You'll struggle to find a person who loves Christmas as much as Donald Trump - but this year's celebrations might feel a bit flat.
The former US President has always been a big advocate of proudly celebrating the festive season and was part of a 'pro-Merry Christmas' crusade when he was in the White House.
He claimed the Democrats were waging a "war on Christmas" and trying to erase the holiday, but insisted he fought back and urged people to say "Merry Christmas" again instead of "happy holidays".
In 2020, he made the whole of Christmas Eve a federal holiday and was hosting up to two festive events a day for the whole of that December.
However, it doesn't seem like there will be much joy in the Trump household this December 25th.
Family conflict
There might be a bit of tension around the Trump dinner table this Christmas - and not because of dry turkey.
When Trump announced he was making a US presidency bid in 2024 last month he was joined on stage by members of his family - with one very noticeable absence.
Daughter Ivanka, who many consider to be Trump's favourite child, was nowhere to be seen because is removing herself from his politics.
Ivanka was an executive vice president of the Trump Organization, one of his aides on The Apprentice and became a senior advisor in her dad's presidential administration.
While her husband, Jared Kushner, became a senior White House advisor and was the primary participant in the Middle East Peace Process in 2020, as well as influencing the Covid-19 response.
"I love my father very much. This time around, I am choosing to prioritize my young children and the private life we are creating as a family. I do not plan to be involved in politics," she said in a statement on her Instagram stories.
"While I will always love and support my father, going forward I will do so outside the political arena.
"I am grateful to have had the honor of serving the American people and I will always be proud of many of our administration’s accomplishments."
But this was not Trump's desire, as he was reportedly begging his daughter and son-in-law to join him on stage.
"Trump thought he could convince Ivanka this weekend to come back and campaign for him as she was the most requested speaker after the president himself last time around … but so far she’s resisting his entreaties and holding firm, as is Jared," an insider told the New York Post.
"They both feel they got burned in Washington and don't want to go back and expose themselves and their children to another bitter campaign."
Ivanka and Jared have tried to distance themselves from her father, and last year they weren’t around for the usual spring and summer events at his Mar-a-Lago home, despite the physical distance between them not being very far.
Then came a big blow when Ivanka seemingly turned on her dad by telling the congressional panel investigating the insurrection at the US Capitol in January 2021 that she does not believe his election fraud claim.
"Ivanka Trump was not involved in looking at, or studying, Election results," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
He continued to say his daughter had "long since checked out" and in his opinion was "only trying to be respectful to Bill Barr and his position as attorney general (he sucked)".
While eldest son, Donald Jnr, has caused controversy this week by branding Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who made a surprise trip to the US this week, an "international welfare queen".
There will be a lot to talk about over their festive feast.
Unwanted present
It must be hard for Trump to get into the festive spirit when he could be facing four criminal charges.
Just days before Christmas, Trump will receive the unwanted gift of a report from the committee investigating the 2021 Capitol Riots.
On January 6 last year, angry protestors stormed the building and a number of people died as Trump continued to falsely claim the election had been stolen from him by President Joe Biden.
Trump is alleged to have incited the riot and been criticised for taking 187 minutes to tell rioters to leave the Capitol in a statement.
Now the former president is heading into Christmas facing a lot of pressure, as the committee recommended four criminal charges against him and some of his advisers.
These include obstruction of an official proceeding; conspiracy to defraud the United States; conspiracy to make a false statement; and inciting or assisting an insurrection.
Committee Vice-Chair Liz Cheney said: "No man who ever behaved that way at that moment in time should ever serve in public office again."
These are not legally binding, so it's up to the Department of Justice to now decide whether to officially file criminal charges against Trump.
The department is not obliged to pursue the recommendation but is already investigating Trump, so all eyes are on their next move.
Trump denies wrongdoing and spokesman Steven Cheung said on Friday: "The January 6th un-Select Committee held show trials by Never Trump partisans who are a stain on this country's history."
The committee released a summary of its final report after voting unanimously to approve it, where Trump was accused of a "multi-part conspiracy" to thwart the 2020 election.
It is the first time in history Congress has recommended charges against a former president.
The full report was due to be released on Wednesday, but has been delayed by a day due to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's surprise visit to Washington DC.
It's not the Christmas present Trump would have wanted.
Selling weird gifts
The first thing on many peoples' Christmas present lists this year would surely have been a digital trading card of Trump in cartoon costumes.
And that's exactly what he delivered after preparing his followers for a "major announcement" last week.
Trump asked his disciples to buy his $99 (£81) NFTs in a short video in which he said that "America needs a superhero".
He then peeled back his shirt to reveal a super suit complete with six-pack abs and lasers shooting from his eyes.
As well as Trump becoming a superhero, there are also cards of him as an astronaut, American footballer and a cowboy.
Trump said of the NFTs: "My official Donald Trump Digital Trading Card collection is here! These limited edition cards feature amazing ART of my Life & Career! Collect all of your favourite Trump Digital Trading Cards, very much like a baseball card, but hopefully much more exciting."
There are also chances of winning special prizes, such as an evening in Miami and an exclusive dinner hosted by Trump and a round of golf.
Despite being ridiculed by many, all 45,000 cards were sold out within just 12 hours which reportedly equates to $4.45 million (£3.67 million) in cash raised.
They would make great stocking fillers.
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