Cancer-stricken kids board an awesome flight to the North Pole

If you need a feel-good story to take the edge off the unbelievably bitter and acrimonious 2016, then look no more than this magical plane trip that was set up by Delta Airlines for 40 children fighting cancer.

ABC News detailed the amazing trip:

On Dec. 10, the children, who are all patients at the Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, were driven in a limo to the Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport to pick up their tickets.

Flight attendants, dressed as singing and dancing elves, greeted them at the Delta terminal.

During the 45-minute journey, the children sang Christmas carols and snacked on goodies. When they arrived at the North Pole terminal, Santa and Mrs. Claus were waiting for them.

And they didn't even water it down by going PC and cutting out Christmas.

Watch the enormous smiles in the video below:

Children battling cancer board flight to North Pole. “For one day kids forgot about...anything related to cancer.” https://t.co/xsTdtyIbml pic.twitter.com/zD5iTY1lBJ

— ABC News (@ABC) December 20, 2016

One parent gushed over the event to ABC News and described what it meant to her child:

[Delta] brought him so much excitement and happiness with a special limo ride, a magical airplane ride, and of course the chance to meet Santa and Mrs. Claus. For one day kids forgot about needles, chemo, hospitals and anything related to cancer. Instead, they were surrounded by elves and everything magical.

Pretty remarkable. And it's good to know that people are still capable of doing wonderful things for one another at their darkest times.