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

"There's nothing sadder in this world than to awake Christmas morning and not be a child." - Erma Bombeck

"Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas." - Peg Bracken

"Peace on earth will come to stay, When we live Christmas every day" - Helen Steiner Rice

"Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won't make it 'white'." - Bing Crosby

"Even as an adult I find it difficult to sleep on Christmas Eve. Yuletide excitement is a potent caffeine, no matter your age." - Carrie Latet

"Something about an old-fashioned Christmas is hard to forget." - Hugh Downs

"Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas." - Dale Evans

"A Christmas candle is a lovely thing; It makes no noise at all, But softly gives itself away; While quite unselfish, it grows small." - Eva K Logue

"I stopped believing in Santa Claus when my mother took me to see him in a department store, and he asked for my autograph." - Shirley Temple