With a sigh Frasier turned to his father's physical therapist. "Daphne I'm sorry to disappoint you but I'm not sending you to Hawaii. In fact this year I'm doing things a little different. The gifts I have for each of you don't come in a box or even from a store."

"Oh geez…" Martin groaned. "Not this again!"

Frasier's hands went to his hips. "And just what is that supposed to mean?"

"You know damn well what it means!" Martin replied. "You remember what happened the last time you tried this whole emotional gift crap? Well, let's see… You started a war between Roz and her mother when you blurted out that Roz was pregnant over the phone, Daphne thought I was dying when I was really in a Christmas play, and Niles was attacked by a Christmas tree in the elevator!"

When Niles sighed deeply, Daphne turned and covered his hand with hers. "I'm so sorry that happened to you, Dr. Crane. I'm glad you weren't seriously hurt."

Niles smiled at her. "Thank you Daphne, for taking such good care of me. That means a lot."

"It was my pleasure, Dr. Crane. You've always been such a good friend to me."

"All right, enough of this sentiment." Frasier said. "Now can we please get on with it?"

"I'll drink to that!" Roz said, finishing off the rest of her wine. "Look Frasier, just tell us what this is all about, okay? I have a date in just a few hours! Of course I met him online and the minute he walks into Nervosa and sees how huge I am he's going to turn around and leave!"

"Roz, you know that's not true!" Daphne said.

"Look, can we save the therapy sessions till later?" Frasier asked.

"Come on, Fras, out with it!" Martin bellowed.

Frasier grinned at his father. "All right. Like I said, my gift doesn't come in a box nor is it an emotional gift. Instead, I have these…" He rose from the sofa and walked around the room handing the small rectangular envelops to his loved ones.

"What's this?" Martin asked.

When all of the envelopes were distributed, Frasier smiled. "It is my pleasure to present you with this gift which is to be used on Christmas Eve."

Frasier watched in wonderment as his family (including Roz and Daphne) opened their envelopes, and he studied the looks on their faces. As expected, there were gasps of surprise and Martin's shout of "Hey, this is all right, Fras!"

But it was Daphne's reaction that he would always remember.