Oh, Christmas isn't just a day. It's a frame of mind. And that's what's been changing.

— Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn)

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8 seconds sound clip from the Miracle on 34th Street (1947) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:30:04 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- You'll be here in the morning then?

- Certainly, I will. You see, this is quite an opportunity for me.

- For the past 50 years or so, I've been getting more and more worried about Christmas.

- It seems we're all so busy trying to beat the other fellow in making things go faster and look shinier and cost less that Christmas and I are sort of getting lost in the shuffle.

- Oh, I don't think so. Christmas is still Christmas.

- Oh, Christmas isn't just a day. It's a frame of mind. And that's what's been changing.

- That's why I'm glad I'm here. Maybe I can do something about it.

- And I'm glad I met you and your daughter. You two are a test case for me.

- We are?

- Yes! You're sort of the whole thing in miniature.

[...]

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