When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things – not the great occasions – give off the greatest glow of happiness. – Bob Hope

Nothing’s as mean as giving a little child something useful for Christmas. – Kin Hubbard

Have yourself a merry little Christmas, make the Yuletide gay. – Ralph Blane

Where charity stands watching and faith holds wide the door the dark night wakes – the glory breaks,Christmas comes once more. – Phillips Brooks

The only blind person at Christmas time is he who has not Christmas in his heart.

Christmas is the season when you buy this year’s gifts with next year’s money. – Author Unknown

He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree. – Roy L. Smith

Great little One! whose all-embracing birth, Lifts Earth to Heaven, stoops Heaven to Earth. – Richard Crashaw

Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.

Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart. -  Washington Irving

Santa is very jolly because he knows where all the bad girls live. – Dennis Miller

Even as an adult I find it difficult to sleep on Christmas Eve.  Yuletide excitement is a potent caffeine, no matter your age. – Terri Guillemets

‘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

Christmas is forced upon a reluctant and disgusted nation by the shopkeepers and the press; on its own merits it would wither and shrivel in the fiery breath of universal hatred. – George Bernard Shaw

At Christmas play and make good cheer, For Christmas comes but once a year. – Thomas Tusser

Do give books – religious or otherwise – for Christmas. They’re never fattening, seldom sinful, and permanently personal.

A Christmas candle is a lovely thing; It makes no noise at all, But softly gives itself away; While quite unselfish, it grows small.

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. – Andy Rooney

It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air. – W.T. Ellis

Selfishness makes Christmas a burden, love makes it a delight.

Perhaps the best Yuletide decoration is being wreathed in smiles. – Author Unknown

Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful. – Norman Vincent Peale

I wish we could put up some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month. – Harlan Miller

The best Christmas of all is the presence of a happy family all wrapped up with one another.

I never believed in Santa Claus because I knew no white man would be coming into my neighborhood after dark. – Dick Gregory

Christmas is for children. But it is for grownups too. Even if it is a headache, a chore, and nightmare, it is a period of necessary defrosting of chill and hide-bound hearts. – Lenora Mattingly Weber

Keep your Christmas-heart open all the year round. – Jessica Archmint

There has been only one Christmas – the rest are anniversaries. – W.J. Cameron

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

Christmas, my child, is love in action.