Christmas, to me, is as many people as possible happy. – Tupac Shakur

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I love the excitement, the childlike spirit of innocence, and just about everything that goes along with Christmas. – Hillary Scott

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It's true, Christmas can feel like a lot of work, particularly for mothers. But when you look back on all the Christmases in your life, you'll find you've created family traditions and lasting memories. Those memories, good and bad, are really what help to keep a family together over the long haul. – Caroline Kennedy

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The smells of Christmas are the smells of childhood. – Richard Paul Evans

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Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmastime. – Laura Ingalls Wilder

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The thing about Christmas is that it almost doesn't matter what mood you're in, or what kind of year you've had–it's a fresh start. – Kelly Clarkson

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Christmas Eve will find me, where the lovelight gleams. I'll be home for Christmas, if only in my dreams. – Kim Gannon and Walter Kent

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Even as an adult, I still find it hard to sleep on Christmas eve. – Carrie Latet

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Christmas is a piece of one’s home that one carries in one’s heart. – Freya Stark

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We count down the days just to experience it nearly exactly as we always have. It is so comfortable, familiar, and perfectly nostalgic that, frankly, we have no desire to improve upon it at all. – Joanna Gaines

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