1. I don’t think Christmas is necessarily about things…
... it’s about being good to one another. – Carrie Fisher
2. Thank you…
… stockings, for being a long flammable piece of fabric people like to hang over a roaring fireplace. – Jimmy Fallon
3. I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person…
... by the way (s)he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. – Maya Angelou
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4. The thing about Christmas…
… is that it almost doesn’t matter what mood you’re in or what kind of a year you’ve had, it’s a fresh start. – Kelly Clarkson
5. The joy of brightening other lives…
… becomes for us the magic of the holidays. – William Carey Jones
6. If my Valentine you won’t be…
… I’ll hang myself on your Christmas tree. – Ernest Hemingway
7. Aren’t we forgetting the true meaning of Christmas…
... you know, the birth of Santa. – Bart Simpson
8. Christmas will always be…
… as long as we stand heart to heart and hand in hand. – Dr Seuss
9. Bloody Christmas…
… here again, let us raise a loving cup, peace on earth, goodwill to men, and make them do the washing up. – Wendy Cope
10. What I don’t like about office Christmas parties…
… is looking for a job the next day. – Phyllis Diller