Christmas quotes are tricky, mostly because Christmas means something different to everyone.

(For many people, it’s both.)

(So is setting up a binge-watching marathon ofChristmas movies on Netflix.

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“The way you spend Christmas is far more important than how much.”

Although it’s been said many times, many ways, Merry Christmas to you."

The way you spend Christmas is far more important than how much.

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Lovely, glorious, beautiful Christmas, upon which the entire kid year revolved."

Ralphie,A Christmas Story

Christmas is a baby shower that went totally overboard.

The important thing, during this very special time of year, is that you save the receipt.

And so, I’m offering this simple phrase to kids from one to 92. Although it’s been said many times, many ways, Merry Christmas to you.

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George Carlin

“Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree.

In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall.”

Larry Wilde

“Nothing says holidays like a cheese log.”

Christmas was on its way. Lovely, glorious, beautiful Christmas, upon which the entire kid year revolved.

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Ellen Degeneres

“This is so tinsel!”

Buddy,Elf

Santa Claus has the right ideavisit people only once a year.

Victor Borge

“Christmas is a togethery sort of holiday.

Christmas is a baby shower that went totally overboard

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That’s my favorite kind.”

A.A. Milne,Winnie the Pooh

Holidays are joyful, theres always something new.

But evrydays a holiday, when Im near to you.

Remember that the important thing is not what you give, or how you wrap it. The important thing, during this very special time of year, is that you save the receipt.

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The Carpenters, “Merry Christmas, Darling”

Yankee swap is like Machiavelli meets Christmas."

Clark Griswold,National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

The mood is right, the spirits up.

Were here tonight and thats enough.

The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live.

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Simply having a wonderful Christmastime.

Chris Van Allsburg,The Polar Express

This is it, people.

364 days of planning, one night of perfect execution.

Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall.

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Magee,Prep and Landing

A very Merry Christmas and a happy new year.

Lets hope its a good one, without any fear.

It’s run by a big eastern syndicate."

Nothing says holidays like a cheese log.

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Throw your arms around the world at Christmastime.

Band Aid, “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”

“No man is a failure who has friends.”

This is so tinsel!

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Clarence,It’s a Wonderful Life

Make my wish come true.

Baby, all I want for Christmas is you."

In the air there’s a feeling of Christmas."

I’m only a morning person on December 25th.

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Will Ferrell

“It’s Christmas Eve.

Charles Dickens

“Teacher says, every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings.”

Andy Rooney

“‘One can never have enough socks,’ said Dumbledore.

When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things give off the greatest glow of happiness.

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‘Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn’t get a single pair.'”

J.K. Rowling

“What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store.

What if Christmas…perhaps…means a little bit more.”

We elves try to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup.

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Washington Irving

“I don’t think Christmas is necessarily about things.

It’s about being good to one another.”

“Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.”

“Santa Claus has the right idea—visit people only once a year.”

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox

“Christmas isn’t a season.

It’s a feeling.”

Edna Ferber

“At Christmas, all roads lead home.”

“Christmas is a togethery sort of holiday. That’s my favorite kind."

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Marjorie Holmes

“Your children need your presence more than your presents.”

Calvin Coolidge

“Christmas is a time when you get homesickeven when you’re home.”

Carol Nelson

“A good conscience is a continual Christmas.”

“Holidays are joyful, there’s always something new. But ev’ryday’s a holiday, when I’m near to you.”

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Freya Stark

Son of a NUTCRACKER!

Buddy,Elf

There are 17 more shopping days until Christmas.

So, guys, that means 16 more days till we start shopping, right?

“Yankee swap is like Machiavelli meets Christmas."

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I don’t know if there’ll be snow, but have a cup of cheer.

Leona Lewis, One More Sleep

Christmas Eve will find me, where the lovelight gleams.

Ill be home for Christmas, if only in my dreams.

“Nobody’s walking out on this fun, old-fashioned family Christmas."

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Ill Be Home for Christmas

It’s the most wonderful time of the year.

Is it the most wonderful?

Have you been outside?

“The mood is right, the spirit’s up. We’re here tonight and that’s enough. Simply having a wonderful Christmastime.”

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Ever go through security in the airport in December?

I’ll tell you one word that doesn’t come to mind: wonderful.

Let it Snow

I have my own holiday tradition.

“One day you’re eating turkey, the next thing you know your lords are a-leaping and your geese are a-laying.”

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Its like the 12 days of Christmas, but its one day with 12 bottles of wine.

“Santa Claus Is Coming to Town”

No thanks, no party lights.

It’s Christmas Eve, gonna relax, turned down all of my invites.

“Sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can’t see."

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“This is it, people. 364 days of planning, one night of perfect execution.”

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“A very Merry Christmas and a happy new year. Let’s hope it’s a good one, without any fear.”

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“We all know that Christmas is a big commercial racket. It’s run by a big eastern syndicate."

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“In our world of plenty, we can spread a smile of joy. Throw your arms around the world at Christmastime.”

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“No man is a failure who has friends."

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“Make my wish come true. Baby, all I want for Christmas is you.

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“City sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in holiday style. In the air there’s a feeling of Christmas."

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“Christmas Day is in our grasp, as long as we have hands to clasp!”

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Son of a NUTCRACKER

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There are 17 more shopping days until Christmas. So, guys, that means 16 more days till we start shopping, right?

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Fill up the stocking, I may be rushing things, but deck the halls again now.

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Have a holly, jolly Christmas; It’s the best time of the year. I don’t know if there’ll be snow, but have a cup of cheer.

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If there is love in your heart and your mind, you will feel Christmas all the time

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Three more dreams of you and mistletoe, two more reasons why I love you so

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Christmas Eve will find me, where the lovelight gleams. I’ll be home for Christmas, if only in my dreams

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Really? Is it the most wonderful? Have you been outside? Seen the crowds? The traffic? Ever go through security in the airport in December? I’ll tell you one word that doesn’t come to mind: wonderful.

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As long as you love me so, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.

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I have my own holiday tradition. It’s like the 12 days of Christmas, but it’s one day with 12 bottles of wine

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You can tell a lot about a person by the way they handle three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights

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He knows when you’ve been bad or good, so be good, for goodness sake!

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No thanks, no party lights. It’s Christmas Eve, gonna relax, turned down all of my invites.

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He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.

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