quotations about Christmas
Nothing ever seems too bad, too hard or too sad when you've got a Christmas tree in the living room. All those presents under it, all that anticipation. Just a way of saying there's always light and hope in the world.
J. D. ROBB
Memory in Death
On Christmas Eve, down there in Texas, we always went to the church first for the lovely service, and then to the town square with its breath-taking, brilliantly lighted Christmas tree, where there were little gifts for the children. And when we woke up in the morning, there was another Christmas tree which had appeared "miraculously" as we slept; the whole family gathered around it, and again we sensed the spirit of love running through the circle. There were gifts for everyone--but not too much! How grateful I am for that now! The real gift was the love we had for one another and the sheer joy of just being together.
DALE EVANS
A Happy Trails Christmas
What kind of Christmas present would Jesus ask Santa for?
SALMAN RUSHDIE
Fury
When you with velvets mantled o'er,
Defy December's tempests frore,
Oh! spare one garment from your store,
To clothe the poor at Christmas.
WILLIAM ROBERT SPENCER
"Christmas Carol"
I have often thought ... it happens very well that Christmas should fall in the Middle of winter.
JOSEPH ADDISON
The Spectator, Jan. 1712
Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.
NORMAN VINCENT PEALE
attributed, A Chicken Soup for the Soul Christmas
Whatever else be lost among the years, Let us keep Christmas still a shining thing;
Whatever doubts assail us, or what fears,
Let us hold close one day, remembering
Its poignant meaning for the hearts of men.
Let us get back our childlike faith again.
GRACE NOLL CROWELL
attributed, The Poetry of Faith