I remember a great America where we made everything. There was a time when the only thing you got from Japan was a really bad cheap transistor radio that some aunt gave you for Christmas. Cheryl Mendelson americaauntbad Change image and share on social
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
I read the Scriptures at the American Cathedral on Christmas and Easter; that's it. It's a task I love. Olivia De Havilland americancathedralchristmas Change image and share on social
Christmas is far and away my favorite holiday. I love everything about it, from the event that inspired it, hoping for a white one, to wrapping presents. But mostly I love having family and friends gathered, and sharing traditions. Ellen Hopkins christmaseventfamily 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
We are each one on a road going toward home, but we're not trying to get there for Christmas. We're trying to get there for eternity. We want to arrive home safely to our loving Father in Heaven. He wants us to make it safely there, so He has sent a guiding light for us to follow: a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, the perfect example. Margaret D. Nadauld arrivechristchristmas 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
I once bought my kids a set of batteries for Christmas with a note on it saying, toys not included. Bernard Manning batterybuychristmas Change image and 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
If you pray enough for things, I am proof that they can happen. I feel like a kid on Christmas day now, every day. It's something I have wanted for a long time and I am as happy as anyone to be here. It is great to be back at my first love. Robbie Fowler backchristmasday share on social