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

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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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Many people think excitement is happiness.... But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace. ― Thich Nhat Hanh

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Some Christmas tree ornaments do a lot more than glitter and glow, they represent a gift of love given a long time ago. – Tom Baker

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

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

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We count down the days just to experience it nearly exactly as we always have. It is so comfortable, familiar, and perfectly nostalgic that, frankly, we have no desire to improve upon it at all. – Joanna Gaines

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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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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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