What is the perfect Christmas gift?

Every year for Christmas everyone is asking the same thing – what should I buy for the ones I love? Weeks in advance people start to become busy bees and look for the perfect gift… but what is the perfect gift? Have you ever wondered what would your parents answer to this question? Or your close friends? I was curious and I asked several people to answer this question for me, in hope that you and I understand better what people expect to receive for the Holidays… and the answers surprised me.

‘I already have everything I want regarding material
objects. What I do not always have and I think it would be perfect for
Christmas, is to be together with my family and have the Christmas meal
together and to see that everyone is happy and feels good.’

Bogdan, 24

‘I believe that Christmas is about people, about family,
warmth and kindness, about the magic moment when you are together with the ones
you love. I believe that memories are the perfect gift… and what could be more
beautiful than travelling, because everyone loves to discover the world. On the
other hand, I think that just gathering the family together around the
Christmas tree is enough. Unwrapping gifts made with love is wonderful,
especially if they represent something you like and means something to you. A
gift should strengthen the link between you and the one that the gift is for.
That is what I think… that Christmas is #magic.’

Iulia, 24

‘I like to get people semi-practical gifts like body shop
body butters. Not an essential item but more useful than a candle and other
pretty but useless stuff! I think books are a perfect gift as well. I’m not fond
of jewellery as I think it’s difficult to pick a jewellery item for someone you
don’t know very well. Also, people spend too much money because they think they
are supposed to, and then others feel like they have to reciprocate. It is a
vicious circle.’

W., 31

’The perfect Christmas gift would be something you can use,
but which is also very personal to the relationship of the person giving it. For
example, it might be a really nice diary from a person you adventure with a
lot, or a nice t-shirt from a band you shared a nice concert/festival with.’

Gavin, 25

‘I think the perfect gift is something thoughtful rather
than flashy, knowing that someone has really put time and effort in to think of
what you will use!’

Zoe, 22

‘The perfect
Christmas gift? A bottle of French Champagne. That’s it. I’m a woman of
simple pleasures.’

A., 43

‘An amazing Christmas
gift would be to wake up and see lots of snow outside and my parents waiting
for me to open presents. It would be perfect if my grandma were there as well,
even if that is not possible.’

Marta, 24

‘The ‘’perfect’’ gift would be a card signed by everyone I
love and care about with a small blurb of how their year went, good or bad,
signed with love and care. That’s a lot to ask for, so I’d settle for a year supply
of protein powder or a Gengar plushie!’

Connor, 23

‘When buying gifts for my close friends and family I try to find out in advance if there is anything they need or would like to have and try to buy it for them.’
M., 33

‘Good food,
good wine, good company.’

P., 48

‘The perfect Christmas gift to me would probably be a
weekend trip to a city. It can either be a girly shopping weekend in London
with your best friend, or a romantic getaway to Rome with your partner. I
couldn’t think of a better gift than making memories together!’

Adelisa, 23