Before we took down the tree each year, Dad would always say a prayer that we would be together the next Christmas. I cling to that prayer, which serves as a reminder that it's important to be grateful in the present for the people you love because, well, you never know. Catherine Hicks christmasclingdad share on social
Well, because I have twin seven-year-old boys, I enjoy the gift giving stuff a great deal. We do both Hanukkah and Christmas, so it is a costly, though extremely pleasing proposition. Fred Melamed boychristmascostly Change image and share on social
He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree. Roy L. Smith christmasfindheart Change image and share on social
Giving is a really big thing around Christmas, as well it should be. Christmas is about giving, and it all stems from the greatest gift the world has ever received - the gift of Jesus Christ. Monica Johnson bigchristchristmas Change image and share on social
My mother cooked her last Christmas standing rib roast in 1987 and died a few weeks afterward. Michelle Huneven afterwardchristmascook Change image and share on social
I love Christmas, not just because of the presents but because of all the decorations and lights and the warmth of the season. Ashley Tisdale christmasdecorationlight Change image and share on social
The pattern of a newspaperman's life is like the plot of 'Black Beauty.' Sometimes he finds a kind master who gives him a dry stall and an occasional bran mash in the form of a Christmas bonus, sometimes he falls into the hands of a mean owner who drives him in spite of spavins and expects him to live on potato peelings. A. J. Liebling beautyblackbonus share on social
I like animals. I like people who like animals. I hate people who love animals to the point they lose their sense of reason. I'm talking the 'my computer wallpaper is my dog,' 'I hang a Christmas stocking for my cat' crowd. John Ridley animalcatchristmas share on social
It was, you know, probably 80 degrees out in L.A., and my dad took me outside and there was snow. At the time, I thought, 'Every kid doesn't have snow in their backyard on Christmas?' Tori Spelling backyardchristmasdad Change image and share on social
Throughout my teenage years, I read 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens every December. It was a story that never failed to excite me, for as well as being a Dickens enthusiast, I have always loved ghost stories. John Boyne carolcharlechristmas share on social