Being half Jewish, we grew up with Christmas trees but had Jewish ornaments. Gina Rodriguez christmasgrowhalf Change image and share on social
Why not collect and clean chicken wishbones in the run-up to Christmas, spray them silver and use each to pinch together a white hem-stitch napkin? Pippa Middleton chickenchristmasclean Change image and share on social
A barn with cattle and horses is the place to begin Christmas; after all, that's where the original event happened, and that same smell was the first air that the Christ Child breathed. Paul Engle airbarnbegin Change image and share on social
When I was a child, I was living in the housing projects of Philadelphia. I didn't even have a Christmas tree. Bill Cosby childchristmashouse Change image and share on social
When I was 11, I made truffle risotto for my family for Christmas dinner. Gigi Hadid christmasdinnerfamily Change image and share on social
Christmas lights may be the loneliest thing for me, especially if you mix them up with reindeers and sleighs. I feel alone. I feel isolated. I feel I do not belong. Mira Nair belongchristmasfeel Change image and share on social
Christmas is a stocking stuffed with sugary goodness. Mo Rocca christmasgoodnessstock Change image and share on social
Christmas is the season I use to clock failure in life. It stops time, as it were, on the year - where you are in it, where you are in your travail unto the grave. Padgett Powell christmasclockfailure Change image and share on social
I became hugely overweight and then hated myself because it was a form of self-abuse, something over which I had no control. I think the thing compulsive over-eaters want to achieve is that stuffed-full Christmas afternoon feeling. Marcus Brigstocke abuseachieveafternoon share on social
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 cherishchristmasgoodwill Change image and share on social
