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

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

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

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

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

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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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I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph. – Shirley Temple

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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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