In the United States of America, the CHRIST Program defines the Christmas Season as the period beginning on Thanksgiving Day and running through Epiphany. For more information click here. From mid-November up until Thanksgiving, people are asked to familiarize themselves with the CHRIST Program and pray about its potential use in their lives. Individuals who choose to participate in the program will also use this time to create their own guidelines as described here. The most suitable Christmas gifts are those that remind both the giver and the receiver of God's gift to us. For more information, click here. Wearing items that identify you as a Christian can send a powerful message to those around you. For more information, click here. It takes courage to speak up when you see something that is wrong, but it is important to do so — especially when God's Christmas message is obscured. For ideas on how and when to speak up and what to say, click here. There are many other things that Christian men and women can do to help restore Jesus Christ as the center of the Christmas season. For ideas and suggestions, click here. People with specific vocations have extra influence over how Christmas is celebrated. For encouragements for those groups, click here.