The festive period inevitably entails a busy schedule for players in the Barclays Premier League and this year is no different with 40 matches in the space of 11 days.
Nevertheless, despite having a packed schedule another tradition of the season is for the players to take time out to give a lift to those less fortunate than them in their community.
Here are the events the 20 Barclays Premier League clubs did to help people in their community with links to the stories on the clubs' websites.
Arsenal: Visit to Whittington Hospital's general paediatric ward.
Aston Villa: Acorns Children's Hospices in Selly Oak and Walsall.
Chelsea: Visit to Chelsea & Westminster Hospital
Everton: Visit to Alder Hey Children's Hospital.
Fulham: Visits to Tadworth Children’s Trust, St Helier Hospital & Queen Mary’s Children’s Hospital, Royal Marsden Cancer Children’s Ward, Epsom Hospital, Charing Cross/St Mary’s Hospital and Shooting Star Chase, Hampton.
Liverpool: Visit to Alder Hey Children's Hospital by first team and Academy.
Manchester City: Visit to Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital and "surprise" tour of Etihad Staium for kids from local special school, Mellands.
Manchester United: Visits to The Christie and the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
Newcastle United: Visits to Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle, Freeman Hospital, North Tyneside Hospital.
Norwich City: visit to Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital Buxton Ward for children.
Queen's Park Rangers: Visits to the Hillingdon Hospital and Jack Tizard School.
Reading: Visit to the Royal Berkshire Hospital.
Southampton: visit to Southampton General Hospital.
Stoke City: University Hospital of North Staffordshire and The Donna Louise Children's Hospice Trust.
Sunderland: Visits to Sunderland Royal Hospital, Durham Hospital and the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle, Children's Cancer Unit.
Swansea City: The Swansea squad hosted the Morriston Hospital children's Christmas party at the Liberty Stadium.
Tottenham Hotspur: Visits to Chase Farm, in Enfield, North Middlesex University Hospital, Tottenham, Whipps Cross in Leytonstone and Princess Alexandra in Harlow.
West Bromwich Albion: Visits to Sandwell General Hospital and Russells Hall Hospital.
West Ham United: Visit to Acorn's children's ward Whipps Cross Hospital and to Richard House Children’s Hospice.
Wigan Athletic: Visits to Hope School, Marus Bridge, Wigan, Wigan Infirmary's Rainbow Children's Ward, Midstream Skelmersdale and Willow Grove Primary School, Stubshaw Cross, Wigan.
