I can be given wrapped with ribbon and bows, or lived in right now before winter blows. You answer me during attendance roll-call, and under the Christmas tree I delight one and all. What word am I?
Present
The word 'present' functions as a homonym meaning a holiday gift, the current moment in time, or being physically in attendance.
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