“As long as there's Christmas, I truly believe that hope is the greatest of the gifts we receive.”

Bernadette Peters - Angelique

“I give you the light of Eärendil, our most beloved star. May it be a light for you in dark places, when all other lights go out.”

Cate Blanchett - Galadriel

“Little puppet made of pine, awake. The gift of life is thine.”

Evelyn Venable - The Blue Fairy

“In 1539, these crusading knights persuaded the Emperor Charles V to give them the island of Malta. He made them but one condition: they were to pay him, each year, the tribute of one falcon, in acknowledgment that Malta was still under Spain.”

Sydney Greenstreet - Kasper Gutman

“The Knights were profoundly grateful to the Emperor Charles for his generosity toward them. They hit upon the happy thought of sending him for the first year's tribute, not an insignificant live bird, but a glorious golden falcon, encrusted from head to feet with the finest jewels in their coffers.”

Sydney Greenstreet - Kasper Gutman