Santa’s little helpers

16. Xmas decorations

17. Xmas candles

18. Xmas decorations

19. Santa

20. Santa and his sleigh

21. Traditional Santa

22. Santa in Lapland

23. Santa’s long list of children

24. Santa in 1930s Coca-Cola advertising

25. Santa says ‘I drink Diet-Coke’

26. Santa and his sleigh

27. He’s got something for everyone

28. Coming to a chimney near you

29. Santa and mouse in pocket

30. Santa, the Wild Man of the North

31. Santa with gold stars and holly leaves

32. Perhaps I’ll wear blue this year?

33. Santa in olden days

34. Where’s that sleigh gone?

35. The original – Saint Nicholas of Myra 270-346 AD

36. Saint Nicholas

37. Sinterklaas in Holland today

38. What would Santa do without Mother Xmas?

39. Santa angel figurine

40. Eastern Santa figurine

41. Santa art and craft

42. Santa says: Oh, I’m real alright!

43. Santa everywhere!

44. Merry Christmas!

45. Festival of light Listing #: 256859651

46. Festival of light

47. Xmas around the world

48. Xmas around the world – Prague

49. Xmas around the world – Hong Kong

50. Xmas around the world – Auckland

51. Xmas around the world

52. Xmas around the world

53. Xmas around the world

54. Xmas around the world

55. Xmas around the world

56. Xmas around the world - Washington

57. Xmas around the world - Moscow

58. Xmas around the world - Himalayas

59. Xmas around the world – Arizona

60. Xmas lights

61. Snowman

62. Xmas light

63. Xmas light

64. The warmth of Xmas

65. The festive light in winter

66. Wild Xmas

67. Children love Xmas

68. Christmas wreath on the door

69. Winter Xmas

70. Xmas in wintertime

71. Winter Xmas

72. Santa at the beach – summertime in NZ!

73. Xmas at the beach

74. Santa on the beach

75. Santa’s summer sports

76. Xmas in Aotearoa

77. Santa in the summertime

78. Santa relaxes on the beach

79. A Kiwi Xmas

80. Poinsettias

81. Poinsettia Xmas tree

82. The NZ Christmas Tree – Pohutukawa in bloom

83. Pohutukawa blossoms

84. Merry Xmas from Aotearoa

85. Xmas Plums

86. Pavlova and berries

87. More pavlova

88. Kiwifruit on pavlova

89. Strawberries and pavlova

90. Even ferrets like Xmas

91. Hamsters love Xmas

92. Guinea pigs love Xmas

93. Cats love Xmas

94. Dogs love Xmas

95. Horses love Xmas

96. Even llamas love Xmas

97. Even lions love Xmas

98. Xmas pudding

99. Xmas pudding – add the custard

100. Xmas fruit mince pies

101. Chocolates

102. Christmas elves

103. Traditional Christmas

104. Traditional Xmas

105. The Christian tradition of Christmas

106. The Three Wise Men

107. Three Kings

108. Following a star

109. The Star of Bethlehem

110. Bearing gifts

111. Journey of the Three Kings

112. The Star of Bethlehem

113. The journey to Bethlehem

114. Gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh

115. Gifts of the Magi

116. Gifts of the Wise Men

117. The adoration of the Magi

118. The adoration of the Magi

119. The birth of Jesus

120. The birth of Jesus

121. Mother, father, child

122. Father, mother, child

123. The child of peace born in every heart

124. Peace on Earth

125. The angel of peace

126. Peace on Earth

127. Peace on Earth

128. Peace

129. Peace between all the nations

130. Peace between all the nations

131. Peace on Earth

132. Peace for all the creatures on Earth

133. Peace and light on Earth

134. The Xmas angel

135. The Xmas angel

136. The angel of Xmas

137. Peace on Earth

138. Peace on Earth

139. Peace on Earth

140. May peace prevail on Earth

141. Peace on Earth

142. Peace on Earth

143. Blessings of the season

144. Blessings on the children

145. Xmas for everyone and anyone

146. Xmas for everyone

147. Xmas for everyone

148. Xmas for everyone

149. Xmas – take it slowly

150. Xmas – take it easy

151. Xmas – unwind

152. Have a relaxing Xmas

153. The elves have got it sorted

154. Santa’s on his way

155. He’s on his way

156. He’s the mystery in the nighttime

157. He’s on his way

158. He’s real for everyone

159. Have you been good?

160. Enjoy the festival of light END