We have 9 nostalgic photos of people and groups who went out of their way to help others on December 25 in years gone by.
Some served up meals for the elderly. Others kept people entertained.
But they all did their bit to make Christmas extra special for others. Take a look.
1. Putting on a Christmas feast
It's 2014 and Project Manager Michele Anderson and David Smith project support worker were pictured getting ready for the Christmas dinner by Wearside Women in Need for anyone who would normally be on their own on Christmas Day. Photo: Picture by Kevin Brady
2. Volunteering in Hartlepool
Meet the Christmas Day volunteers at Grange Road Methodist Church in Hartlepool in 2008. Allan and Dorothy Kennedy were in the picture but who can tell us more? Photo: LH
3. Getting festive in South Tyneside
The Palmersdene Care Home annual elderly Christmas Day dinner is a special occasion. Here is a scene from the 2017 event. Photo: Stu Norton
4. Right back to 1941
The tables were turned in the dining room of a Wearside battery where ATS members were waited upon by officers and NCO on Christmas Day. Photo: Sunderland Echo