"Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house... we're waiting... waiting for something special - yes, even the mouse... " For many of us, Christmas is a season of waiting: waiting for family to arrive for the holidays; waiting for morning to come so we can open presents; waiting for the season to end so that painful memories from the past will subside. But waiting for Christmas began long before the presents and the tree - long before Santa Clause himself ever existed. What truths can we learn from those who waited for the true gift of Christmas?