1. One can never have enough socks...
...Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn’t get a single pair. People will insist on giving me books. - Albus Dumbledore
2. Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree...
...In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall. – Larry Wilde
3. Let's just say that on this day, a million years ago...
...a dude was born who most of us think was magic. But others don't, and that's cool. But we're probably right. Amen. - Homer Simpson
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4. A lovely thing about Christmas is...
...that it's compulsory like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together. - Garrison Keillor
5. Christmas is, of course...
...the time to be home, in heart as well as body. - Garry Moore
6. I was about nine and my father was sacked on Christmas Day...
...He was a manager, the results had not been good. On Christmas Day, the telephone rang and he was sacked in the middle of our lunch. - Jose Mourinho (who was sacked this year, thankfully, before Christmas)
7. Christmas is a necessity...
...There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves. - Eric Sevareid
8. The excellence of a gift...
...lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value. - Charles Dudley Warner
9. Christmas waves a magic wand over this world...
...and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful. - Norman Vincent Peale
10. The best way to spread Christmas cheer...
...is singing loud for all to hear. - Elf, from the movie Elf