The earth has grown old with its burden of care, but at Christmas it always is young, the heart of the jewel burns lustrous and fair, and its soul full of music breaks the air, when the song of angels is sung. Phillips Brooks on christmas
Expectancy is the atmosphere for miracles. Edwin Louis Cole on christmas
The real evidence for Jesus and Christianity is in how Jesus and the Christianity based on him manifest themselves in the lives of practicing Christians. Lionel Blue on christmas
Every gift which is given, even though is be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection. Pindar on christmas
I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph. Shirley Temple on christmas
The Christian faith can never be separated from the soil of sacred events, from the choice made by God, who wanted to speak to us, to become man, to die and rise again, in a particular place and at a particular time. Joseph Ratzinger on christmas
The supernatural birth of Christ, his miracles, his resurrection and ascension, remain eternal truths, whatever doubts may be cast on their reality as historical facts. David Friedrich Strauss on christmas
T'was the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Clement Clarke Moore on christmas
Santa is our culture's only mythic figure truly believed in by a large percentage of the population. It's a fact that most of the true believers are under eight years old, and that's a pity. Chris Van Allsburg on christmas
Now, the essence, the very spirit of Christmas is that we first make believe a thing is so, and lo, it presently turns out to be so. Stephen Leacock on christmas
Pets, like their owners, tend to expand a little over the Christmas period. Frances Wright on christmas
I love giving gifts and I love receiving them. I really like giving little kids extravagant gifts. You see their little faces light up and they get excited. If it's a really good gift, I love receiving it, like jewels, small islands. Gina Gershon on christmas
Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind. Mary Ellen Chase on christmas
Coming from Chicago, I like a white Christmas. Dennis Franz on christmas
There are a lot of Grinches out there that would like nothing better than to take any references to religion out of the holiday season. Ernest Istook on christmas
The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value. Charles Dudley Warner on christmas
Please to put a nickel, please to put a dime. How petitions trickle in at Christmas time! Phyllis McGinley on christmas
Our children await Christmas presents like politicians getting in election returns: there's the Uncle Fred precinct and the Aunt Ruth district still to come in. Marcelene Cox on christmas
In our open society, we are inclined to give to the less fortunate for the pure goodness of giving. We open our home to those who are alone on this holiday to spread some warmth into the life of another. Jeff Miller on christmas
Christmas makes me happy no matter what time of year it comes around. Bryan White on christmas