Ten Things You Need to Know Today: 25 December 2021

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