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" For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But for others, service will come first. "

Queen Elizabeth II

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" Windows are as essential to office prestige as Christmas is to retailing. "

" Giving is a really big thing around Christmas, as well it should be. Christmas is about giving, and it all stems from the greatest gift the world has ever received - the gift of Jesus Christ. "

" In my experience, those who make the biggest fuss about not spending much at Christmas are generally the ones who buy what they want and eat where they want 12 months a year. "

" I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. "

Charles Dickens

" The word of God is very important to Christmas. For unto us a child was born, and we should be reminded of how Christ's amazing journey came to be. "

" I love cooking during Christmas, all smells like the hot apple cider, the hot spiced wine. "

" I've never had a cold Christmas, as I always spend it back home in Australia. "

" I'm the youngest of three boys, and my oldest brother was super into Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton and played guitar. I wanted to be like him, so I asked for a guitar of my own for Christmas in '93. "

" At Christmas time, I spent an extortionate amount of money on Buzz Lightyear toys, baby clothes, Disney cars and the like. "

" Christmas lights may be the loneliest thing for me, especially if you mix them up with reindeers and sleighs. I feel alone. I feel isolated. I feel I do not belong. "

" I love Christmas. Christmas is family time. "

" Christmas is never going to go away, and it's always going to be there. And there's always room for one more Christmas song, I think. "

" There are some people who want to throw their arms round you simply because it is Christmas; there are other people who want to strangle you simply because it is Christmas. "

Robert Staughton Lynd

" Most people think to make green bean casserole around Thanksgiving and Christmas, but honestly, I make this dish more during the summer, when green beans can be found fresh at the market. I think it is the perfect meal when served with crusty bread, a bountiful salad, and a cup or two of wine. "

Damaris Phillips

" Now that I'm an adult and have a big say in what we eat on Christmas Day, turkey doesn't even make it on to the starting grid for consideration. It isn't just my least favourite meat; it's my least favourite protein. "

John Lanchester

" I think it's kind of difficult to write a good Christmas song because you have a narrow framework of references that you have to work within, and at the same time you want to do something that's personally original and hopefully somewhat unique. "

" I got a guitar when I was about 14, for a Christmas present, and went from there. "

" I did a Christmas movie where I played Mrs. Claus because my children's favorite movie of all time was a Christmas movie that my father did in which he played Santa, and I was like, 'How often do they make a movie about Mrs. Claus?' and, 'My kids will love this.' "

" Songs that aren't even remotely connected to Christmas are now officially canonized Christmas tunes. 'Frosty the Snowman,' 'Jingle Bells' and 'Winter Wonderland' never mention anything religious but are still notches in Christmas' belt of musical dominance. "

" I owe my life to my father. I remember that my first Christmas present was a ball. In the district where we lived, there weren't many kids who had one. "

" I was talking to one of my aunties at Christmas and she said she didn't think it was ever in my nature to go against the grain, that I was always a good boy. I think she was right - I did always want to be good. "

" If you pray enough for things, I am proof that they can happen. I feel like a kid on Christmas day now, every day. It's something I have wanted for a long time and I am as happy as anyone to be here. It is great to be back at my first love. "

" I get a little behind during Lent, but it comes out even at Christmas. "

" I'm totally the 'decorate early, start listening to Christmas songs super early' guy. I've just always been that way. "

" I'd rather do community service than sit and write a load of Christmas cards. "

" Traditions are always puzzling to those who don't share them. I'm Jewish, so the idea of a 'perfect family Christmas' is foreign to me. "

" Deep in my cortex, the year is divided into reading seasons. The period from mid-October to Christmas, for instance, is 'ghost story' time, while Jane Austen and P. G. Wodehouse pretty much own April and May. "

" I love Christmas. I really do love Christmas. I love being with my family and I love snow. I love the music and the lights and all of it. "

Christina Applegate

" My mom loved my Christmas music, so I did an awful lot of it! "