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Quote: Christmas is the antithesis of Thanksgiving. Christmas is pretty much a man-made holiday.
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John Clayton
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Christmas

Christmas is the antithesis...

Quote: I picked up the guitar at 12 yrs old - basically, my mother and father bought it for me for Christmas. I played one at my friend's house; when I say played it, I just played around with it at my friend's house. It just struck me as something I really wanted.
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Greg Lake
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Christmas

I picked up the...

Quote: The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value.
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Charles Dudley Warner
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Christmas

The excellence of a...

Quote: And know that I am with you always; yes, to the end of time.
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Jesus Christ
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Christmas

And know that I...

Quote: That is what Christmas should be about, I think - togetherness and playfulness. It's like a game.
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Billy Howle
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Christmas

That is what Christmas...

Quote: There's a lot of movies that aren't all about Christmas, or where Christmas isn't the focus, but have that spirit of Christmas in them. I love that sequence in 'Auntie Mame,' where she's in the department store, sewing at Macy's, and she doesn't know how to do anything but fill out a form as 'cash on delivery!'
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Author:
Robert Osborne
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Christmas

There's a lot of...

Quote: Every Christmas Eve, the elves will come and give us a new pair of pajamas.
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Author:
Sabrina Carpenter
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Christmas

Every Christmas Eve, the...

Quote: 'Bond' was like Christmas: can't wait for it to come around. Being in the films brought me to a global audience, and I have had the opportunity to meet incredible people.
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Author:
Colin Salmon
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Christmas

'Bond' was like Christmas:...

Quote: Online, there's no time. It's always Christmas.
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Lewis Black
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Christmas

Online, there's no time....

Quote: When I was a kid and Christmas was coming up, my dad would ask me what I wanted, and I always said a motorbike. I kept asking for one, and he said it was too dangerous and bought me a go-kart instead.
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Author:
Lewis Hamilton
Category:
Christmas

When I was a...

Quote: During the holidays, everyone needs a break from studying for exams and Christmas shopping. I wanted to put together a diverse tour that rocks in many musical directions but always points to Christ.
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Author:
TobyMac
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Christmas

During the holidays, everyone...

Quote: Christmas is joy, religious joy, an inner joy of light and peace.
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Pope Francis
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Christmas

Christmas is joy, religious...

Quote: It's bad enough being conned into singing an anti-war message by John Lennon when you think you're just wishing everyone a merry Christmas.
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Author:
Ian Watson
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Christmas

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Quote: I'd rather do community service than sit and write a load of Christmas cards.
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Author:
Paul O'Grady
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Christmas

I'd rather do community...

Quote: It felt very natural to me to write a Christmas song, but at the same time I had to really put all sorts of pressure aside and just let the creativity flow and see what came out.
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Author:
Christina Perri
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Christmas

It felt very natural...

Quote: You have to remind kids to stay connected to the meaning of Christmas. Sometimes it takes a little bit of effort, but it's so worth it.
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Author:
Caroline Kennedy
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Christmas

You have to remind...

Quote: Yep, I'm a geek. Ever since I got the Millennium Falcon for Christmas in 1978. And I still have it, in perfect condition, just without the box... but I still play with it!
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Author:
Joseph Gatt
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Christmas

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Quote: 'White Christmas' is one of my favorite movies, so I've always just had a love for that kind of golden era musical.
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Author:
Jessie Mueller
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Christmas

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Quote: My parents still treat Christmas like I'm thirteen years old.
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Mike Shinoda
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Christmas

My parents still treat...

Quote: Whatever he does should be seen as working at the Presidency and if he goes to Colorado for Christmas, it should be for a minimum amount of time, the family tradition and family get-together aspect emphasized, and it be seen as a working vacation.
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Author:
Robert Teeter
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Christmas

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Quote: I think 'Scrooge' is the best of the Christmas stories. Every child warms to it because it's about one man's transformation. It's saying that it's never too late to change, and that's a good feeling to have at Christmas.
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Author:
Leslie Bricusse
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Christmas

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Quote: I did 'Christmas Carol' off and on through my teenage years, so I always had that dialect and that sound in my ear, which was so helpful. It became second nature.
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Author:
Dan Amboyer
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Christmas

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Quote: A good conscience is a continual Christmas.
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Author:
Benjamin Franklin
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Christmas

A good conscience is...

Quote: I was 23 when I learned how to cook; I grew up around the same time. It was precisely then that Thanksgiving started to mean something more. Growing up, Christmas was always about me, and eventually you, when I finally started to enjoy the giving part. But Thanksgiving is always about us.
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Rosecrans Baldwin
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Christmas

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Quote: From a very young age, I liked to take apart things. All of my Christmas gifts would wind up in a million pieces. I actually recall taking apart my dad's lawnmower three times to understand how combustible engines work.
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Homaro Cantu
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Christmas

From a very young...

Quote: It may be a cliche, but it's true - the build-up to Christmas is so much more pleasurable than the actual day itself.
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Author:
Julie Burchill
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Christmas

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Quote: We go to Italy every winter, and my husband's mother has a bingo party on Christmas. Every woman brings a dish: lentils, cavolo nero, tons of beans, polenta, every type of cheese, bruschetta, fresh vegetables, and local olive oil and wine.
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Author:
Debi Mazar
Category:
Christmas

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Quote: At the heart of every really good Christmas movie is the threat, I suppose, to Christmas. Something is wrong with Christmas, in all of these movies. In 'The Polar Express,' there's a kid that doesn't really believe, and that's the threat to Christmas. In 'Santa Claus: The Movie,' jealousy and greed are threatening to overrun his Christmas.
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James McAvoy
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Christmas

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Quote: The unfortunate thing about working for yourself is that you have the worst boss in the world. I work every day of the year except at Christmas, when I work a half day.
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David Eddings
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Christmas

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Quote: Orphans, dead parents, lonely children at Christmas, morose spoken word recordings, everything you love about the holidays. Move the turkey over so you can fit your head in the oven.
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April Winchell
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Christmas

Orphans, dead parents, lonely...

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