Engelbert Humperdinck Quotes

My memories of Christmas, it was more about being around family.

On Christmas Eve, it's my wife and my son and my daughter and I. We're home, and we open our presents together on Christmas Day, and then after we go visit the rest of the family.

Christmas means a great deal to me. I was reared in a family that celebrated Christmas to some extent, but I married into a family that celebrated Christmas in a big way. And my wife always made a big thing of Christmas for the children. We have five children, and we had a terrific time at Christmas.

The family is the focal point of our existence. And up until Jane and Lucy's death, there were always 16 of us together for Christmas.

I think Christmas, for me, has always been about family, as cliche as that sounds.

We went to church every Sunday. When I was a kid, the only time I sang was around my family.

My Christmases have always just been very simple and about family.

What makes 'A Christmas Story' universal, whether you celebrate Christmas or not, is that you recognize that family... It's ultimately about a family being glued together for the holiday season.

I grew up in the kitchen, mostly with my grandfather, my mother and my aunt Raffy.

I find that it's the simple things that remind you of family around the holidays.

No matter where I am in the world, I will always be back home for Christmas.

It was, you know, probably 80 degrees out in L.A., and my dad took me outside and there was snow. At the time, I thought, 'Every kid doesn't have snow in their backyard on Christmas?'

My two sisters and I sang all the time. Whenever we cleaned the kitchen, we sang in three-part harmony.

My dad would give me $10, which is a lot of money when you're 9, to sing at church, on tables at restaurants, at family functions, just about anywhere.

As a child, I was raised with my grandmother, alongside all my cousins, and the kitchen was always full.

My family always makes a huge deal out of Christmas.

When I was 11, I made truffle risotto for my family for Christmas dinner.

I love being home at Christmastime.

I grew up in the suburbs north of Atlanta. I had an amazing childhood, and I still go back to my home in Atlanta often.

Christmases past, my sister Carolyn and I - we'd been waiting for Santa all night. Nothing! Where is this man?

When I was five years old, my parents gave me a drum set for Christmas. My mom played the piano, and Dad played the saxophone badly. But that Christmas morning, I remember we all played together, and I thought it was the greatest day ever.

Being with the family, running downstairs and opening presents, it was always fun with my brothers.

My mom loved my Christmas music, so I did an awful lot of it!

I have already done two Christmas films: 'Elf' and 'Four Christmases.' I guess I really am a sucker for Christmas. Both movies are really about the importance of family. I come from a brood of five kids, and it's the one time of year we can all get together. It's hands-down my favorite holiday.

As a child, I was lucky enough to spend each summer with my grandmother.