Johnny Mathis

I think there are a lot of people who really want to be famous, they really do. I don't. It sort of gets in the way of the everyday things that I do.

— Johnny Mathis

For me, hearing my voice is sometimes a little nauseating, especially at Christmas.

— Johnny Mathis

I always felt like what I was doing wasn't selling toys; I was making a happy sound at Christmas. When people hear something so familiar, it brings them back to a special place, and that's been meaningful for me.

— Johnny Mathis

My mom and dad always tried to make Christmas special for us. We were poor, but it's funny because we had no idea.

— Johnny Mathis

Christmas is never going to go away, and it's always going to be there. And there's always room for one more Christmas song, I think.

— Johnny Mathis

My mom loved my Christmas music, so I did an awful lot of it!

— Johnny Mathis

My parents were over the moon when I had some success with Christmas songs because that was the time of the year that meant so much to them. They were able to see their loved ones, and it was great to hear their son's voice on the radio while they visited.

— Johnny Mathis

I also met, early on Ella Fitzgerald. Her songbooks are some of the most amazing bodies of work.

— Johnny Mathis

My mom and dad always tried to make Christmas special for us. We were poor, but it's funny because we had no idea.

— Johnny Mathis

I always felt like what I was doing wasn't selling toys; I was making a happy sound at Christmas. When people hear something so familiar, it brings them back to a special place, and that's been meaningful for me.

— Johnny Mathis

My parents were over the moon when I had some success with Christmas songs because that was the time of the year that meant so much to them. They were able to see their loved ones, and it was great to hear their son's voice on the radio while they visited.

— Johnny Mathis

Christmas is never going to go away, and it's always going to be there. And there's always room for one more Christmas song, I think.

— Johnny Mathis

It's very much like opera singers. They do the same thing. The first thing in the morning and the last thing at night, the thing they think about is their voice and how to take care of it.

— Johnny Mathis

Sometimes being famous gets in the way of doing what you want to do.

— Johnny Mathis