Christmas Quotes & Sayings
Enjoy our collection of over 70 Christmas quotations and sayings from well-known authors, political figures, entertainers and personalities regarding the most wonderful time of the year.
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"And when they went away, leaving comfort behind, I think there were not in all the city four merrier people than the hungry little girls who gave away
their breakfasts and contented themselves with bread and milk on Christmas morning."
~ Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888), American author, 'Little Women', Chapter 2.
~ Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888), American author, 'Little Women', Chapter 2.
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"Christmas Eve was a night of song that wrapped itself about you like a shawl. But it warmed more than your body. It warmed your heart...filled it, too,
with melody that would last forever."
~ Bess Streeter Aldrich (1881-1954), American author, 'Song of Years'.
~ Bess Streeter Aldrich (1881-1954), American author, 'Song of Years'.
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"Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To
every child, a good example. To yourself, respect."
~ Oren Arnold (1900-1980), American author.
~ Oren Arnold (1900-1980), American author.
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"The perfect Christmas tree? All Christmas trees are perfect!"
~ Charles N. Barnard, American author, travel writer.
~ Charles N. Barnard, American author, travel writer.
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"There's nothing sadder in this world than to awake Christmas morning and not be a child."
~ Erma Bombeck (1927-1996), American author and humorist.
~ Erma Bombeck (1927-1996), American author and humorist.
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"The greatest thing is not to believe in Santa Claus; it is to be Santa Claus."
~ Pat Boone (1934-), American singer and actor.
~ Pat Boone (1934-), American singer and actor.
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"Christmas is a good time to take stock of our blessings."
~ Pat Boone (1934-), American singer and actor.
~ Pat Boone (1934-), American singer and actor.
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"Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas."
~ Peg Bracken.
~ Peg Bracken.
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"The earth has grown old with its burden of care But at Christmas it always is young, The heart of the jewel burns lustrous and fair And its soul full of
music breaks the air, When the song of angels is sung."
~ Phillips Brooks (1835-93), American Episcopal bishop, wrote 'O Little Town of Bethlehem'.
~ Phillips Brooks (1835-93), American Episcopal bishop, wrote 'O Little Town of Bethlehem'.
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"Christmas! The very word brings joy to our hearts. No matter how we may dread the rush, the long Christmas lists for gifts and cards to be bought and
given—when Christmas Day comes there is still the same warm feeling we had as children, the same warmth that enfolds our hearts and our homes."
~ Joan Winmill Brown, American author and editor.
~ Joan Winmill Brown, American author and editor.
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"This is the message of Christmas: We are never alone."
~ Taylor Caldwell (1900-1985), English novelist.
~ Taylor Caldwell (1900-1985), English novelist.
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"Remember, if Christmas isn't found in your heart, you won't find it under a tree."
~ Charlotte Carpenter.
~ Charlotte Carpenter.
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"Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus."
~ Francis Pharcellus Church (1839-1906), Editor of the New York Sun, to Virginia O'Hanlan.
~ Francis Pharcellus Church (1839-1906), Editor of the New York Sun, to Virginia O'Hanlan.
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"There are no strangers on Christmas Eve."
~ Adele Comandini and Edward Sutherland. Michael O'Brien (Charles Winninger), Beyond Tomorrow, after proposing that the partners invite three strangers to dinner (1940).
~ Adele Comandini and Edward Sutherland. Michael O'Brien (Charles Winninger), Beyond Tomorrow, after proposing that the partners invite three strangers to dinner (1940).
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"To the American People: Christmas is not a time or a season but a state of mind. To cherish peace and good will, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the
real spirit of Christmas. If we think on these things, there will be born in us a Savior and over us will shine a star sending its gleam of hope to the world."
~ Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933), American president. Presidential message (December 25, 1927).
~ Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933), American president. Presidential message (December 25, 1927).
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"Christmas, in its final essence, is for grown people who have forgotten what children know. Christmas is for whoever is old enough to have denied the
unquenchable spirit of man."
~ Margaret Cousins (1905- ), senior editor Doubleday Publishing Company.
~ Margaret Cousins (1905- ), senior editor Doubleday Publishing Company.
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"Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won't make it 'white'."
~ Bing Crosby (1904-1977), American singer and film actor.
~ Bing Crosby (1904-1977), American singer and film actor.
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"It is the personal thoughtfulness, the warm human awareness, the reaching out of the self to one's fellow man that makes giving worthy of the Christmas
spirit."
~ Isabel Currier.
~ Isabel Currier.
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"Christmas isn't just a day, it's a frame of mind."
~ Valentine Davies (1905-1961), American film writer, producer and director. From 'Miracle on 34th Street'.
~ Valentine Davies (1905-1961), American film writer, producer and director. From 'Miracle on 34th Street'.
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"I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year."
~ Charles Dickens (1812-1870), English author. From 'A Christmas Carol'.
~ Charles Dickens (1812-1870), English author. From 'A Christmas Carol'.
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"It is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty Founder as a child himself."
~ Charles Dickens (1812-1870), English author.
~ Charles Dickens (1812-1870), English author.
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"I have always thought of Christmas as a good time; a kind, forgiving, generous, pleasant time; a time when men and women seem to open their hearts freely,
and so I say, God bless Christmas!"
~ Charles Dickens (1812-1870), English author. From 'A Christmas Carol'.
~ Charles Dickens (1812-1870), English author. From 'A Christmas Carol'.
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"Something about an old-fashioned Christmas is hard to forget."
~ Hugh Downs (1921- ), American newscaster.
~ Hugh Downs (1921- ), American newscaster.
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"Peace on earth and mercy mild are still possible. On Christmas Eve, all things are possible."
~ Gregg Easterbrook (1953-), American writer.
~ Gregg Easterbrook (1953-), American writer.
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"They err who thinks Santa Claus comes down through the chimney; he really enters through the heart."
~ Mrs. Paul M. Ell.
~ Mrs. Paul M. Ell.
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"It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air."
~ W. T. Ellis
~ W. T. Ellis
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"Christmas, my child, is love in action."
~ Dale Evans (1912-2001), American film actress, singer and songwriter. Wife of Roy Rogers.
~ Dale Evans (1912-2001), American film actress, singer and songwriter. Wife of Roy Rogers.
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"Do give books - religious or otherwise - for Christmas. They're never fattening, seldom sinful, and permanently personal."
~ Lenore Hershey
~ Lenore Hershey
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"My first copies of Treasure Island and Huckleberry Finn still have some blue-spruce needles scattered in the pages. They smell of Christmas
still."
~ Charlton Heston (1923- ), American film actor.
~ Charlton Heston (1923- ), American film actor.
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"At Christmas, all roads lead home."
~ Marjorie Holmes, American writer.
~ Marjorie Holmes, American writer.
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"It comes every year and will go on forever. And along with Christmas belong the keepsakes and the customs. Those humble, everyday things a mother clings
to, and ponders, like Mary in the secret spaces of her heart."
~ Marjorie Holmes, American writer.
~ Marjorie Holmes, American writer.
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"Bells are musics laughter."
~ Thomas Hood (1799-1845), British poet and humorist.
~ Thomas Hood (1799-1845), British poet and humorist.
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"My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?"
~ Bob Hope (1903-2003), American film actor and comedian.
~ Bob Hope (1903-2003), American film actor and comedian.
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"When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things - not the great occasions - give off the greatest glow of happiness."
~ Bob Hope (1903-2003), American film actor and comedian.
~ Bob Hope (1903-2003), American film actor and comedian.
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"Christmas is the glorious time of great Too-Much."
~ Leigh Hunt
~ Leigh Hunt
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"Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart."
~ Washington Irving (1783-1859), American short-story writer and essayist.
~ Washington Irving (1783-1859), American short-story writer and essayist.
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"Even though Christmas can be a lot of work, we all know the bustle is worth the bother."
~ Ladybird Johnson (1912-2007), American First Lady, wife of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.
~ Ladybird Johnson (1912-2007), American First Lady, wife of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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"The joy of brightening other lives, bearing each others' burdens, easing other's loads and supplanting empty hearts and lives with generous gifts becomes
for us the magic of Christmas."
~ W. C. Jones
~ W. C. Jones
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"A lovely thing about Christmas is that it's compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together."
~ Garrison Keillor (1942-), American author. 'Exiles,' Leaving Home (1987).
~ Garrison Keillor (1942-), American author. 'Exiles,' Leaving Home (1987).
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"The only real blind person at Christastime is he who has not Christmas in his heart."
~ Helen Keller (1880-1968), American deaf/blind author, activist and lecturer.
~ Helen Keller (1880-1968), American deaf/blind author, activist and lecturer.
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"Were I a philosopher, I should write a philosophy of toys, showing that nothing else in life need to be taken seriously, and that Christmas Day in the
company of children is one of the few occasions on which men become entirely alive."
~ Robert Lynd (1892-1970), American sociologist.
~ Robert Lynd (1892-1970), American sociologist.
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"Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love."
~ Hamilton Wright Mabie (1845-1916), American author, essayist and critic.
~ Hamilton Wright Mabie (1845-1916), American author, essayist and critic.
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"I wish we could put up some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month."
~ Harlan Miller
~ Harlan Miller
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"Christmas is the keeping-place for memories of our innocence."
~ Joan Mills
~ Joan Mills
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"Christmas is, of course, the time to be home - in heart as well as body."
~ Garry Moore
~ Garry Moore
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"What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with
blessings rich and eternal, and that every path may lead to peace."
~ Agnes M. Pahro
~ Agnes M. Pahro
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"Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful."
~ Norman Vincent Peale (1898-1993), American Protestant religious leader, author.
~ Norman Vincent Peale (1898-1993), American Protestant religious leader, author.
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"I truly believe that if we keep telling the Christmas story, singing the Christmas songs, and living the Christmas spirit, we can bring joy and happiness
and peace to this world."
~ Norman Vincent Peale (1898-1993), American Protestant religious leader, author.
~ Norman Vincent Peale (1898-1993), American Protestant religious leader, author.
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"Mankind is a great, an immense family... This is proved by what we feel in our hearts at Christmas."
~ Pope John XXIII
~ Pope John XXIII
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"One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day. Don't clean it up too quickly."
~ Andy Rooney (1919-), American writer, producer, humorist.
~ Andy Rooney (1919-), American writer, producer, humorist.
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"The best Christmas trees come very close to exceeding nature."
~ Andy Rooney (1919-), American writer, producer, humorist.
~ Andy Rooney (1919-), American writer, producer, humorist.
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"Christmas--that magic blanket that wraps itself about us, that something so intangible that it is like a fragrance. It may weave a spell of nostalgia.
Christmas may be a day of feasting, or of prayer, but always it will be a day of remembrance--a day in which we think of everything we have ever loved."
~ Augusta E. Rundell
~ Augusta E. Rundell
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"Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone."
~ Charles Schulz (1922-2000), American cartoonist 'Peanuts'.
~ Charles Schulz (1922-2000), American cartoonist 'Peanuts'.
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"Christmas is a box of tree ornaments that have become part of the family."
~ Charles Schulz (1922-2000), American cartoonist 'Peanuts'.
~ Charles Schulz (1922-2000), American cartoonist 'Peanuts'.
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"As long as we know in our hearts what Christmas ought to be, Christmas is."
~ Eric Sevareid (1912-1992), American newscaster.
~ Eric Sevareid (1912-1992), American newscaster.
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"For children, Christmas is anticipation. For adults, Christmas is memory."
~ Eric Sevareid (1912-1992), American newscaster.
~ Eric Sevareid (1912-1992), American newscaster.
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"Maybe Christmas," he thought, "doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas... perhaps... means a little bit more."
~ Dr. Seuss (1904-1991), American author of children's books. From 'How The Grinch Stole Christmas'.
~ Dr. Seuss (1904-1991), American author of children's books. From 'How The Grinch Stole Christmas'.
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"Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we're here for something else besides ourselves."
~ Eric Sevareid (1912-1992), American newscaster.
~ Eric Sevareid (1912-1992), American newscaster.
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"Christmas is a day that holds all time together."
~ Alexander Smith (1830-1867), Scottish poet and essayist.
~ Alexander Smith (1830-1867), Scottish poet and essayist.
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"Christmas renews our youth by stirring our wonder. The capacity for wonder has been called our most pregnant human faculty, for in it are born our art,
our science, our religion."
~ Ralph Sockman (1889-1970), American religious leader.
~ Ralph Sockman (1889-1970), American religious leader.
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"Christmas is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the light of love to those who need it most."
~ Ruth Carter Stapleton (1929-1983), American evangelist.
~ Ruth Carter Stapleton (1929-1983), American evangelist.
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"He who has no Christmas in his heart will never find Christmas under a tree."
~ Sunshine Magazine
~ Sunshine Magazine
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"Christmas is a day of meaning and traditions, a special day spent in the warm circle of family and friends."
~ Margaret Thatcher (1925- ), English political leader.
~ Margaret Thatcher (1925- ), English political leader.
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"Christmas is a mood, a quality, a symbol. It is never merely a fact."
~ Howard Thurman (1900-1981 ), American author, philosopher and civil rights leader.
~ Howard Thurman (1900-1981 ), American author, philosopher and civil rights leader.
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"At Christmas play and make good cheer, For Christmas comes but once a year."
~ Thomas Tusser (c. 1515-1580), author 'The Farmer's Daily Diet'.
~ Thomas Tusser (c. 1515-1580), author 'The Farmer's Daily Diet'.
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"Are you willing to believe that love is the strongest thing in the world - stronger than hate, stronger than evil, stronger than death - and that the
blessed life which began in Bethlehem nineteen hundred years ago is the image and brightness of the Eternal Love? Then you can keep Christmas."
~ Henry Van Dyke (c. 1852-1933), American author.
~ Henry Van Dyke (c. 1852-1933), American author.
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"Christmas is for children. But it is for grownups too. Even if it is a headache, a chore, and nightmare, it is a period of necessary defrosting of chill
and hide-bound hearts."
~ Lenora Mattingly Weber (1895-1971), American author.
~ Lenora Mattingly Weber (1895-1971), American author.
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"Like snowflakes, my Christmas memories gather and dance - each beautiful, unique and too soon gone."
~ Deborah Whipp (1964-), web designer.
~ Deborah Whipp (1964-), web designer.
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"The most exquisite Christmas ornaments are made with little hands, full hearts, glitter and glue."
~ Deborah Whipp (1964-), web designer.
~ Deborah Whipp (1964-), web designer.
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"Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall."
~ Larry Wilde, author 'The Merry Book of Christmas'.
~ Larry Wilde, author 'The Merry Book of Christmas'.
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"Which Christmas is the most vivid to me? It's always the next Christmas."
~ Joanne Woodward (1930- ), American film actress.
~ Joanne Woodward (1930- ), American film actress.