Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.

The quote reframes Christmas as a practice rather than a performance: its essence is expressed through small, concrete acts of care that exceed routine obligation. “A little something extra” suggests that meaningful generosity need not be grand or expensive; it can be a slight extension of attention, patience, or help offered to another person. In Schulz’s moral universe, such gestures counter loneliness and disappointment—common *Peanuts* motifs—by affirming connection. The line also implicitly critiques commercialized holiday expectations, proposing that the holiday’s value is measured by how we treat others, not by gifts, decorations, or social display.