What look like trash bags are actually bundles of Christmas gifts for families who can't afford to buy presents.

The Salvation Army's Angel Christmas Tree program made the bounty of giving possible.

"The first week of November we start taking applications from families in need in the community and those put their names on angel tree tags for what they wanted for their children for gifts," Capt. Terry Salvage from the Salvation Army said.

The Salvation Army had 800 angel tree tags this year. Officials with the Jefferson City Salvation Army says this year the organization helped 50 more families than last year.

Kytrell Terry and her children are among the lucky recipients of holiday cheer.

"I am a single mom. I just had twins, a boy and a girl - Kennedy and Caleb, Aug. 4. They are four months old now," Terry said.

Terry applied for the Angel Christmas Tree program because she's finding it tough to make ends meet.

"I just, it's hard with both of them, and I just wanted to give them a good Christmas," Terry said.

She asked for things her babies really need.

"When I saw the crib mattress and the high chairs it made me feel... All the wonderful people that are out there that care about me, my babies and our situation," Terry said.

This long-standing tradition gave away gifts to more than 350 families this year, including gift cards for food so families can have more than presents on Christmas day.

"The qualification range is wide, but we have got families all the way from zero income, to the working parents that just cannot make ends meet and all the money is going to pay the rent, utilities and food," Salvage said.

Salvage said the goal was to make sure every child has a good Christmas.

"I think everybody wants to be able to see the expression on their kid's faces when they open the presents," recipient Danyl Mullins said.