Tiny quails may not seem as impressive as a mammoth turkey, but there is something refreshing about a spread of individual birds on the Christmas table. Yotam Ottolenghi birdchristmasimpressive Change image and share on social
On Christmas morning, we always make breakfast, and everyone eats before we open any presents. I make muffins and homemade applesauce, which I don't think anyone likes as much as I do... I just love the way it makes the house smell! Laura Leighton applesaucebreakfastchristmas share on social
The best Christmas present I got from my husband was a week to do whatever I wanted. Olivia Williams christmashusbandpresent Change image and share on social
There's nothing sadder in this world than to awake Christmas morning and not be a child. Erma Bombeck awakechildchristmas Change image and share on social
Pfft, I hate Christmas Day. It's for children and families. Not for people like me. Karl Lagerfeld childchristmasday Change image and share on social
As I remember my grandfather and those Christmas mornings he gave for a little girl's pleasure, I know that often a big life starts with doing small things. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni bigchristmasgirl Change image and share on social
T'was the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Clement Clarke Moore christmascreaturehouse Change image and share on social
My Barbies were usually naked. Once, I took their heads off, cut their hair, drew on their short, spiky hair with some markers, then stuck the heads on Christmas lights. Every year, we'd string our tree with those Barbie heads. It looked demonic. My parents were so cool - they saw it as a form of self-expression. Jessica Biel barbiebarbychristmas share on social
I was 23 when I learned how to cook; I grew up around the same time. It was precisely then that Thanksgiving started to mean something more. Growing up, Christmas was always about me, and eventually you, when I finally started to enjoy the giving part. But Thanksgiving is always about us. Rosecrans Baldwin christmascookenjoy share on social
Grief is a room without doors - but somehow, with its tinsel and cliches, Christmas finds a way in. Simon Van Booy christmasclichedoor Change image and share on social