The way you spend Christmas is far more important than how much. – Henry David Thoreau

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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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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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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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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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I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph. – Shirley Temple

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May you never be too grown up to search the skies on Christmas Eve.

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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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Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas. – Calvin Coolidge

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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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