25. “Sharing the holiday with other people, and feeling that you’re giving of yourself, gets you past all the commercialism.” — Caroline Kennedy
26. "There has been only one Christmas — the rest are anniversaries." — W.J. Cameron
27. "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
28. "The universal joy of Christmas is certainly wonderful. We ring the bells when princes are born, or toll a mournful dirge when great men pass away. Nations have their red-letter days, their carnivals and festivals, but once in the year and only once, the whole world stands still to celebrate the advent of a life." — Author Unknown
29. "I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, Just like the ones I used to know, Where the tree tops glisten And children listen To hear sleigh bells in the snow..." — Irving Berlin
30. “Come, woo me, woo me, for now I am in a holiday humor, and like enough to consent.” — William Shakespeare
31. "'Twas Christmas broach'd the mightiest ale; 'Twas Christmas told the merriest tale; A Christmas gambol oft could cheer The poor man's heart through half the year." — Walter Scott
32. "May you have the gladness of Christmas which is hope; The spirit of Christmas which is peace; The heart of Christmas which is love." — Ada V. Hendricks
33. “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart. Wishing you happiness.” — Helen Keller
34. "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
35. "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
36. "Be merry all, be merry all, With holly dress the festive hall; Prepare the song, the feast, the ball, To welcome merry Christmas." — William Robert Spencer
37. "Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time." — Laura Ingalls Wilder
38. "The Christmas season has come to mean the period when the public plays Santa Claus to the merchants." — John Andrew Holmes
39. "May Peace be your gift at Christmas and your blessing all year through!" — Author Unknown
40. "If "ifs" and "buts" were candy and nuts, wouldn't it be a Merry Christmas?" — Don Meredith
41. "I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year." — Charles Dickens
42. "The message of Christmas is that the visible material world is bound to the invisible spiritual world." — Author Unknown
43. "Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall." — Larry Wilde, The Merry Book of Christmas
44. "I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old, familiar carols play, And wild and sweet The words repeat Of peace on earth, good-will to men!" — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
45. "Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas." —Peg Bracken
46. "Mankind is a great, an immense family. This is proved by what we feel in our hearts at Christmas." — Pope John XXIII
47. "Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart." — Washington Irving
48. "I love the Christmas-tide, and yet, I notice this, each year I live; I always like the gifts I get, But how I love the gifts I give!" — Carolyn Wells
49. "Isn't it funny that at Christmas something in you gets so lonely for — I don't know what exactly, but it's something that you don't mind so much not having at other times." — Kate L. Bosher




