Christmas Quotes

"Throughout my teenage years, I read 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens every December. It was a story that never failed to excite me, for as well as being a Dickens enthusiast, I have always loved ghost stories." — John Boyne”

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"When I was eight, my mum found me humming to myself and scribbling on a scrap of paper. When she asked me what I was doing, I got shy. I was writing a Christmas song, and I had never shared my music with anyone before. Reluctantly, I sang it for her... and she loved it. Of course she did - she's my mum." — Neil Jackson”

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"On the morning, Daddy and I get up at six o'clock because Christmas trees must be bought in the dark. We walk to the other end of town, as the big harbour is just the right setting for buying a Christmas tree. We spend hours choosing, looking at every branch suspiciously. It's always cold." — Tove Jansson”

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"When I was six years old, I fell in love with magic. For Christmas, I got a magic box and a very old book on card manipulation. Somehow, I was more interested in pure manipulation than in all the silly little tricks in the box." — Philippe Petit”

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"Growing up in Northern California, I've only seen snow at Christmas maybe twice in my life! I was always jealous of my cousins on the East Coast with their white Christmases." — Guy Fieri”

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"For Christmas 1999, my husband surprised me with a trip to Disney World. Along with our boys, we were standing on the roof of the Contemporary Hotel at midnight on New Year's Eve 2000 watching fireworks explode over every amusement park in Orlando. It was a magical way to celebrate the millennial, and a never-to-be-forgotten Christmas present." — Karen Robards”

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"The smells of Christmas are the smells of childhood" — Richard Paul Evans”

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"Christmas Eve was a night of song that wrapped itself about you like a shawl. But it warmed more than your body. It warmed your heart...filled it, too, with melody that would last forever." — Bess Streeter Aldrich”

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"It was the beginning of the greatest Christmas ever. Little food. No presents. But there was a snowman in their basement." — Markus Zusak”

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"Christmas! The very word brings joy to our hearts. No matter how we may dread the rush, the long Christmas lists for gifts and cards to be bought and given--when Christmas Day comes there is still the same warm feeling we had as children, the same warmth that enfolds our hearts and our homes." — Joan Winmill Brown”

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"At one time, most of my friends could hear the bell, but as years passed, it fell silent for all of them. Even Sarah found one Christmas that she could no longer hear its sweet sound. Though I've grown old, the bell still rings for me, as it does for all who truly believe." — Chris Van Allsburg”

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"The rooms were very still while the pages were softly turned and the winter sunshine crept in to touch the bright heads and serious faces with a Christmas greeting." — Louisa May Alcott”

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"He was the sort of kid who would still believe in Father Christmas way beyond his years, not because he didn't know the truth deep down but because he refused to give up on the sheer wonder of the idea." — Cath Weeks”

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"As children, almost every summer my brother and I found at least one dusty Christmas ball in the corner of the living room or beneath the couch. I always wondered how something so fragile could fall so far and not break." — Penelope Przekop”

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"You see, sometimes, a single child believing in magic - if they believe enough - is enough to restore order to the universe." — Matt Haig From Santa Claus and stockings to twinkling trees and favorite carols, these quotes celebrate the fun traditions of the holiday season.”

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"I love Christmas, not just because of the presents but because of all the decorations and lights and the warmth of the season." — Ashley Tisdale”

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"T'was the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse." — Clement Clarke Moore”

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"The smell of pine needles, spruce and the smell of a Christmas tree - those to me, are the scents of the holidays." — Blake Lively”

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"Santa is our culture's only mythic figure truly believed in by a large percentage of the population. It's a fact that most of the true believers are under eight years old, and that's a pity." — Chris Van Allsburg”

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"I grew up believing in Santa Claus, and we still treat our house at Christmas with a huge reverence for that belief - even though our children are 19 through 23." — Mary Steenburgen”

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"I have memories of the time when I was younger and when I believed in Santa Claus, which was the best part of Christmas. Back then, I wrote to Santa every year, hoping that my mom would post the letter with a stamp to the North Pole!" — Diana Penty”

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"We used to indulge hopelessly as a family at Christmas. When the children were little, I dressed up as Father Christmas. They knew it was a gag, but they loved it. I remember stealing into their bedrooms at 1 A.M. and filling the stockings up at the end of the bed." — Richard Attenborough”

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"I love 'White Christmas.' That's one of my favorites just because I love the music. I love the story, Bing Crosby. It's just one of my all time favorites. And it's hard to have a Christmas without seeing a little bit of Jimmy Stewart and angels running around town." — Scott Bakula”

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"My son is a tree surgeon and gets me a lovely tree. I like to put it up early, as I can't wait for Christmas. We dress it with decorations that have been in the family for years." — Mary Berry”

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"I think Father Christmas is real because the belief is real. The belief becomes the reality." — Matt Haig”

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