Felixstowe, the United Kingdom's largest port, stops work only for Christmas Day and for crane-toppling Force 9 gales. Rose George christmascraneday Change image and share on social
Most of the soap operas always use the Christmas special to kill huge quantities of their characters. So they have trams coming off their rails, or cars slamming into each other or burning buildings. It's a general clean-out. Julian Fellowes buildingburncar share on social
At the age of 12, my parents gave me a chemistry set for Christmas, and experimentation soon became a consuming passion in my life. John Vane agechemistrychristmas Change image and share on social
I used to know Jennifer Love Hewitt. We lived in the same apartment building when I was about... jeez, I guess it was when I was doing 'Christmas Vacation', so I was about 13 or 14. Johnny Galecki apartmentbuildchristmas Change image and share on social
I loved raising my kids. I loved the process, the dirt of it, the tears of it, the frustration of it, Christmas, Easter, birthdays, growth charts, pediatrician appointments. I loved all of it. Jane Elliot appointmentbirthdaychart Change image and share on social
It's more like Christmas, you know, when you get a shot in that looks great and it's exactly what you want. It's a great feeling, and there's nothing like it. Zack Snyder christmasfeltgreat Change image and share on social
Christmas is a story that has both religious and pagan origins, and to ignore its power is to ignore the power of myth - those symbols and legends that help us to ground our lives. Jay Parini christmasgrindignore Change image and share on social
I remember wishing there was snow in L.A. And how jealous we used to get of those Christmas specials with kids playing in the snow. Ice Cube christmasjealouskid Change image and share on social
I remember driving to North Carolina when I was a little girl in a snowstorm to get down to my mom's family in the Carolinas. There were chains on the car - it was the late sixties - and we were just singing in the car. Christmas carols. Tori Amos carcarolcarolina share on social
The last Christmas movie I really liked was 'It's a Wonderful Life,' probably. It's sort of a schmaltzy movie, but it's not without its dark moments. It still gets to me every year. Terry Zwigoff christmasdarklife Change image and share on social