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

Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.
        Hamilton Wright Mabie

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

Christmas is a time when everybody wants his past forgotten and his present remembered.
        Phylllis Diller

Mankind is a great, an immense family... This is proved by what we feel in our hearts at Christmas.
        Pope John XXIII

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

Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won't make it "white".
        Bing Crosby

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

Mail your packages early so the post office can lose them in time for Christmas.
        Johnny Carson

The only real blind person at Christmas-time is he who has not Christmas in his heart.
        Helen Keller

There is no ideal Christmas; only the one Christmas you decide to make as a reflection of your values, desires, affections, traditions.
        Bill McKibben

He who has no Christmas in his heart will never find Christmas under a tree.
        Sunshine Magazine

"Maybe Christmas," he thought, "doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas... perhaps... means a little bit more."
        The Grinch from How The Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss

Christmas began in the heart of God. It is complete only when it reaches the heart of man.
        Unknown

And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
        Luke 2:9-14

There has been only one Christmas—the rest are anniversaries.
        W.J. Cameron

Celebrating Christmas without Christ is like celebrating George Washington’s birthday without mentioning the first president.
        James N. Watkins

Christmas without Christ is a mess.
        Jose B. Cabajar

. . . for it is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty Founder was a child himself.
        A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens

This is Christmas: not the tinsel, not the giving and receiving, not even the carols, but the humble heart that receives anew the wondrous gift, the Christ.
        Frank McKibben

Christmas is the day that holds all time together.
        Alexander Smith

Next to a circus there ain't nothing that packs up and tears out faster than the Christmas spirit.
         Kin Hubbard

Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.
        Calvin Coolidge

I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.
Ebeneezer Scrooge from A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens

When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs?
        Gilbert Keith Chesterton

The people walking in darkness
have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of the shadow of death
a light has dawned.
For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of his government and peace
there will be no end
        Isaiah 9:2, 6-7

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