My family always makes a huge deal out of Christmas. Jenna Morasca christmasdealfamily Change image and share on social
I grew up in a reform Jewish family in St. Louis. Our idea of Judaism was no bar mitzvahs and a Christmas tree that had a skirt at the bottom embroidered with the names of my grandparents. Danny Meyer barbottomchristmas Change image and share on social
Godot is whatever it is in life that you are waiting for: 'I'm waiting to win the lottery. I'm waiting to fall in love'. For me, as a child, it was Christmas. At least that eventually came. Ian Mckellen childchristmaseventually Change image and share on social
For me, the two weeks between Christmas and Twelfth Night have come to be reserved for desultory reading. The pressure of the holiday is over, the weather outside is frightful, there are lots of leftovers to munch on, vacation hours are being used up. Michael Dirda christmasdesultoryfrightful share on social
For me, the spirit of Christmas means being happy and giving freely. It's a tradition for all the kids in the family to help mom decorate the tree. Christmas is all about family, eating, drinking and making merry. Malaika Arora Khan christmasdecoratedrink share on social
'A Christmas Story' has always meant a lot to me personally. Peter Billingsley christmaslotmean Change image and share on social
I played guitar from the age of four or five. Every year there would be a slightly larger triangular box under the Christmas tree, until finally I got one that was big enough to make a proper sound. Johnny Marr agebigbox Change image and share on social
I'm not going to tell you to meditate on what Christmas really means and be thankful. Monica Johnson christmasmeanmeditate Change image and share on social
I like to spend Christmas with family and friends, pigging out, exchanging gifts and basically doing nothing. George Kotsiopoulos basicallychristmasexchange Change image and share on social
My mother died of metastatic colorectal cancer shortly before three P.M. on Christmas Day of 2008. I don't know the exact time of her death, because none of us thought to look at a clock for a while after she stopped breathing. Meghan O'Rourke breathecancerchristmas share on social
