This is like Christmas in the middle of September. We're 2-0 and we're healthy heading into a bye week.

Ralph looked down at 10 pounds of extra him that wasn't there last Christmas. In five months he had put on all this weight.

This year alone, Karen has used Kristi's Christmas to organize relief efforts for the tsunami and hurricane victims. She gathered up frequent-flyer miles for Katrina victims so they could come up here to get back on their feet.

Everyone wants to capture that full-price selling that you get from gift cards after Christmas. This is a perfect way to do it. Since it's 'found' money, (consumers) will pay full price for something that's kind of cool.

This week, in terms of the Christmas season, is probably the least important week, ... The last two weeks are probably going to be the most important. You have the widest spread between Christmas and New Year's that you can possibly have this year, so after this week, things really start to get interesting.

As long as we know in our hearts what Christmas ought to be, Christmas is."