Like any Christmas icon, his love for the holiday started when he was young.
What’s the most memorable part of the holidays for so many kids?
Their best present ever, of course.

(Many ’80s and ’90s kids are surely saying “me too” in response to this revelation.)
(Let’s be real who doesn’t love a Chia Pet?)
There’s nothing like a holiday memory that has been with you since you were a kid.

“Christmas on Cherry Lane” premieres on the Hallmark Channel on December 9 at 8/7c.