India, Dec. 24 -- Actor-dancer Lauren Gottlieb shares that while her profession demands constant movement, Christmas offers her a rare pause, one that has always felt "deeply magical". She shares, "It instantly connects me to the little girl who woke up on Christmas mornings believing in pure magic. No matter where I am in the world, the essence of Christmas stays the same." This year, Lauren kicked off the celebrations early by visiting a Mumbai orphanage with us earlier this week. "Buying gifts for them, listening to their ambitions, and being part of their stories was such a wholesome experience," she says. For Lauren, Christmas is also rooted in cherished family traditions, and one ritual stands out in particular: "Going to pick out a real Christmas tree with my family and taking our time to find 'the one' is what truly makes the season begin. The moment it's home and the house smells like fresh pine, and our dogs curl up underneath it, it instantly puts you into the Christmas spirit." The 37-year-old fondly recalls a memorable Christmas when her family met her husband, director Tobias Jones' family, for the first time. "They flew all the way to the U.S., and it was really special to have those two worlds come together," she says....