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The Duggar family has just released their official annual Christmas card, and it has everything you would expect: from a stunning photo of the growing family, and, of course, a focus on the true meaning of Christmas. 

The photo included all 19 kids, as well as spouses, and three grandchildren (actually, make that four, including newly pregnant Jill Duggar's unborn child!) 

The words, “Happy Birthday Jesus” and “Merry Christmas from the Duggar Family” are written on the card as well as the following special Bible passage:

“For unto us a child is born, unto us a child is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulders: and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. – Isaiah 9:6.”

Take a look!

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In a blog for TLC from last year, Michelle Duggar explained how the family celebrates Christmas. 

I think we do it a bit different in our family. Early in our marriage, Jim Bob and I really wanted to focus on the real meaning of Christmas. And so, we didn’t focus on Santa. We kept that idea out of the whole celebration, we explained to the children who Santa Claus was historically, but focused on his good deeds and his ministering to children. We tell them about the true person of Saint Nicholas, but we don’t sensationalize him. In fact, when our first kids were young, we probably didn’t even bring that up at Christmas time. It was usually at a different time of year that we explained the whole idea of Santa Claus and Saint Nicholas.

Our goal was to bring out the real meaning of Christmas. It was Christ’s day, the holy day of mass, Christ mass and what we’re celebrating is the day that Christ was born. We explained that to them from the beginning and how it is a huge celebration. We really make it a big deal. Right after Thanksgiving, around the first of December, we begin to prepare and get excited about Christmas day and how we’re going to celebrate the coming of Christ and how he came into the world.