I love the smell of a real Christmas tree - also, my mum's Christmas pudding with brandy sauce. Mallory Jansen brandychristmaslove Change image and share on social
'A Christmas Carol' is an extravagantly symbolic thing - as rich in symbols as Christmas pudding is rich in raisins. Michel Faber carolchristmasextravagantly Change image and share on social
I didn't know the full dimensions of forever, but I knew it was longer than waiting for Christmas to come. Richard Brautigan christmasdimensionforever Change image and share on social
My favorite toy growing up was Polly Pocket. But one gift that I wanted though never received for Christmas was a pair of trampoline moon shoes. You strap them to your feet and they have springs on them, and you can just jump around! Lucy Hale christmasfavoritefoot share on social
The best Christmas present I got from my husband was a week to do whatever I wanted. Olivia Williams christmashusbandpresent Change image and share on social
I like day-after-Christmas omelets, day-after Christmas pizzas... Or you take croissant rolls, put gravy on top, turkey, mashed potatoes, cheese, more gravy. That sounds good! Eric Stonestreet cheesechristmascroissant Change image and share on social
'Bond' was like Christmas: can't wait for it to come around. Being in the films brought me to a global audience, and I have had the opportunity to meet incredible people. Colin Salmon audiencebondbring Change image and share on social
Christmas to a child is the first terrible proof that to travel hopefully is better than to arrive. Stephen Fry arrivechildchristmas Change image and share on social
In London the day after Christmas (Boxing Day), it began to snow: my first snow in England. For five years, I had been tactfully asking, 'Do you ever have snow at all?' as I steeled myself to the six months of wet, tepid gray that make up an English winter. 'Ooo, I do remember snow,' was the usual reply, 'when I were a lad.' Sylvia Plath beginboxchristmas share on social
Christmas can have a real melancholy aspect, 'cause it packages itself as this idea of perfect family cohesion and love, and you're always going to come up short when you measure your personal life against the idealized personal lives that are constantly thrust in our faces, primarily by TV commercials. Dan Savage aspectchristmascohesion share on social