I love the excitement, the childlike spirit of innocence, and just about everything that goes along with Christmas. – Hillary Scott

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The biggest defeat in every department of life is to forget, especially the things that have done you in, and to die without realizing how far people can go in the way of crumminess. When the grave lies open before us, let's not try to be witty, but record the worst of human viciousness we've seen without changing one word. When that's done, we can curl up our toes and sink into the pit. That's work enough for a lifetime.

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I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. – Charles Dickens

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Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmastime. – Laura Ingalls Wilder

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Christmas isn't a season. It's a feeling. — Edna Ferber

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I have Peter O'Toole's autograph on a first-edition copy of his autobiography that I acquired under false pretenses. - Paul F. Tompkins

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Christmas, to me, is as many people as possible happy. – Tupac Shakur

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Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas. – Calvin Coolidge

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The smells of Christmas are the smells of childhood. – Richard Paul Evans

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City sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in holiday style. In the air, there’s a feeling of Christmas. – Ray Evans

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