Ten Things You Need to Know Today: 25 December 2022

Merry Christmas from all at The Week

1. Maybe Christmas, …

… the Grinch thought, doesn’t come from a store. – Dr Seuss

2. Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, …

… and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful. – Norman Vincent Peale

3. I once wanted to become an atheist, but I gave up…

… they have no holidays. – Henny Youngman

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4. Remembrance, like a candle, …

… burns brightest at Christmastime. – Charles Dickens

5. At Christmas, …

… all roads lead home. – Marjorie Holmes

6. As any child can tell you…

… there’s a certain magic that comes with the very first snow, especially when it falls on the day before Christmas. For when the first snow is also a Christmas snow… Well, something wonderful is bound to happen. – Jimmy Durante, Frosty the Snowman

7. You know you’re getting old when…

… Santa starts looking younger. – Robert Paul

8. The way you spend Christmas…

… is far more important than how much. – Henry David Thoreau

9. Here’s to a lousy Christmas...

… And a crappy New Year. – David Schwimmer as Ross Geller and Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green, Friends

10. It’s not about how much we give…

… but how much love we put into giving. – Mother Theresa

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