#christmas

My parents always said that knowledge was the best gift they could give me, probably because they were too cheap to buy me Christmas or Birthday presents. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#cheap #christmas #funny #knowledge #funny

Santa Claus has nothing to do with it," the latke said. "Christmas and Hanukah are completely different things." "But different things can often blend together," said the pine tree. "Let me tell you a funny story about pagan rituals. ↗

— Lemony Snicket

#customs #hanukkah #time #funny

found out that his life didn’t have to follow the rules, and they both found out that love is a pain in the ass. ↗

— Jane Seville

#life

Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love. ↗

— Hamilton Wright Mabie

#love

To perceive Christmas through its wrapping becomes more difficult with every year. "The Distant Music of the Hounds," 1954 ↗

— E.B. White

#music

The Little Drummer Boy" was playing in the background for what seemed like the third time in a row. I fought off an urge to beat that Little Drummer Boy seneless with his own drumsticks. ↗

— Dana Reinhardt

#humor #music #music

I talked to him on Christmas, and again on March 5th. Neither one of us hung up the phone that whole time. 
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— Jarod Kintz

#awkward #christmas #conversation #dead-air #march-

Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

#louisa-may-alcott

But what Dakota most enjoyed about the beginning of winter was the crispness of the air (that practically demanded the wearing of knits) and the way that tough New Yorkers - on the street, in elevators, in subways - were suddenly willing to risk a smile. To make a connection with a stranger. To finally see one another after strenuously avoiding eye contact all year. ↗

— Kate Jacobs

#new-york-city #strangers #new-york-city

The worst gift that I ever gave a girl was a suitcase for Christmas. As in, 'I can't think of anything to give you, but here's a new suitcase.' Afterward, I was like, 'What were you thinking, idiot?' ↗

— Jensen Ackles

#christmas #ever #gave #gift #girl