And a look at the biggest stories of 2016. Weve got developing news overnight. Debris from a crashed Russian Military plane has been found in the black sea. The plane disappeared from radar shortly after taking off from sochi. Russias Defense Ministry says 92 people including eight crew members were on board. Now its unclear what caused the crash. But one russian official is ruling out terrorism. Cnn Senior International correspondent Matthew Chance has the latest. This aircraft, which is a f154 model, an old type airliner, it used to be the workhorse of the soviet fleet, but is now used almost exclusively by the russian Defense Ministry for vip transport. This flight was en route from moscow to syria. And it was stopped in sochi on the black sea for refueling. But it was carrying interestingly, the red army choir. The alexanderoff ensemble. En route to syria to stage a performance for the Russian Troops that are stationed there. We understand from the Defense Ministry that at least 64 of the people on board, 92 who were killed were members of that choir. And all who were dancers with the choir. So complete tragedy for them, obviously, but already Vladimir Putin, the russian president has sent condolences, lets take a listen to what the Defense Ministry spokesman here in moscow had to say. Translator now at a distance of 1. 5 kilometers off the sochi coast, at the depth of about 70 meters parts of a tu154 aircraft body have been discovered. A search operation is under way. Four boats and five helicopters are currently operating in the plane search area, as well as drones. Reinforcement has been dispatched to the area. Well the russian officials at the moment are ruling out any possibility of this being a terrorist attack. Although theyre doing that before the investigation has been completed. They say theyre focusing right now on the possibility of mechanical or pilot error. To try and understand why this aircraft plunged into the sea off the Russian Southern coast. Matthew chance, thanks very much. And president elects Donald Trumps controversial foundation is going away. Trump said hes doing away with it to avoid conflicts of interest. But shutting it down may not be so simple. The foundation is under investigation in new york state for alleged misuse of donations and cant be dis0 solved until the investigation is over. Dnc deputies Communications Director eric walker said the move was what he called a wilted figure leaf to cover up his pitiful record of charitable giving. The Trump Foundation has no employees and has about 1 million in assets. The man who was going to be Communications Director in the Trump White House has changed his mind. Jason miller, who was named to the post just days ago says hes declining the job to spend more time with his family. Millers wife is due to have the couples second child next month. Miller joined the Trump Campaign in june. President elect donald trump and his melania celebrating christmas in palm beach, florida, today. Last night the trumps attended a Midnight Church service to celebrate the holiday. The congregation greeted the president elect with a standing ovation. A bad cold kept Queen Elizabeth from attending Christmas Day service for the first time in almost 30 years. A statement put out by the palace this morning said she was staying home to help her recovery, but will still take part in the royal family christmas celebrations during the day. A short time ago her husband, Prince Phillip, attended the traditional Christmas DayChurch Service without his wife for the first time in decades. Along with other members of the royal family. At the vatican, pope francis delivered his annual Christmas Blessing before the crowds at st. Peters square, the pope offering his thoughts and prayers to victims of terrorism around the world, he also urged an end to fighting in syria, saying far too much blood has been spilled. New pictures this morning of u. S. Troops in iraq taking a moment to enjoy a christmas meal. And we want to extend our best wishes and our sincere thanks to all of the u. S. Service members keeping us safe around the world this holiday. Thank you. Lets check in on the christmas forecast right now. An update you on the supertyphoon thats bearing down on the philippines. Our Karen Mcginnis is at the Weather Center with more. If youre looking for a White Christmas, it can be found across the interior west and the Northern Tier, but a sharp contrast in temperatures keeps those Single Digits and teens in the Northern Tier states away from the near recordhigh, a recordbreaking temperatures in the deep south. This is a very vigorous storm system that treks towards the east over the next several days and monday if youre headed back, it is going to be slow going. If youre going through the interstates across north and south dakota from minneapolis, blizzard warnings and ice warnings as well as very poor visibility. Some wind gusts could be as high as 55 miles per hour. But look at the afternoon temperatures, billings, montana may make it to 12 degrees, but tampa may make it to 85 degrees. If youre travel towards Salt Lake City looking for powder in the higher elevations, a couple of feet of snowfall is expected. One to three feet across the higher terrain, but its going to be buffeted about by some of those gusty winds. Right now in minot, north dakota, its 9 degrees, very treacherous driving conditions extending from bismarck into minneapolis, the ice is going to be problematic with Power Outages and downed trees. And very slippery roadways. As we take a look across many portions of the Northern Tier states, about 13 Million People under various advisories and Warnings Issued with record high temperatures certainly possible. And our typhoon across the philippines, very strong. Supertyphoon. Is almost a category 5 equivalent. It is going to move across Southern Luzon and the potential for loss of life is great. Back to you, allison. Thank you, ill be back in 25 minutes with more news, meantime, back to victor and christine. So what was your favorite Christmas Toy . Dont ask me. I wont, i wont. I had a wonder woman doll and i had all three charlies angels dolls. Did you have the headband and the cuffs . You know i did. I know you did. Mine was the heman big wheel. I loved that thing. You were in. And do you have a picture of him in the big wheel . Just that riding, loved it. There are a lot of kids who loved the bikes, there are kids now who love the rechargeable cars and trucks. You know for some children with disabilities, many of those toys are offlimits. The kids with physical challenges, they struggle to operate them for one thing and theres some toys that are designed for their needs. But the thing is, the toys are so expensive. This christmas some talented students in florida are changing that. Theyre tricking out some toys for a few very special kids, offering them oneofakind play with a purpose. Its a Christmas Toy workshop, thousands of miles from the north pole. Theres no snow, no reindeer, Just Sunshine and palm trees. This is the campus of the university of north florida, in jacksonville. And these students are wrapping presents for children that they say no one else, not even santas elves are making. Presents for children like 4yearold lucas, in most ways hes like any other preschooler. He watches pippa pig, he cares for his turtle, squirt and one more thing he loves cars. Cars, trucks, trains. Anything on wheels. Especially flashing toys that vibrate. You see lucas has polymicrogyria, a brain mall formation, so toys have to work double time to stimulate him. Around christmas those toys are hard to find. His mom said she learned of this college toy team from one of lucas doctors. His physical therapist a year ago said i want lucas to have a car. And as you might expect, its not just any car. This is unfs adaptive toy project. Students are customizing popular kids rechargeable sports cars and suvs to suit children with developmental challenges. And professor mary lundy says the toys play two roles. Children that have Developmental Disabilities cant always explore their environment and play. So thats one piece. At the same time through this increased mobility, they learn cause and effect, they learn object permanence, they learn balance. They learn mobility. Juan azareos is a professor and he said teaming up students from different disciplines has not been easy. Physical therapy and engineering. Its a clash of cultures, its a different world for sure. They work in groups. We give them one single problem. That is, they are supposed to provide power mobility to children with movement impairments. And hopefully were teaching a lot of those soft skills in addition to technical handson skills. Teamwork, altruism, compassion, selfsacrifice. Senior engineering major says this fascination stretches back to his childhood in venezuela, its not rooted in the nostalgia for his car, although he loved it. Instead its driven by the neighborhood boy in this old blurry photo. Nomito, who could not ride with him. He was born without any limbs, he only had a couple of fingers on his elbow area. He was limited to a skateboard but it was one of just a few limitations. I moved out of venezuela. And then when i came back, he had actually become an electrical engineer. Juan says nomita inspired him to study engineering. Zp just seeing this car makes me begin to imagine what he was would have been able to do with a little push like this. A little push that mom kaitlyn says lucas now needs. I think this will get him a good confidence boost and open him up to more social situations. That he kind of avoids other children right now. And just days before christmas good job the students delivered their cars and trucks to nine children and what does lucas think of his suv with the flashing lights and the music . He loves riding in it. It might take a little while for him to figure out how to drive it. Once he does hes going to get all over the place. For the students, what was just another college elective became a lifechanging experience. They hope the gift they built delivers not just a good grade, but a fresh start this christmas for their new friend, lucas. Hopefully to improve his quality of life. Thats going to be the real reward of all of this. Go tell it on the mountain that jesus christ is born Chris Columbus was the director. Its called claymation. Narwhals really exist. Actually guys, it was the ghost of christmas past. Never stick your tongue on a frozen flag pole. Yukon cornelius. Die hard is considered a Christmas Movie thats the unlimited effect. Stream your entertainment with unlimited data when you switch to at t and have directv. Incr. Think it wouldotection in a pwork, but it does. Dnt. Its called always discreet for bladder leaks, the super. Absorbent core turns liquid to gel. I know im wearing it but no one else will. Always discreet for bladder leaks. Starts with a crust made from mariesscratch. Pot pie because when its cold outside, good food and good company keep you warm inside. Marie callenders a lot of people are looking for healing from an election that oozed divisiveness and anger and hostility from all sides. Add in the crisis in syria, brexit. Terrorist threats around the world and hope is hard to find. Can you find it through your faith . Were going to talk to a few people who are hoping to get through to you, canon phil ashy. Pastor Kimberly Joan papillon and rafael warnok, senior paster at ebenezer church. Being that its christmas, were wondering, reverend let me start with you, what is your message going to be this Christmas Day to your congregation . Im always excited when christmas comes around and i think that the message is as powerful as ever. I think it helps us most when were honest, about the larger context of christmas, it is a message of hope and healing and love and light. But the message of christmas is not that were in denial about the darkness, its that the light penetrates the darkness and the darkness cannot overcome it. So im always excited when this time comes around, because it gives us a chance to recommit ourselves to the work and the message of christmas. Which is a message of peace and love. What do you find people need to hear most. What do they say to you that resonates with you and makes you say, lets address this. They say they just want to give up. I hear that a lot, i feel like giving up. My question to them always is, what does that look like . As long as you have a pulse, gods got a plan. You woke up, and a verse says hes going to do exceedingly abundantly. From here, its up. So stop looking in the rearview mirror, look forward. Look in the big old windshield ahead of you and realize that god woke you up for a purpose. Come on, one foot in front of the other. What are you finding that people in your congregation are saying to you and what do they need to hear most especially after the last 18 months that weve seen here in this country . I think theres just a tremendous amount of anxiety, sometimes fear. Worry about the future. I think the message of christmas, its all about jesus. He is the one, luke says, he is the baby wrapped in swadling clothes and the message at christmas is what child is this . What do you say about god who, you know a god who loves us so much that he enters our own lives, our flesh and blood, takes it upon himself and says, ive come this close to you, so that all you have to do now is the habits, hurts and hangups and im here to love you out of those and into abundant life. Reverend, how hard is it, for people who have no hope. Who are feeling that anxiety that youre talking about . To make that baby as hes talking about, baby jesus, to make that baby real for them . Because we know the story. Well thats the power of the story. Is that jesus enters into turmoil. Were not in denial about how difficult it really is, it was difficult the first christmas, we talk about silent night, it was a holy night. Im not convinced it was a silent night. We all know babies are rarely silent. Were talking about the massacre of infants, herod is on the loose, even though hope is in the air and the holy family becomes a refugee family, seeking asylum in egypt from the abuses of a despot who is insecure. You see this fear and hope and tension in the story. What were encouraged to do is to embrace our hope and resist the fear and really embrace the message of the angels who said peace on earth, goodwill toward all. I submit the reason why were still struggling to have peace on earth is we have a good time with all. Goodwill toward all. So this message is for all people. Its no accident that it comes to the most marginalized of the members of the human family, a poor, homeless couple, for whom there was no room at the inn. When we embrace those on the margins we embrace goods vision for all humanity. Isnt fear the underlying universal feeling that we all have, and thats what drives so much of it, insecurity and some of the hate were seeing and were watching whats happening in aleppo with these people. And whats even happening with the divisiveness in this country. How do you talk to people to let them know theres hope . Well you know fear is paralyzing so everywhere you look around the world you find fear. Fear, it can cripple you and it make you feel like that is the biggest thing in front of you. What you have to realize is my messages are so simple. You know what, youre here, gods got you here. Romans says hes working all things together for your good. Youre here for a reason and where can you be in your world that will help other people find hope . Be able to crawl out of their place of depression. Where are you in your life that you have something that can say, ive been there, ive done it lets do this together. If we all come together as a team. What do you think is the biggest obstacle this year going into 2017 . I do think its fear. And i want to build on what my brother and sister have said here. What was the message of the angels . It was dont be a i frayed, dont be terrified, go and look and find this child. And the message of christmas is be intensely curious about jesus. The angels said he is the christ, the anointed one, what does that mean . And its okay to have doubt, its okay to have questions. But thats, the shepherds im sure they have their doubts, all right were just on the job and god has done this incredible thing. But what did we really see . But they went. See faith is not the opposite of fear. Faith is what you do with your fear and this is what these guys did, they went and and the magi, they found jesus. I think thats the message. We want all people to have. Its a message that resonates from aleppo to chicago. Theres a reason why were still here. Because the story continues to resonate. And god still shows up in the midst of that, its not obvious, sort of away from the cameras, forgive me, away from the satellite trucks. God shows up in a barn. God tiptoes down the back stairwell of Human Experience and enters our turmoil. Our job is to continue to spread the message. We thank you all so much. I know you need to get the message out even more this Christmas Morning. Merry christmas to you. Christmas cheer all around the world. When we come back well give you a glimpse of what some countries are doing to celebrate christmas. Ls of the year on the best network. Like a free smartphone when you add a line or switch. No tradein required. Choose from the Samsung Galaxy j3, the lg k8 or stylo, or the the motoz play. All free. And as if you needed another reason, switch to verizon now and get up to 650 to cover your costs. Theres still time to get exactly what you want at verizon. From dazzling Christmas Trees adorned with decorations to giftgiving and a quick kiss under the mistletoe. Here in the u. S. We have plenty of traditions to celebrate the holidays. What about the rest of the world . Were getting a glimpse of what the rest of the globe is doing this morning. Merry christmas. Merry christmas. I thought we would start off in japan. Lets. Due to some brilliant marketing, in japan christmas has become synonymous with kentucky fried chicken. What . So much so that its christmas kentucky. In the 70s, foreigners couldnt get turkey, so they had chicken. Now theyll line up for their kentucky fried chicken. They may order it two months in advance, bearing in mind most japanese are irreligious or buddhist or shinto. So christmas with kentucky. Who knew christmas with kentucky was being celebrated in japan . Thats something totally new. And where are we going next . South africa. Lets go there because thats your heritage. We have christmas in the sun. On the beach, having what we know as a barbeque to cook meat and some people might roast a lamb and have homebrewed beer. Do you feel when youre in the u. S. And its cold and maybe youre somewhere where it snow, it feels a little out of place . I think we should be basking in the sun. Theres no White Christmas in south africa or australia for that matter. But fascinating and i know your husband is from the czech republic, right . Yes. So youve got some interesting traditions to share. I wanted to share the one about lets say youre a young woman and you think this year you want to get married. What you might do is take a cherry tree twig, put it in some water. If the twig blossoms, its a good omen, you probably will get married. If it doesnt, bad news. Another thing you might do is throw a shoe at a door and you hope the toe hits the door, not the heel. Because that means that signify marriage again . Marriage, yes. A good omen in general, but particularly focused on marriage. The beginning of the month and by christmas, particularly if your flower has bloomed. Thats the omen and its by Christmas Day. Are there any omens that just mean good or bad, that arent connected to marriage . Well i think we should try the shoe thing, you and i. If its going to be a good year. Lets use our shoes, youve got a lovely christmas tradition from your husband. We dont do this, but he is from the czech republic, theres a fellow there named zizishek. He brings gifts as well. But before you get to open the gifts, he brings a list of grievances of everything youve done wrong that year and you have to read through that list before youre allowed to open your gifts and my husband says many years his list was very long. And he said his mother was sitting there with her brandy in one hand, her cigarette in the other and a big smile. Would it be like your elf on a shelf . We have obviously elf on a shelf. Can you dress your elf on the shelf. I also wanted to take you to italy where the pope is and the vatican and beautiful christmas celebrations. You might not have a traditional christmas tree, you would have wooden blocks and on the wooden blocks you would put candy or fruit, something a little different. What is the one christmas tradition that is universal . And that is giftgiving. I have a gift for you and by the way, Christmas Gifts only became very popular in the late 1800s, i say merry christmas. It was hanukkah, the first night of hanukkah last night, you might say to those people happy hanukkah, or merry christmas. Or merry kwanzaakkah. Heres to a stellar 2017. A stellar 2017. Victor . When we come back, more of the big moments of 2016. There were a lot of big media stories, too. Brian stelter counts down the top ten. E. Or a man of culture whos out for adventure. You know when to hit the scene. Or get far away from it. Because its all about striking. The perfect form. Beat yesterday with fenix 3 hr. From garmin. Starts with a crust made from mariesscratch. Pot pie because when its cold outside, good food and good company keep you warm inside. Marie callenders you know it is a Christmas Special edition of new day when you hear voices like that it is pretty spectacular, im christi paul and thank you so much to Spelman College glee club here in atlanta sharing their talented voices with us. And im victor blackwell. Weve got a lot of news, so lets go to alisyns couldic. Russian military Officials Say no survivors were found at the scene of a military plane crash near sochi. 92 people were on board the plane. Some wreckage was found in the black sea and state media reports it was carrying a military music group on its way to perform at a Russian Air Base in syria. President Vladimir Putin now ordering an investigation and declaring tomorrow a national day of mourning. President elect Donald Trumps controversial foundation is going away. Trump says hes doing away with a charity to avoid potential conflicts of interest once he takes office, but shutting it down may not than simple. The foundation is under investigation in new york state for alleged misuse of donations and cant be dissolved until the investigation is over. Dnc deputy Communications Director eric walker, said the move is what he called a wilted figure leaf to cover up his quote pitiful record of charitable giving. The Trump Foundation has no employees and has about 1 million in assets. Israel says its reevaluating its relationship with the United Nations after the u. N. Security Council Passed a resolution condemning israeli settlements in the west bank and east jerusalem. Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said israel is canceling millions of dollars in contributions to u. N. Organizations. In bethlehem, the church of the nativity celebrated Christmas Mass in the west bank town that is where christians believe jesus was born. Thousands of people are expected to visit sites in bethlehem, jerusalem and nazareth over the holiday. Buckingham palace says a bad cold will keep Queen Elizabeth from attending a Christmas Day service. Our ian lee is in atlanta live for us. What else are we hearing from the palace about this . Good morning, alisyn. We learned about this cold last wednesday when the palace announced that both the queen and her husband, Prince Phillip had this cold and it delayed their trip to sandringham. Today was going to be the first time we saw her in public since that announcement, but it didnt happen. The palace released this statement saying her majesty, the queen, will not attend church at sandringham this morning. The queen continues to recover from a heavy cold and will stay indoors to assist with her recovery. Her majesty will participate in the royal family christmas celebrations during the day. We did see Prince Phillip, though, attend church today. So it seems like he is on the mend. And people are paying close attention to this. Because the queen is 90 years old and Prince Phillip is 95. Alisyn . What about the other family members . Have they canceled plans to be with her at this point . So far, it doesnt look that way. We saw other members of the royal family at church. At sandringham. Also Prince William is with his inlaws, Kate Middletons family today celebrating christmas as well. So were not seeing anyone rushing to be by her side. But everyone is watching this closely. Okay. Ian lee reporting live from london, thanks very much. And thanks for watching, merry christmas, ill throw it back to victor and christi. Weve got megamergers. Weve got onscreen breakups. Weve got bitter social media battles. All in a year. Cnns Brian Stelter counts down the top ten media moments of 2016. Debates, downfalls, feuds and failures. A president ial election that challenged the media like never before. Culminating in an unprecedented outcome. Here are the top ten media stories of 2016. Number 10, an emotional homecoming. Washington post reporter jason rizayon freed in january after 545 days in an iranian prison. To my colleagues at the post, you guys are all awesome. His imprisonment, a stark reminder of the dangers journalists face every day around the globe. Number nine, the Kelly Ripa Michael strahan feud. Blindsided by news her live cohost was leaving from gma, ripa skipped work for four days. Our Long National nightmare is over. She returned after a personal apology from disney and abc execs and strahan left the show weeks earlier than planned. Number eight, Corporate Media maneuvers, viacom ceo squeezed out by sherry redstone, the daughter of 93yearold sumner. The two were estranged for a while, but sherry is again heir to the corporate throne. The biggest media merger of the decade. At t seeking to buy time warner in an 85 billion marriage. Donald trump slammed the deal while on the campaign trail. Whether he tries to block it now remains to be seen. Number seven, the role of leaks, from wikileaks exposing hacked Clinton Campaign emails to the bombshell access hollywood tape. Grab their [ bleep ]. Some mailed trumps 1995 tax return to the time. But what never leaked . Raw footage from the apprentice. Number six, goodbye, gawker. A jury ruling that the gossip site invaded hulk hogans privacy. The 140 million sex tape. A multimilliondollar judgment forced gawk near bankruptcy and the flagship site was later shut down. A warning to journalists everywhere. In a surprise twist, Silicon Valley billionaire peter teal revealed he had been secretly bankrolling the lawsuit, his revenge for what he believed was gawker outing him in 2007. Number five, fake news stories, hoaxes on the web, some now wondering if it helped tilt the election for trump. Although Facebook Says no. We dont think it swayed the election, but we take that responsibility really seriously. Facebook and google did announce steps to halt the flow of ad dollars to the creators of these totally fake sites. The new age of Information Warfare is just beginning. Number four, altright media out of the shadows. When trump named steve bannon, ahead of Breitbart News as his campaign ceo, critics say it brought fringe conspiracy ideas into the mainstream of politics. If trump, Bannon Bannon called breitbart the platform for the altright. Movement linked to white nationalism, racism and misogyny. Now bannon will be the president s chief strategist stoking fears the altright will have a more powerful platform, right inside the white house. A charge bannon denies. Number three, the stunning downfall of fox news ceo roger ailes. Breaking news back with breaking news, a media bombshell. In july, former fox host Gretchen Carlson filed a Sexual Harassment lawsuit against ailes. Two weeks later he was out. Although ailes strongly denied the allegations, multiple women inside fox, including megyn kelly came forward with similar stories. It was a shocking end for the controversial gop kingmaker and mastermind of the countrys highestrated news channel. Number two, one of the biggest media miscues in decades. Donald trump winning the presidency. Something most of the press never believed would actually happen. We didnt do our job as well as we could have and should have. It was a complete failure at every step of the process. I think polling has to get better about describing the uncertainties. Trumps win was a thundering wakeup call. But the limits of polling, the limits of data and a reminder that National News outlets need to did a better job of covering race, class, inequality or else risk losing even more public confidence. Number one, running against the press. The most antimedia campaign in modern history. It starthood in 2015. But trump doubled down in 2016. Im running against the crooked media. You have to put up with some of the most dishonest people in the world, the media. His personal feud with megyn kelly simmered down by the end of the year but he called out other journalists by name. Youre not reporting it, katy. Youre not reporting it. This sleazy guy right over here from abc. Hes a sleaze. In my book. He fired off angry tweets at news outlets, treating them like enemies and got his crowds chanting. Trump declared war on the press and the campaign was just the first battle. It sets up a colossal challenge for the media in 2017, covering president trump. Brian stelter, cnn, new york. You can imagine santa claus might be a little too busy sometimes to reply in person to all of the letters he gets this time of year. Like a lot of businesses he gets some help. But he has so many elves that are available, he gets the thousands of elves to help him spread the Holiday Cheer. Well take you to new york. 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Santa university for all of the santas helpers, they need to learn to do it the way santa does it. Aspiring santas helpers go every year. You might be surprised by what they study. Cnn money gives us a glimpse. Ho ho ho. Welcome to the ultimate christmas in july. Santa university. A fourday Training Camp in colorado where professional santas come to hone their craft. Its more of a calling than it is a job. A little boy with no hesitation said, thats santa claus. She said your nose, your nose is like a cherry. Thats when i knew that i probably was santa claus. Spreading Holiday Cheer is serious business, it takes the right look, months of dedication and more hair Care Products than you would expect. Aside from some extrahold hair spray, what does it take to be the perfect professional santa . The experts all had the same answer. You got to have the christmas love. Having a caring heart. First, its the heart. And then all of the other things, they will fall into place. Heart is something that cant be taught. But the rest of it, thats why this program put Santa University together in the first place, they come together to train at the companys headquarters to to train. Theres four days worth of santa classes at Santa University. We have everything from the ethics of santa. How to dress and look your best. How to stay healthy as a santa and many more things. Classes teach everything from beard grooming to suit fitting to sign language. Charity toy drives and sing alongs. And when the holidays come around, these guys are all santa, all the time. I work about 30 miles southwest of chicago. Im from duluth, georgia, a 750mile trip every year. Its a very demanding job, were on the set many hours a day. So you pretty much sleep, eat and work, and you want to stay focused, to be all that you can be when youre on the set and be there for the children. And if youre home you allow too many other distractions. And so by traveling i feel like i can stay focused at what im doing. For these santas, the months of preparation and work are worth it. For them, being santa claus in the eyes of a child is the ultimate gift. I get far more than i unfortunately can give. If you can say anything every day to try to uplift a child and their family, then you go home at night with some accomplishment. That really entertains us. Im gonna use this picture on sketchbook, and im going to draw mustaches on you all. Using the pen instead of fingers, it just feels more comfortable for me. Be like, boop its gone. I like that only i can get into it and that it recognizes my fingerprint. Our old tablet couldnt do that. It kind of makes you feel like youre your own person, which is a rare opportunity in my family. laughter when youre close to the people you love, does psoriasis ever get in the way of a touching moment . 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