If you are searching for the best Christmas present ever, search no more. It is something almost everybody wants and something that hardly anyone takes the time to have.

Your worries are over. I have an idea for one of the best Christmas presents you can possibly think of, ever. My idea? Massage gift certificates! They can be for chair massage, table massage, a day at a spa....any number of treatments along with massage like wraps, paraffin wax dips, salt or sugar scrubs, facial massage, hydrotherapy.....All sorts of great services to spoil your friends and loved ones.

Most massage therapists offer quite a few services, especially if they have an office. If the therapist has an outcall practice, he/she still may offer several services and all in the convenience of the client's home so this can actually make the gift more attractive to the recipient.

Buy everyone on your team at work a 15 minute seated massage treatment. They will be bragging that you gave them the best Christmas present. Give a couple to your boss to score big. A boss will remember such a thoughtful gesture. His/her stress will be melted away as the therapist works on the shoulders and neck where your boss carries the stress of the day. At raise time, the boss will recall that you gave him/her the best Christmas present!

Buy your spouse or your significant other a gift certificate for a 2 hour table massage. Better yet, spring for a day at a local day spa. Get her/him the works.

Don't buy perfume or chocolates for your child's teacher. Give her/him a chair massage gift certificate. Better yet, give her two. Best, spring for a one hour table massage where her legs and feet will get a good massage as well. Any massage gift certificate will be the best Christmas present a teacher gets.

Give massage gift certificates to everyone who provides you with services throughout the year. Next to cash, this will be their best Christmas present. Give them to your doorman, driver, janitor, housekeeper, hair stylist, assistant, secretary, cook, deacon, pastor, Sunday School teacher, Bible study leader...

They also make great gifts and stocking stuffers for your friends, family members, and everyone you care about. A massage session will make them feel better. It will relieve pain and stress and we all have too much stress in our lives, especially at Christmastime!

Many massage therapists and spas run specials near Christmas so you should be able to get some good deals.

Yes, a massage will make them feel great. Give and give generously. Maybe next time they will buy a massage therapy gift certificate for you!