"People just started saying well what about this and how about that. We ended up with turkey, roast beef, toilet paper and tons of baking."

A post on Facebook asking local residents to recommend anyone who could really use a holiday surprise this year led to an influx of names.

"We ring a bell for Santa on Christmas Eve at 6 p.m."

As stress levels skyrocket among health-care workers, grateful and generous Albertans are proving small gestures can be a big morale boost.

"This car is like a new beginning."

"We baked over 3,700 cookies."

"It helps families because there is so much stress at Christmas."

'The kids need it more than ever with COVID-19.'

"The food banks are busier and busier than they have ever been, we really wanted to give back in some way."

A New Brunswick couple have found their Christmas spirit amid the pandemic by decorating their home with hundreds of festive trinkets.