Most Americans acquire dogs impulsively and for dubious reasons: as a Christmas gift for the kids. Because they saw one in a movie. To match the new living-room furniture. Because they moved to the suburbs and see a dog as part of the package. Jon Katz acquireamericanchristmas share on social
Christmas movies, it's a hard thing to do. The danger is you just end up with a Hollywood star with a Santa beard. You risk it being fake and cheesy and not real. Peter Baynham beardcheesychristmas Change image and share on social
I hate Christmas, really. I don't really give presents away or expect any. Joy Bryant christmasexpectgive Change image and share on social
For more than a decade, I led an organization that put on an elaborate Christmas program each December. It was a big production, with over 250 people participating in more than 20 performances. By the end of the season, everyone who participated was exhausted. John C. Maxwell bigchristmasdecade 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
Like the Earth, the Web is a less appealing place than it used to be. If I want attitude and arguing and meanness and profanity and wrong information screamed at me as gospel, I'll get in a time machine and spend Christmas with my family in 1977. J. R. Moehringer appealargueattitude share on social
I really want a Christmas in New York one year, when it's snowing. Like, it's Christmas morning, and you have a fight with someone, and you run down the street, and it's snowing, and you can't find them. Courtney Barnett christmasfightfind share on social
Classic Christmas cookies are really time-consuming. Instead, make a bar you can bake in a pan and just cut up, like a brownie or a blondie or a shortbread, which still has that Christmas vibe. Zooey Deschanel bakebarblondie Change image and share on social
So many people release albums before Christmas and they get lost in the Christmas rush. Bonnie Tyler albumchristmaslose Change image and share on social
It may be a cliche, but it's true - the build-up to Christmas is so much more pleasurable than the actual day itself. Julie Burchill actualbuildchristmas Change image and share on social