I really appreciated it." Or "Thank you for thinking of me this Christmas season. You helped make my holiday special." The message, like the examples above, should be simple yet sincere.

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You're supposed to tell them how much their present meant to you." "I don't even remember what it was. It's nice that they brought something, but mostly I'm just glad they were here.

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