- Joseph Bundy: I hope these Christmas lights still work. They were made in Japan before the war.
- Aaron Copler: They're making other things now.
- Joseph Bundy: I'd just as soon they were still making Christmas lights.
- Joseph Bundy: You think that turkey you got for tomorrow is big enough?
- Martha Bundy: Oh, we're going to be eating leftovers for a whole week. Besides, we're also having sweat and sour meatballs.
- Joseph Bundy: Where'd you get the meat?
- Martha Bundy: Huh, huh, what meat? I'm making them out of oatmeal, eggs and ground-up nuts. I'm counting on the sauce to, uh, cover a multitude of sins.
- Davey Bundy: Pa?
- Joseph Bundy: What?
- Davey Bundy: How come all Christmas songs are about peace on earth, only there's no peace?
- Joseph Bundy: It's a hope, Davey. It's what keeps us going. The hope that someday there will be peace on earth.
- Leah Bundy: They're special shows on Christmas Eve, Davey.
- Davey Bundy: You mean, Fibber McGee and Molly won't be on either?
- Joseph Bundy: Into every life, a little rain must fall.