• "The denominational world tries to pressure its members to focus on the birth of Christ, but in doing so layers of guilt are imposed, and competition gets complicated as one Christmas program tries to outdo the other." - John Clayton Tweet
• "I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph." - Shirley Temple Tweet
• "A typical Christmas is me shucking oysters. I love them and I always get them in at Christmas." - Hugh Bonneville Tweet
• "Mail your packages early so the post office can lose them in time for Christmas." - Johnny Carson Tweet
• "I got a guitar when I was about 14, for a Christmas present, and went from there." - Robin Trower Tweet
• "Our last jam session was this past Christmas. Dad played his harmonica, mom sang in English and Italian, and I played guitar. I'm so happy that we could share that musical experience for one last time." - Tony Visconti Tweet
• "The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value." - Charles Dudley Warner Tweet
• "I've always loved Christmas and that's not really gone away from me from being a child to now. It's always a magical time and I'm unashamed in my love for Christmas." - Martin Freeman Tweet
• "It will be a hard game if you think about winning a championship. We need to think about our own game at the moment and focus on getting good results especially over the Christmas period." - Dennis Bergkamp Tweet
• "Moving between the legs of tables and of chairs, rising or falling, grasping at kisses and toys, advancing boldly, sudden to take alarm, retreating to the corner of arm and knee, eager to be reassured, taking pleasure in the fragrant brilliance of the Christmas tree." - T. S. Eliot Tweet