“If Santa was giving people naughty or nice ratings, there is about half of us that were prepared to be naughty,” said Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs.

“Ontario is facing some punishing demands... There’s not a chance the system can operate in a normal way under those circumstances.”

"Christmas Eve doesn't start for me until we go to service," Lethbridge resident Freddie Gelleny explained. "So that was probably a real highlight."

Here are some creative ways people across different provinces are bringing holiday joy during the coronavirus pandemic this year.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged Canadians to spread compassion and love in the midst of a difficult year and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Furness said it is "very hard to predict" just how big of a spike Canada could see because we don't know exactly how much mixing is going on.

There's no escaping holiday music at this time of year. But how much do you know about it, where it comes from, and how it's being used to manipulate you?

“Santa Claus shall provide services in accordance with the advice, recommendations and instructions of the chief medical officer of health."

Perhaps everything just feels a little less than real during the holidays of the COVID-19 pandemic, Scott Thompson says, and even man's best friend knows something's up.

Health Canada has issued its own recommendations for the holidays, urging Canadians to follow the advice from their local public health authorities.