To perceive Christmas through its wrapping becomes more difficult with every year. ~E.B. White,
"The Distant Music of the Hounds," The Second Tree from the Corner, 1954
There is a remarkable breakdown of taste and intelligence at Christmastime. Mature, responsible grown men wear neckties made of holly leaves and drink alcoholic beverages with raw egg yolks and cottage cheese in them. ~P.J. O'Rourke
The Church does not superstitiously observe days, merely as days, but as memorials of important facts. Christmas might be kept as well upon one day of the year as another; but there should be a stated day for commemorating the birth of our Saviour, because there is danger that what may be done on any day, will be neglected. ~Samuel Johnson
The Christmas season has come to mean the period when the public plays Santa Claus to the merchants. ~John Andrew Holmes
The message of Christmas is that the visible material world is bound to the invisible spiritual world. ~Author Unknown
'Tis blessed to bestow, and yet,
Could we bestow the gifts we get,
And keep the ones we give away,
How happy were our Christmas day!
~Carolyn Wells
There's nothing sadder in this world than to awake Christmas morning and not be a child. ~Erma Bombeck,
I Lost Everything in the Post~Natal Depression
The Supreme Court has ruled that they cannot have a nativity scene in Washington, D.C. This wasn't for any religious reasons. They couldn't find three wise men and a virgin. ~Jay Leno
The earth has grown old with its burden of care,But at Christmas it always is young.~Phillips Brooks
The giving of gifts is not something man invented. God started the giving spree when he gave a gift beyond words,the unspeakable gift of His Son.” ~Robert Flatt
"The greatest and most momentous fact which the history of the world records is the fact of [Christ's] birth." ~ Charles H. Spurgeon
"The most important part about Christmas is the first six letters." ~Life Research Universal
"To prepare our hearts for Christmas, we must cultivate the spirit of expectancy." ~Handel H. Brown
"Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift." ~2 Corinthians 9:15
"Then the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, 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, goodwill toward men!" ~Luke
"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..." ~Calvin Coolidge, December 25, 1927
There is no ideal Christmas; only the one Christmas you decide to make as a reflection of your values, desires, affections, traditions. ~Bill McKibben Author
Hundred Dollar Holiday: The Case For a More Joyful Christmas
Time was with most of us, when Christmas Day, encircling all our limited world like a magic ring, left nothing out for us to miss or seek; bound together all our home enjoyments, affections, and hopes; grouped everything and everyone round the Christmas fire, and make the little picture shining in our bright young eyes, complete.~ Charles Dickens 1234567