Christmas : (35) " My parents still treat Christmas like I’m thirteen years old. " - Mike Shinoda " ‘A Christmas Carol’ is an extravagantly symbolic thing – as rich in symbols as Christmas pudding is rich in raisins. " - Michel Faber " My family always makes a huge deal out of Christmas. " - Jenna Morasca " I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. " - Charles Dickens " Yep, I’m a geek. Ever since I got the Millennium Falcon for Christmas in 1978. And I still have it, in perfect condition, just without the box… but I still play with it! " - Joseph Gatt " Wilbur Smith’s novels make terrific holiday reading. " - Michael Ball " A typical Christmas is me shucking oysters. I love them and I always get them in at Christmas. " - Hugh Bonneville " Christmas is always the most fun. I start looking forward to Christmas before it’s even summertime. " - Mariah Carey " My mother would give my brothers and me a pile of catalogues and let us pick what we wanted for Christmas. " - Kary Mullis " My mother accidentally gave me food poisoning. She fed me baby carrots for a snack before Christmas dinner – but they had expired in June! I threw up for the next 24 hours. " - Busy Philipps