Until then, a very merry Christmas to you all, with a special mention and an extra glass or two for the cheery lot who've kept the comments flowing all year long.

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Thank you very much, and Merry Christmas to you.

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This weekend, as you gather with family and friends, Michelle and I want to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holidays.

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So I want to wish everybody a Merry Christmas, happy holidays, a happy New Year to you and your families -- and that includes everybody here in the press corps.

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Merry Christmas and an historic New Year to you all.

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Have a merry Christmas and happy holidays and hope to hear from you in the new year.

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So with that, everybody, I want to wish you all a merry Christmas.

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But until then, I want you to have a merry Christmas, okay Anthony?

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MRS. HANDRIZAN: Do you want to say merry Christmas, too?

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So on behalf of Michelle and Malia and Sasha and my mother-in-law, Mama Robinson -- I want to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas.

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So it sounds like you're going to have a very merry Christmas, right?

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