It's true, Christmas can feel like a lot of work, particularly for mothers. But when you look back on all the Christmases in your life, you'll find you've created family traditions and lasting memories. Those memories, good and bad, are really what help to keep a family together over the long haul. – Caroline Kennedy

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The way you spend Christmas is far more important than how much. – Henry David Thoreau

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

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My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that? – Bob Hope

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Even as an adult, I still find it hard to sleep on Christmas eve. – Carrie Latet

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Christmas Eve will find me, where the lovelight gleams. I'll be home for Christmas, if only in my dreams. – Kim Gannon and Walter Kent

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Christmas is a piece of one’s home that one carries in one’s heart. – Freya Stark

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May you never be too grown up to search the skies on Christmas Eve.

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

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The thing about Christmas is that it almost doesn't matter what mood you're in, or what kind of year you've had–it's a fresh start. – Kelly Clarkson

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