Christmas Eve was a night of song that wrapped itself about you like a shawl. But it warmed more than your body. It warmed your heart...filled it, too, with melody that would last forever.
Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.
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.
Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.
Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance.
To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To you, respect.
Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas.
The earth has grown old with its burden of care, But at Christmas it always is young.
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.
It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air.
There's nothing sadder in this world than to awake Christmas morning and not be a child.
I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old, familiar carols play, And wild and sweet The words repeat Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
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.
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.
A lovely thing about Christmas is that it's compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.
The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.
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." ~ (1919-), American writer, producer, humorist.
Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love. It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air.
Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we're here for something else besides ourselves.
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.
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