Inspirational Quotes About Christmas

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George Matthew Adams 1878-1962
American newspaper columnist & writer
Let us remember that the Christmas heart is a giving heart, a wide open heart that thinks of others first. The birth of the baby Jesus stands as the most significant event in all history, because it has meant the pouring into a sick world of the healing medicine of love which has transformed all manner of hearts for almost two thousand years...
Underneath all the bulging bundles is this beating Christmas heart.

Cecelia Ahern 1981
Irish author
Time cannot be packaged and ribboned and left under trees for Christmas morning. Time can’t be given, but it can be shared.

Cecil Frances Alexander 1818-1895
Irish hymnwriter & poet

He came down to Earth from Heaven,
Who is God and Lord of all
And His shelter was a stable
And His cradle was a stall:
With the poor and mean and lowly
Lived on Earth our Saviour holy.

from Christmas Carol: Once In Royal David’s City

Maya Angelou 1928-2014
American memoirist & poet
Christmas is a bridge of hope.

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Irving Berlin 1888-1989
American composer & songwriter
I’m dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones I used to know.

Peg Bracken 1918-2007
American author
Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.

Norman Wesley Brooks 1923-2002
American design engineer

Christmas is forever, not for just one day,
For loving, sharing, giving, are not to put away
like bells and lights and tinsel, in some box upon a shelf.
The good you do for others is good you do yourself.

Peace on Earth, good will to men,
kind thoughts and words of cheer,
are things we should use often
and not just once a year.

Remember too the Christ-Child, grew up to be a man;
to hide him in a cradle, is not our dear Lord’s plan.
So keep the Christmas spirit, share it with others far and near,
from week to week, month to month, throughout the entire year.

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Eva Carr
Christmas is family, love, hope, and happiness all wrapped up in one.

Edward Caswall 1814-1878
English clergyman & hymnist

Sacred Infant, all Divine,
What a tender love was Thine,
Thus to come from highest bliss
Down to such a world as this!

Teach, O teach us, Holy Child,
By Thy face so meed and mild
Teach us to resemble Thee
In Thy sweet humility.

from Christmas Carol:  See, Amid The Winter’s Snow

Gilbert Keith Chesterton 1874-1936
English author & Christian apologist
Christmas is pure wonder.

Winston Churchill 1874-1965
British Prime Minister
Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing, but of reflection.

Rachel Cohn 1968
American author
I love snow for the same reason I love Christmas: It brings people together while time stands still. Cozy couples lazily meandered the streets, and children trudged sleds and chased snowballs. No one seemed to be in a rush to experience anything other than the glory of the day, with each other, whenever and however it happened.

Calvin Coolidge 1872-1933
American 30th President of USA
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.

Bing Crosby 1903-1977
American singer, actor, TV producer & personality
Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won’t make it ‘white.’

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Charles Dickens 1812-1870
English author & journalist & writer
A joyful December is the best way to end the year.

Christmas magic is silent

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

Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many, not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

Remembrance, like a candle, burns brightest at Christmas time.

There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humour.

Charles Dickens 1812-1870
English author & journalist & writer
Whatever else be lost among the years, let us keep Christmas; its meaning never ends. Whatever doubt assail us, or what fear, let us hold close this day, remembering friends.

Phyllis Diller 1917-2012
American comedian, actress & author
Christmas is a time when everybody wants his past forgotten and his present remembered.

William Chatterton Dix 1837-1898
English hymnist

As with gladness men of old
Did the guiding star behold,
As with joy they hailed its light,
Leading onward, beaming bright:
So, most gracious Lorn, may we
Evermore be led to Thee.

The King of Kings salvation brings, let loving hearts enthrone Him.

Old Dorset Church Gallery Book

Rejoice and be merry in songs and in mirth!
O praise our Redeemer, all mortals on Earth!
For this is the birthday of Jesus our King,
Who brought us salvation, His praises we’ll sing!

from Christmas Carol:  Rejoice And Be Merry In Songs And In Mirth!

Henry van Dyke 1852-1933
American author & Presbyterian clergyman
Are you willing to forget what you have done for other people, and to remember what other people have done for you; to ignore what the world owes you, and to thing what you owe the world; to put your rights in the background and your duties in the middle distance and your chances to do a little more than your duty in the foreground; to see that your fellow men are just as real as you are, and to try to look behind their faces to their hearts hungry for joy? Then you can keep Christmas.

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Emily Elizabeth Steele Elliott 1836-1897
English religious poet, hymnist & writer
O come to my heart, Lord Jesus!
There is room in my heart for Thee.

from Christmas Carol:  Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne

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

Mary Engelbreit 1952
American artist, illustrator & author
Christmas is a time for cherishing those who bring so many blessings to our lives.

Richard Paul Evans 1962
American author
The smells of Christmas are the smells of childhood.

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Edna Ferber 1885-1968
American author
Christmas isn’t a season, it’s a feeling.

Carrie Fisher 1956-2016
American actress & writer
I don’t think Christmas is necessarily about things. It’s about being good to one another, it’s about the Christian ethic, it’s about kindness.

B. C. Forbes 1880-1954
Scottish-American financial journalist & author
Christmas is a tonic for our souls. It moves us to think of others rather than of ourselves. It directs our thoughts to giving.

Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790
American writer, statesman & founding father
A good conscience is a continual Christmas.

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Joanna Gaines 1978
American interior designer, TV personality & author
We count down the days, just to experience it nearly exactly as we always have. It is so comfortable, familiar and perfectly nostalgic.

John J. Geddes
Author
Freshly cut Christmas trees smelling of stars and snow and pine resin – Inhale deeply and fill your soul with wintry night.

German 15th Century
Now may Mary’s Son, who came so long ago to love us,
Lead us all the hearts aflame, unto the joys above us

Trina Graves 1961
English spiritual poet

All through these stages of Christmas days
Life moves on through time, expanding always
Change is inevitable, time can not stand still
So appreciating these moments is vital, to fill
Your Heart and Soul with joyous memories
Of the stages of life spent around Christmas trees
Because that is what family at Christmas is for
To celebrate, the Joy and Love you share, above all

Trina Graves 1961
English spiritual poet

At Christmas we celebrate the birth
Of the Son Of God who came to Earth
Our Saviour, Lord, Holy One, Messiah
The King Of Kings to lift us higher

quote from poem:  Jesus: The Christ

Band Aid’s ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ first came out
Teaching us how fortunate we were, without a doubt
‘The Power Of Love,’ from Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Taught a truth, pure and simple, we all understood

quote from poem:  My Christmas

Christmas is the time
We sing ‘Peace On Earth’
As we joyously celebrate
The truly wondrous birth

Trina Graves 1961
English spiritual poet

Depending on your age, you might
Still reminisce when you smell
The aroma peeling a satsuma
At Christmas, only available to sell

quote from poem:  All The Twinkle

Each came with praise and a gift to give
Knowing the Son of God was here to live
A physical life, even from a baby so small
Showing a connection to God, available to all

Trina Graves 1961
English spiritual poet

Everything in life is made of energy
Even objects can contain our thought
Making gifts with Love enhances them
Much more than anything ever bought

Trina Graves 1961
English spiritual poet

Giving gifts at Christmas
Has always been a part
Of the Christmas tradition
Right from the very start

Trina Graves 1961
English spiritual poet

How silently, how silently
The wondrous gift is given
So God imparts to human Hearts
The Blessings of His Heaven
Freewill to choose acceptance
of the Divine within
Each chooses if, and when, to walk
The Christ-Way, to begin

Trina Graves 1961
English spiritual poet

Imbued in this small thing
Is the Joy that you bring
To me, when I think of you
And my Love is in there too

With this gift, I impart
A pure energy from my Heart
Love & Light,, powerful rays
May God Bless you, always

quote from poem:  A Handmade Gift

Known as the Son of God
Born on Earth to inspire
And lead humanity onwards
To evolve Spiritually Higher

quote from poem:  Potential At Birth

Now, over two thousand years
Since that momentous birth
Each year we joyously celebrate
The Presence of Jesus on Earth

Trina Graves 1961
English spiritual poet

Simplify your Christmas
Focus on the Love and Joy
Being together and having fun
Instill this in every girl and boy

Trina Graves 1961
English spiritual poet

The greatest Christmasses all were
The ones with my little children
Excitement, traditions, decorations, gifts
Family togetherness, all having fun

Edwin Osgood Grover 1870-1965
American publisher & educator
Santa Claus is anyone who loves another and seeks to make them happy; who gives himself by thought or word or deed in every gift that he bestows.

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Burton Hills
The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: The presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.

Marjorie Holmes 1910-2002
American columnist & Christian author
At Christmas, all roads lead home.

Bob Hope 1903-2003
British-American comedian, actor & producer
My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others.

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

Laurence Housman 1865-1959
English playwright, writer & illustrator

O perfect Love, outpassing sight,
O Light beyond our ken,
Come down through all the world tonight,
And heal the hearts of men.

Robert Hughes
Christmas began in the heart of God. It is complete only when it reaches the heart of man.

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Washington Irving 1783-1859
American writer, essayist & historian
Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality.

It is, indeed, the season of regenerated feeling – the season for kindling not merely the fire of hospitality in the hall, but the genial flame of charity in the heart.

Of all the old festivals that of Christmas awakens the strongest and most heartfelt associations. The services of the church about this season are extremely tender and inspiring. I do not know a grander effect of music on the moral feelings than to hear the full choir and pealing organ performing a Christmas anthem.

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Jesse Jackson 1941
American civil rights activist & Baptist minister
Your children need your presence more than your presents.

W. C. Jones

The joy of brightening other lives becomes for us the magic of Christmas.

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Caroline Kennedy 1957
American author, diplomat & attorney
It’s true, Christmas can feel like a lot of work, particularly for mothers. But when you look back on all the Christmases in your life, you’ll find you’ve created family traditions and lasting memories. Those memories, good and bad, are really what help to keep a family together over the long haul.

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C. S. Lewis 1898-1963
British author & Anglican lay theologian
The son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1807-1882
American poet & educator
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

Martin Luther 1483-1546
German priest, theologian & author

Ah, dearest Jesu, Holy Child,
Make Thee a bed, soft, undefiled,
Within my heart, that it may be
A quiet chamber kept for Thee.

My heart for very joy doth leap,
My lips no more their silence keep;
I too must sing with joyful tongue
That sweetest ancient cradle-song.

Glory to God in highest Heaven,
Who unto man His Son hath given;
While angels sing with pious mirth
A glad new year to all the Earth

from Christmas Carol:  Give Heed, My Heart, Lift Up Thine Eyes

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Janice Maeditere
Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts.

Don Marquis 1878-1937
American poet & journalist
What I like about Christmas is that you can make people forget the past with the present.

Emily Matthews
From home to home, and heart to heart, from one place to another, the warmth and joy of Christmas brings us closer to each other.

Kevin Alan Milne 1973
American author
Christmas magic is silent. You don’t hear it, you feel it. You know it. You believe it.

Thomas S. Monson 1927-2018
American LDS Church leader & author
My brothers and sisters, may the spirit of love, which comes at Christmastime, fill our homes and our lives, and linger there long after the tree is down, and the lights are put away for another year.

Movie – It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)
Dear George, Remember, no man is a failure who has friends.

Every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings.

Movie – Love Actually (2003)
If you look for it, I’ve got a sneaky feeling you’ll find that love actually is all around.

Movie – Miracle On 34th Street (1947)
Christmas isn’t just a day, it’s a frame of mind.

Movie – The Polar Express (2004)
Just remember, the true spirit of Christmas lies in your heart.

Movie – The Polar Express (2004)
Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can’t see.

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Agnes M. Pahro
American writer & artist
Christmas is a spirit that flows from one heart to another. It is more precious than rubies and better than gold.

What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future.

Norman Vincent Peale 1898-1993
American Protestant clergyman & author
Christmas is the season of joy, of holiday greetings exchanged, of gift-giving, and of families united.

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

Norman Vincent Peale 1898-1993
American Protestant clergyman & author
I truly believe that if we keep telling the Christmas story, singing the Christmas songs, and living the Christmas spirit, we can bring joy and happiness and peace to this world.

J. C. Penney
Christmas is not just a time for festivity and merry-making. It is more that that. It is a time for the contemplation of eternal things. The Christmas spirit is a spirit of giving and forgiving.

Pindar 518BC
Ancient Greek lyric poet
Every gift which is given, even though it may be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection.

Catherine Pulsifer
Author
When we remember a special Christmas, it is not the presents that made it special, but the laughter, the feeling of love, and the togetherness of friends and family that made that Christmas special.

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Helen Steiner Rice 1900-1981
American Christian & inspirational poet
Bless us Lord, this Christmas, with quietness of mind,
Teach us to be patient and always to be kind.

Christmas is a feeling true friends share with laughter and love to show that they care.

Memories to treasure are made of Christmas Day,
Made of family gatherings and children as they play…
And always it is mother who plays the leading part
In bringing joy and happiness to each expectant heart.

Peace on Earth will come to stay, when we live Christmas every day.

Nora Roberts 1950
American author
Nothing ever seems too bad, too hard or too sad when you’ve got a Christmas tree in the living room.

Dale Evans Rogers 1912-2001
American actress & singer/songwriter
Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it’s Christmas.

Andy Rooney 1919-2011
American radio/television writer & broadcaster
One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas Day.

Christina Rossetti 1830-1894
English poet

What can I give Him,
Poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd,
I would bring a lamb;
If I were a wise man,
I would do my part’
Yet what I can I give Him
Give my heart.

from Christmas Carol:  In The Bleak Mid-Winter

John Roy
A joy that is shared is a joy made double.

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Arthur L. Salmon 1865-1952
Author
O let us greet Thee on this morn with songs of new-born peace, of never-ending peace.

Charles Schultz 1922-2000
American cartoonist
Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.

Seth-Jane Roberts 1929-1984
American channeller, author & poet
Christmas.. in your civilization, when you allow it to, speaks to the child in you. And accept that child in you, and forget the distortions, for they do not matter. And enjoy the myth for behind the myth there is truth. And the truth is that you are reborn. And the truth is that your inner self does have the wonder of the child.

Dr Seuss (Theodor Seuss Geisel) 1904-1991
American children’s author & cartoonist
Christmas can’t be bought from a store. Maybe Christmas means a little bit more.

Christmas will always be as long as we stand heart to heart and hand in hand.

Alexander Smith 1830-1867
Scottish poet
Christmas is the day that holds all time together.

Toni Sorenson
Author
The true Christmas spirit is putting others’ happiness before your own, and finding you’ve never known such happiness.

Ruth Carter Stapleton 1929-1983
American Christian evangelist, healer & author
Christmas is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the light of love to those who need it most.

Freya Stark 1893-1993
British-Italian explorer & travel writer
Christmas is a piece of one’s home that one carries in one’s heart.

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Gladys Taber 1899-1980
American author & columnist
Christmas is a bridge. We need bridges as the river of time flows past. Today’s Christmas should mean creating happy hours for tomorrow and reliving those of yesterday.

Nahum Tate 1652-1715
Anglo-Irish poet, hymnist & lyricist

All glory be to God on high,
And on the Earth be peace;
Good-will henceforth from Heaven to men
Begin and never cease.

from Christmas Carol:  While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night

Margaret Thatcher 1925-2013
British Prime Minister
Christmas is a day of meaning and traditions, a special day spent in the warm circle of family and friends.

Mother Teresa 1910-1997
Albanian-Indian Catholic nun
Christmas is a time to open our hearts to God and his gifts.

It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.

Rosie Thomas 1947
Welsh Journalist & author
Christmas works like glue. It keeps us all sticking together.

Henry David Thoreau 1817-1862
American naturalist, essayist & poet
The way you spend Christmas is far more important than how much.

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Charles Wesley 1707-1788
English Anglican cleric & hymnist

Joyful, all ye nations rise,
Join the triumph of the skies;
With angelic host proclaim,
“Christ is born in Bethlehem!”
Hark the herald angels sing
“Glory to the newborn King!”

from Christmas Carol:   Hark The Herald Angels Sing

Larry Wilde 1928-2023
American actor, comedian & author
Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall.

Laura Ingalls Wilder 1867-1957
American author of Little House On The Prairie
We are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas time.

Reese Witherspoon 1976
American actress & producer
Christmas is a time to take stock of the good things in life.

Edward Pola & George Wyle
American songwriters
It’s the most wonderful time of the year.

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Brigham Young 1801-1877
American religious leader of LDS & politician
Love the giver more than the gift.

Unknown Sources

May peace be your gift at Christmas and your blessing all year through.

May your hearth be warm, your holidays grand and your heart held gently in the good Lord’s hand.

Now Christmas is come.
Let us beat up the drum,
And call all our neighbours together;
And when they appear,
Let us make them such cheer
As will keep out the wind and the weather.

Perhaps the best Yuletide decoration is being wreathed in smiles.

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