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

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My background with acting is deeply interwoven with my family life and my childhood. It's a 'Peter Pan'-like narrative, something that was golden but could also be a bit dubious. - Cole Sprouse

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

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I half closed my eyes and imagined this was the spot where everything I'd ever lost since my childhood had washed up, and I was now standing here in front of it, and if I waited long enough, a tiny figure would appear on the horizon across the field and gradually get larger until I'd see it was Tommy, and he'd wave, and maybe even call.

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

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Genius is nothing more nor less than childhood recaptured at will.

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

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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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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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