“Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind.”
“Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it’s Christmas.”
“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!”
“From a commercial point of view, if Christmas did not exist it would be necessary to invent it.”
“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.”
“At Christmas, ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ makes me cry in exactly the same places every time, even though I know it’s coming.”
“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.”
“Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.”
“The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.”
“Christmas is a time when you get homesick – even when you’re home.”