Gauci, Fearne, Grech: how I'm spending Christmas this year

Christmas is different this year for Charmaine Gauci, Chris Fearne and Bernard Grech. They tell Claire Farrugia how they’ll be spending Christmas Day. Charmaine Gauci – Superintendent of Public Health In the past, we celebrated Christmas as one big family – my parents, my husband’s parents, our brothers and our son all getting together for a large meal. This year, it’s going to be very different. COVID doesn’t stop for Christmas so I’ll still be working with the team on the day dealing with tests, handling cases and overseeing the ongoing vaccination process. I will still spend time with the family for lunch but, this year, only with my household. I’ll cook dinner with my husband, our son and his girlfriend. However, respecting the fact that we need to protect our parents, who are elderly, we won’t see them and will call them instead. We’re also going to give gifts ahead of the day. Basically, the presents have been wrapped for a while and we’re also keeping gift-giving for our immediate family. It will be different but it will still be a special day. Chris Fearne – Health Minister I usually spend Christmas morning with my parents before heading back home for our traditional...