Thursday 10 December 2020

Day 10 of Quotes - Christmas Gift-Giving and Shops


This year has made Christmas shopping more than a little bit awkward. Christmas is certainly not all about shopping, but it is all about gift-giving. From the greatest gift on the first Christmas, all the way through to the presents under the tree, through the gift of companionship and love.


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The poulterers' shops were still half open, and the fruiterers' were radiant in their glory.

A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens

 

And now two smaller Cratchits, boy and girl, came tearing in, screaming that outside the baker's they had smelt the goose, and known it for their own

A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens

 

City sidewalks busy sidewalks
Dressed in holiday style

Silver Bells

 

“Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents," grumbled Jo, lying on the rug.

Little Women - L.M.Alcott 

 

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Toys in every store

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

 

"Well, there is harm. I tell her that there is no Santa Claus, so you bring her down here, and she sees thousands of gullible kids, and she meets an actor  a very good actor, mind you, with a real beard and a beautiful Santa suit, sitting smack dab in the centre of a child's fantasy world."

Miracle on 34th Street

 

"In the meantime, I am putting up more twinkle lights."

You've Got Mail

 

But the snow was so deep, that no one could get to market, and the little mice went home hungrier than ever.

Christmas in Puddle Lane - Sheila McCullagh


Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas - Dr Seuss

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