Christmas Quotes

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.

When the song of the angels is stilled, When the star in the sky is gone, When the kings and princes are home, When the shepherds are back with their flock, The work of Christmas begins: ...To find the lost, To heal the broken, To feed the hungry, To release the prisoner, To rebuild the nations, To bring peace among brothers, To make music in the heart.

For Christians,
as for all people of faith,
reflection,
meditation and prayer help us to renew ourselves in God's love,
as we strive daily to become better people.
The Christmas message shows us that this love is for everyone.
There is no one beyond its reach.

If God would grant us the vision, the word sacrifice would disappear from our lips and thoughts; we would hate the things that seem now so dear to us; our lives would suddenly be too short, we would despise time-robbing distractions and charge the enemy with all our energies in the name of Christ. May God help us ourselves by the eternities that separate the Aucas from a Comprehension of Christmas and Him, who, though he was rich, yet for our sakes became poor so that we might, through his poverty, be made rich.

Rejoice, that the immortal God is born, so that mortal men may live in eternity.

We tend to focus our attention at Christmas on the infancy of Christ. The greater truth of the holiday is His deity. More astonishing than a baby in the manger is the truth that this promised baby is the omnipotent Creator of the heavens and the earth!

For it is in giving that we receive.

The great man is he who does not lose his child's heart.

The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live.

Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer, had a very shiny nose. And if you ever saw him, you would even say it glows.

The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it.

Jesus was God and man in one person, that God and man might be happy together again.

Peace on earth will come to stay, When we live Christmas every day.

When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs?

In the old days, it was not called the Holiday Season; the Christians called it "Christmas" and went to church; the Jews called it "Hanukka" and went to synagogue; the atheists went to parties and drank. People passing each other on the street would say "Merry Christmas!" or "Happy Hanukka!" or (to the atheists) "Look out for the wall!"

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.

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.

A good conscience is a continual Christmas.

Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.

I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.

Expectancy is the atmosphere for miracles.

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, Just like the ones I used to know, Where the tree tops glisten And children listen To hear sleigh bells in the snow.

Believe in love. Believe in magic. Hell, believe in Santa Clause. Believe in others. Believe in yourself. Believe in your dreams. If you don't, who will?

For it is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty Founder was a child Himself.

Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.

Next to a circus there ain't nothing that packs up and tears out faster than the Christmas spirit.

I'm dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones I used to know.

Jingle bells, jingle bells, Jingle all the way, Oh what fun it is to ride, In a one-horse open sleigh, hey, Jingle bells, jingle bells, Jingle all the way, Oh what fun it is to ride, In a one-horse open sleigh...

You can never truly enjoy Christmas until you can look up into the Father's face and tell him you have received his Christmas gift.

To me, every hour of the light and dark is a miracle. Every cubic inch of space is a miracle.

No sane local official who has hung up an empty stocking over the municipal fireplace is going to shoot Santa Claus just before a hard Christmas.

It is Christmas every time you let God love others through you.

Silent night, holy night. All is calm, all is bright. Round yon Virgin Mother and Child. Holy Infant so tender and mild. Sleep in heavenly peace. Sleep in heavenly peace.

Christmas is the time when kids tell Santa what they want and adults pay for it. Deficits are when adults tell government what they want and their kids pay for it.

My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?

The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value

The Bermuda Triangle got tired of warm weather. It moved to Alaska. Now Santa Claus is missing.

As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, when they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky. So up to the house-top the coursers they flew, with the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too.

The two most joyous times of the year are Christmas morning and the end of school.

Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas.

Remember This December, That love weighs more than gold!

The mistletoe hung in the castle hall, The holly branch shone on the old oak wall.

Santa Claus has the right idea - visit people only once a year.

Santa knows Physics: Of all colors, Red Light penetrates fog best. That's why Benny the Blue-nosed reindeer never got the gig.

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.

Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won't make it 'white'.

Let's be naughty and save Santa the trip.

The star of Bethlehem was a star of hope that led the wise men to the fulfillment of their expectations, the success of their expedition. Nothing in this world is more fundamental for success in life than hope, and this star pointed to our only source for true hope: Jesus Christ.

Once upon a time, the Reindeer took a running leap and jumped over the Northern Lights. But he jumped too low, and the long fur of his beautiful flowing tail got singed by the rainbow fires of the aurora. To this day the reindeer has no tail to speak of. But he is too busy pulling the Important Sleigh to notice what is lost. And he certainly doesn’t complain. What's your excuse?