Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind. - Mary Ellen Chase
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. - George Mathew Adams
It was always said of him, that he knew how to keep Christmas well, if any man alive possessed the knowledge. May that be truly said of us, and all of us! And so, as Tiny Tim observed, "God Bless Us, Every One ! - Charles Dickens
Perhaps the best Yuletide decoration is being wreathed in smiles. - Unknown
They err who thinks Santa Claus comes down through the chimney; he really enters through the heart. - Paul M. Ell
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.- Edwin Osgood Grover
Let no pleasure tempt thee, no profit allure thee, no persuasion move thee, to do anything which thou knowest to be evil; so shalt thou always live jollity; for a good conscience is a continual Christmas. - Benjamin Franklin
If there is no joyous way to give a festive gift, give love away. - Unknown
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. - Emily Matthews
Heap on the wood !-the wind is chill; But let it whistle as it will, We'll keep our Christmas merry still. - Sir Walter Scott
Somehow, not only for Christmas, But all the long year through, The joy that you give to others, Is the joy that comes back to you. And the more you spend in blessing, The poor and lonely and sad, The more of your heart's possessing, Returns to you glad. - John Greenleaf Whittier
A Christmas candle is a lovely thing; It makes no noise at all, But softly gives itself away; While quite unselfish, it grows small. - Eva K. Logue
Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect. - Oren Arnold
Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.- Washington Irving
He who has no Christmas in his heart will never find Christmas under a tree. - Sunshine Magazine
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. - Calvin Coolidge
A good many things go around in the dark besides Santa Claus. - Herbert Hoover
I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. - Charles Dickens
It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air. - W. T. Ellis
Heap on the wood !-the wind is chill; But let it whistle as it will, We'll keep our Christmas merry still. - Sir Walter Scott
Somehow, not only for Christmas, But all the long year through, The joy that you give to others, Is the joy that comes back to you. And the more you spend in blessing, The poor and lonely and sad, The more of your heart's possessing, Returns to you glad. - John Greenleaf Whittier
A Christmas candle is a lovely thing; It makes no noise at all, But softly gives itself away; While quite unselfish, it grows small. - Eva K. Logue
Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect. - Oren Arnold
Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.- Washington Irving
He who has no Christmas in his heart will never find Christmas under a tree. - Sunshine Magazine
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. - Calvin Coolidge
A good many things go around in the dark besides Santa Claus. - Herbert Hoover
I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. - Charles Dickens
It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air. - W. T. Ellis