“I would like to wish all of you a very happy Christmas.
“This holiday brings happiness and hope into millions of homes, strengthens traditional family values, and helps to fortify public morality and consensus. Christmas is the time for charity and sincere care for everyone who is in need of our assistance and sympathy.
“We look into the future of Russia with confidence and hope, aspiring to achieve prosperity and provide decent and happy living to our people through the fruits of our own labor, through constructive and creative efforts,” the Presidential address says.