The children in the little town had been buzzing with almost the same news emerging from their mouth: it's almost Christmas! North had been twice as busy, casting out everyone at his workshop trying to check up on everything – how complete were the train sets, how silky were the hair of the porcelain dolls, how loud do the make-believe drums sound, and even how tightly were the ribbons wrapped around. The Yetis had to double time to prepare all the gifts with all the elves meddling, believing that they have been perspiring twice as much as the dear big furry creatures are. But the more they tried to pace their time faster, the more they bumped into each other and caused a ruckus in the North Pole.

Jack had visited Bunnymund's empire and Tooth's palace to keep himself busy, but other than that he had nothing else to do except, well, prepare gifts for everyone. He wasn't North, he knew that, of course, but he wanted to give them gifts one way or another. It's his second Christmas to spend with them, the first was after the dark times when Pitch stole the children's teeth for their memories. But this time around, he had Jamie, Sophie and Prim to spend the evening with as well.

On Christmas eve, Prim had prepared a special song for her family, but she had invited Jack to hear her sing as well. She was in her best Christmas dress, filled with frills and fringes, complete with her long socks and black shoes, making her look like a doll that came to life. The whole family, including Jack who was just standing by the fireplace, gathered together in the living room where the gifts under the Christmas tree tempted the two little children. At the count of three, Prim started to sing her favorite Christmas carol ever since she was a kid.

"Jolly Old Saint Nicholas, lean your ear this way. Don't you tell a single soul what I'm going to say.
Christmas Eve is coming soon. Now you dear old man, whisper what you'll bring to me; tell me if you can…"

They applauded as soon as Prim had finished her performance. Soon after that, Jamie and Sophie proceeded to unwrap the packages of paper and strings. There were gifts for the two children and for Prim (she didn't expect it at all), and it made their hearts warmer to find a load of books, shoes, socks and toys unwrapped altogether by the end of the day. Prim gave gifts to everyone, including her parents and Jack as well. She spent her time locked up in her room making knitted sweaters of different colors this time. Jamie's had his favorite animal imprinted on his sweater, while Sophie loved the caricature designs that resembled Bunnymund's Easter eggs on her gift from her sister.

Prim went back to her room to fetch her gift for Jack even though he insisted that his birthday gift from her was already enough. "Oh, don't worry. I made it simple for you this time," she chuckled as she handed him a blue handkerchief with an image that looked like Jack embossed on one side. "I figured out you wouldn't use a hoodie since you loved your own very much, so this was my best shot."

Jack gave her his most heartwarming smile as a sign of thanks. He then shoved his hand into his pocket and fished something out that looked a necklace. "I've got something for you too." He held out a pendant of a snowflake that he made himself. It dangled on a silver chain that gleamed by the light of the moon. Prim was stunned by the intricate pattern of the snowflake and after admiring it, she turned around to let Jack put it around her neck. She touched the pendant that was now resting at the base of her chest and it felt smooth and delicate at the same time. Jack added to her thoughts, "Something to remind you of me whenever I'm not by your side."

The Guardian of Fun had to leave after that, but it didn't matter much, for Christmas was a time for family and he knew Prim should be eating meals with them by that time. He left the girl to have fun with her siblings and her parents, so bid her and Jamie (which he had given a frosty bunny pendant) goodbye before flying off to the North Pole to spend Christmas with the Guardians.

By the moment Jack opened the majestic oak doors to the North Pole, he was greeted by the elves having fun with themselves and the Yetis looking tired yet satisfied with all the work done. North had already come back from his sleigh ride. Jack wished he had come earlier to help him with the distribution of the gifts (and perhaps hold the reins of the reindeers for North), but he had remembered that he hadn't come to good terms with the Santa Claus yet and that he didn't want to regret hearing Prim sing.

North welcomed him back with a tight embrace as if he had forgotten the heated argument with him a few days ago. Jack wanted to clear things up with the Russian Santa so he started his conversation with him. After all, aside for being with the family, Christmas was also a time of forgiveness.

"I'm sorry, North, for shouting at you a few days ago."

North's eyes glowed with awe and happiness. "It's okay, Jack. I was at fault too. I shouldn't have brought that topic to you."

"I'm still hoping for the best for Prim, you know," Jack replied.

"Of course, it's faith that leads us to where we are now, to who we are now. It's that little thing that makes us loved and believed by all the children. Without faith, we'd be blinded by our very presence of just merely existing in this world, with nothing to grab on to." He smiled down on Jack, and the Winter Spirit felt that he was already forgiven.

They joined the other Guardians as well as they headed to the much-awaited splendid feast that the Yetis had prepared for them. The dining hall was filled with Christmas lights and garlands everywhere, even on the edges of the table which tickled their arms each time they rested their elbows there. After a heartwarming meal, Tooth commenced the giving of presents. She prepared gold-threaded tapestries for everyone (each of the Guardian's face for themselves). Bunnymund gave away chocolate eggs which he had designed on the outside. North gave out miniature figurines of each one of them while Sandy told them to wait until nightfall for he'd shower them all with dreamsand to last a month of good dreams. And as for Jack, he created ice gems shaped three-dimensionally into each Guardian's symbol: a square for North, a diamond for Tooth, a triangle for Bunnymund and a circle for Sandy. They all thanked each other for the presents they have received, with North reminding them that Christmas is not just the spirit of receiving presents, but also of sharing the moments of happiness with others.

Whatever Christmas was made to symbolize, Jack thought that he just had the best Christmas ever.