A Christmas candle is a lovely thing;

It makes no noise at all,

But softly gives itself away;
While quite unselfish, it grows small. - va !. "ogue
And the angel said unto them, #$ear not% $or, &ehold, I &ring you
tidings of great 'oy, Which shall &e to all (eo(le. #$or unto you is
&orn this day in the city of )avid A *aviour, which is Christ the
"ord. And this shall &e a sign unto you+ ,e shall find the &a&e
wra((ed in swaddling clothes, "ying in a manger. - *t. "uke -.-
-/
Are you willing to &elieve that love is the strongest thing in the
world - stronger than hate, stronger than evil, stronger than death -
and that the &lessed life which &egan in Bethlehem nineteen
hundred years ago is the image and &rightness of the ternal
"ove0 1hen you can kee( Christmas. - 2enry 3an )yke
As the 2oliday *eason is u(on us, we find ourselves reflecting on
the (ast year and on those who have hel(ed to sha(e our &usiness
in a most significant way. We value our relationshi( with you and
look forward to working with you in the year to come. We wish
you a very ha((y 2oliday *eason and a 4ew ,ear filled with
(eace and (ros(erity.
At Christmas (lay and make good cheer,
$or Christmas comes &ut once a year - 1homas 1usser
Best wishes for a ha((y and (ros(erous 4ew ,ear.
Bless us "ord, this Christmas, with quietness of mind;
1each us to &e (atient and always to &e kind. - 2elen *teiner 5ice
Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a
cons(iracy of love% - 2amilton Wright 6a&ie
Christmas - that magic &lanket that wra(s itself a&out us, that
something so intangi&le that it is like a fragrance. It may weave a
s(ell of nostalgia. Christmas may &e a day of feasting, or of
(rayer, &ut always it will &e a day of remem&rance - a day in
which we think of everything we have ever loved. - Augusta .
5undel
Christmas ... is not an eternal event at all, &ut a (iece of one7s
home that one carries in one7s heart. - $reya *tark
Christmas &egins a&out the first of )ecem&er with an office (arty
and ends when you finally reali8e what you s(ent, around A(ril
fifteenth of the ne9t year. - :.;. <75ourke
Christmas is a race to see which gives out first - your money or
your feet.
Christmas is a time when every&ody wants his (ast forgotten and
his (resent remem&ered.
What I don7t like a&out office Christmas (arties is looking for a
'o& the ne9t day. - :hyllis )iller
6ay (eace, love and (ros(erity follow you always.
Christmas is a time when kids tell *anta what they want and
adults (ay for it. )eficits are when adults tell the government
what they want and their kids (ay for it. - 5ichard "amm
Christmas is a time when you get homesick - even when you7re
home. - Carol 4elson
Christmas is for children. But it is for grown-u(s too. ven if it is
a headache, a chore, and nightmare, it is a (eriod of necessary
defrosting of chill and hide-&ound hearts. - "enora 6attingly
We&er
Christmas is not a time nor a season, &ut a state of mind. 1o
cherish (eace and goodwill, to &e (lenteous in mercy, is to have
the real s(irit of Christmas. - Calvin Coolidge
Christmas is the gentlest, loveliest festival of the revolving year -
and yet, for all that, when it s(eaks, its voice has strong authority.
-W.;. Cameron
Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hos(itality in the
hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart. - Washington Irving
Christmas is the season when you &uy this year7s gifts with ne9t
year7s money.
Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and &ehold,
everything is softer and more &eautiful. - 4orman 3incent :eale
Christmas% 1he very word &rings 'oy to our hearts. 4o matter how
we may dread the rush, the long Christmas lists for gifts and cards
to &e &ought and given--when Christmas )ay comes there is still
the same warm feeling we had as children, the same warmth that
enfolds our hearts and our homes. -;oan Winmill Brown
Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind. - 6ary
llen Chase
Christmas--that magic &lanket that wra(s itself a&out us, that
something so intangi&le that it is like a fragrance. It may weave a
s(ell of nostalgia. Christmas may &e a day of feasting, or of
(rayer, &ut always it will &e a day of remem&rance - a day in
which we think of everything we have ever loved. - Augusta .
5undel
)on7t e9(ect too much of Christmas )ay. ,ou can7t crowd into it
any arrears of unselfishness and kindliness that may have accrued
during the (ast twelve months. - <ren Arnold
$ail not to call to mind, in the course of the twenty-fifth of this
month, that the )ivinest 2eart that ever walked the earth was &orn
on that day; and then smile and en'oy yourselves for the rest of it;
for mirth is also of 2eaven7s making. -"eigh 2unt
$or centuries men have ke(t an a((ointment with Christmas.
Christmas means fellowshi(, feasting, giving and receiving, a
time of good cheer, home. - W.;. 5onald 1ucker
$or the s(irit of Christmas fulfils the greatest hunger of mankind.
-"oring A. *chuler
$rom a commercial (oint of view, if Christmas did not e9ist it
would &e necessary to invent it. - !atharine Whitehorn
$rom 2ome to home, and heart to heart, from one (lace to
another. 1he warmth and 'oy of Christmas, &rings us closer to
each other. - mily 6atthews
=reat little <ne%
whose all-em&racing &irth
"ifts arth to 2eaven,
stoo(s 2eaven to arth. - 5ichard Crashaw
2a((y, ha((y Christmas, that can win us &ack to the delusions of
our childish days; that can recall to the old man the (leasures of
his youth; that can trans(ort the sailor and the traveller, thousands
of miles away, &ack to his own fire-side and his quiet home% -
Charles )ickens, 1he :ickwick :a(ers, ->?@
2e who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a
tree. - 5oy ". *mith
2ea( on the wood%-the wind is chill;
But let it whistle as it will,
We7ll kee( our Christmas merry still. - *ir Walter *cott
2oliday =reetings and Best Wishes for a 4ew ,ear of 2a((iness
in a world of (eace.
I can understand (eo(le sim(ly fleeing the mountainous effort
Christmas has &ecome... &ut there are always a few saving graces
and finally they make u( for all the &other and distress. - 6ay
*arton
I do come home at Christmas. We all do, or we all should. We all
come home, or ought to come home, for a short holiday - the
longer, the &etter - from the great &oarding school where we are
forever working at our arithmetical slates, to take, and give a rest.
- Charles )ickens
I do like Christmas on the whole.... In its clumsy way, it does
a((roach :eace and =oodwill. But it is clumsier every year. -
.6. $orster
I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round,
as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charita&le time; the only time I
know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women
seem &y one consent to o(en their shut-u( hearts freely, and to
think of (eo(le &elow them as if they really were fellow
(assengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures &ound
on other 'ourneys. - Charles )ickens
I hear that in many (laces something has ha((ened to Christmas;
that it is changing from a time of merriment and carefree gaiety to
a holiday which is filled with tedium; that many (eo(le dread the
day and the o&ligation to give Christmas (resents is a nightmare
to weary, &ored souls; that the children of enlightened (arents no
longer &elieve in *anta Claus; that all in all, the effort to &e ha((y
and have (leasure makes many honest hearts grow dark with
des(air instead of &eaming with good will and cheerfulness. -
;ulia :eterkin, A :lantation Christmas, -A?B
I heard the &ells on Christmas )ay 1heir old, familiar carols
(lay,And wild and sweet 1he words re(eat <f (eace on earth,
good-will to men% - 2enry Wadsworth "ongfellow
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
I sometimes think we e9(ect too much of Christmas )ay. We try
to crowd into it the long arrears of kindliness and humanity of the
whole year. As for me, I like to take my Christmas a little at a
time, all through the year. And thus I drift along into the holidays
- let them overtake me une9(ectedly - waking u( some find
morning and suddenly saying to myself+ #Why, this is Christmas
)ay%# - )avid =rayson
I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to kee( it all the year. -
Charles )ickens
I wish we could (ut u( some of the Christmas s(irit in 'ars and
o(en a 'ar of it every month. - 2arlan 6iller
If there is no 'oyous way to give a festive gift, give love away.
In the old days, it was not called the 2oliday *eason; the
Christians called it 7Christmas7 and went to church; the ;ews called
it 72anukkah7 and went to synagogue; the atheists went to (arties
and drank. :eo(le (assing each other on the street would say
76erry Christmas%7 or 72a((y 2anukkah%7 or Cto the atheistsD 7"ook
out for the wall%7 - )ave Barry, #Christmas *ho((ing+ A
*urvivor7s =uide#
Instead of &eing a time of unusual &ehavior, Christmas is (erha(s
the only time in the year when (eo(le can o&ey their natural
im(ulses and e9(ress their true sentiments without feeling self-
conscious and, (erha(s, foolish. Christmas, in short, is a&out the
only chance a man has to &e himself. - $rancis C. $arley
Isn7t it funny that at Christmas something in you gets so lonely for
- I don7t know what e9actly, &ut it7s something that you don7t mind
so much not having at other times. - !ate ". Bosher
It comes every year and will go on forever. And along with
Christmas &elong the kee(sakes and the customs. 1hose hum&le,
everyday things a mother clings to, and (onders, like 6ary in the
secret s(aces of her heart. - 6ar'orie 2olmes
It is Christmas in the heart that (uts Christmas in the air. - W.1.
llis
It is the one season of the year when we can lay aside all gnawing
worry, indulge in sentiment without censure, assume the carefree
faith of childhood, and 'ust (lain #have fun.# Whether they call it
,uletide, 4oel, Weinachten, or Christmas, (eo(le around the
earth thirst for its refreshment as the desert traveller for the oasis.
- ).). 6onroe
6ay :eace &e your gift at Christmas and your &lessing all year
through%
It was always said of him, that he knew how to kee( Christmas
well, if any man alive (ossessed the knowledge. 6ay that &e truly
said of us, and all of us% And so, as 1iny 1im o&served, #=od
Bless Es, very <ne% - Charles )ickens
"et the s(irit of love gently fill our hearts and homes. In this
loveliest of seasons may you find many reasons for ha((iness.
"et us remem&er that the Christmas heart is a giving heart, a wide
o(en heart that thinks of others first. 1he &irth of the &a&y ;esus
stands as the most significant event in all history, &ecause it has
meant the (ouring into a sick world of the healing medicine of
love which has transformed all manner of hearts for almost two
thousand years... Enderneath all the &ulging &undles is this
&eating Christmas heart.
6ay the Blessings of Christmas &e with you today and always.
6ay the closeness of friends, the comfort of home, and the unity
of our nation, renew your s(irits this holiday season
6ay the =ood "ord fulfill you with 2is (romises and &estow on
you 2is many &lessings
6ay the 2oliday *eason &ring only ha((iness and 'oy to you and
your loved ones.
6ay the ;oy and :eace of Christmas &e with you now and
throughout the new year.
6ay the (eace and 'oy of the holiday season &e with you
throughout the coming year.
6ay you have the gift of faith, the &lessing of ho(e and the (eace
of 2is love at christmas and always
6erry Christmas and all the &est in the 4ew ,ear.
6erry Christmas and Best Wishes for a ha((y new year
6erry Christmas and 2a((y 4ew ,ear
6erry Christmas 6ay =od &less you richly throughout this
holiday season.
4ever worry a&out the si8e of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of
children, they are all ?. feet tall. - "arry Wilde, 1he 6erry Book
of Christmas
4e9t to a circus there ain7t nothing that (acks u( and tears out
faster than the Christmas s(irit. - !in 2u&&ard
4othing7s as mean as giving a little child something useful for
Christmas. - !in 2u&&ard
< Christmas *un% What holy task is thine% 1o fold a world in the
em&race of =od% - =uy Wetmore Carryl
<h look, yet another Christmas 13 s(ecial% 2ow touching to have
the meaning of Christmas &rought to us &y cola, fast food, and
&eer.... Who7d have ever guessed that (roduct consum(tion,
(o(ular entertainment, and s(irituality would mi9 so
harmoniously0 - Bill Watterson, Calvin F 2o&&es
<h% lovely voices of the sky
Which hymned the *aviour7s &irth,
Are ye not singing still on high,
,e that sang, #:eace on earth#0 - $elicia 2emans
<h, for the good old days when (eo(le would sto( Christmas
sho((ing when they ran out of money. - Author Enknown
<nce again we find ourselves enmeshed in the 2oliday *eason,
that very s(ecial time of year when we 'oin with our loved ones in
sharing centuries-old traditions such as trying to find a (arking
s(ace at the mall. We traditionally do this in my family &y driving
around the (arking lot until we see a sho((er emerge from the
mall, then we follow her, in very much the same s(irit as the
1hree Wise 6en, who /,... years ago followed a star, week after
week, until it led them to a (arking s(ace. - )ave Barry
<ne of the real 'oys of the 2oliday *eason is the o((ortunity to
say thank you and to wish you the very &est for the new year
<nly in souls the Christ is &rought to &irth, And there 2e lives
and dies. - Alfred 4oyes
<ur hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of
kindred, and we are &etter throughout the year for having, in
s(irit, &ecome a child again at Christmas-time. - "aura Ingalls
Wilder
<ur wish this 2oliday *eason ... A world to grow in where
children will &e safe and free. :eace%
:eace on arth
:eace <n arth and &est wishes throughout the 4ew ,ear
:eace on earth will come to stay, When we live Christmas every
day. - 2elen *teiner 5ice
:eo(le can7t concentrate (ro(erly on &lowing other (eo(le to
(ieces if their minds are (oisoned &y thoughts suita&le to the
twenty-fifth of )ecem&er. - <gden 4ash
:erha(s the &est ,uletide decoration is &eing wreathed in smiles.
5emem&er, 1his )ecem&er, 1hat love weighs more than gold% -
;ose(hine )odge )askam Bacon
5oses are reddish
3iolets are &luish
If it weren7t for Christmas
We7d all &e ;ewish. - Benny 2ill
*easonGs =reetings and &est wishes for the 4ew ,ear
*ing hey% *ing hey% $or Christmas )ay; 1wine mistletoe and
holly. $or a friendshi( glows In winter snows, And so let7s all &e
'olly% - Author Enknown
*omehow, not only for Christmas,
But all the long year through,
1he 'oy that you give to others,
Is the 'oy that comes &ack to you.
And the more you s(end in &lessing,
1he (oor and lonely and sad,
1he more of your heart7s (ossessing,
5eturns to you glad. - ;ohn =reenleaf Whittier
1he &est of all gifts around any Christmas tree+ the (resence of a
ha((y family all wra((ed u( in each other. - Burton 2illis
1he Christmas season has come to mean the (eriod when the
(u&lic (lays *anta Claus to the merchants. - ;ohn Andrew 2olmes
1he Church does not su(erstitiously o&serve days, merely as days,
&ut as memorials of im(ortant facts. Christmas might &e ke(t as
well u(on one day of the year as another; &ut there should &e a
stated day for commemorating the &irth of our *aviour, &ecause
there is danger that what may &e done on any day, will &e
neglected. - *amuel ;ohnson
1he earth has grown old with its &urden of care, But at Christmas
it always is young. - :hilli(s Brooks
1he gift of love. 1he gift of (eace. 1he gift of ha((iness. 6ay all
these &e yours at Christmas
1he merry family gatherings-
1he old, the very young;
1he strangely lovely way they
2armoni8e in carols sung.
$or Christmas is tradition time-
1raditions that recall
1he (recious memories down the years,
1he sameness of them all. - 2elen "owrie 6arshall
1he message of Christmas is that the visi&le material world is
&ound to the invisi&le s(iritual world.
1he rooms were very still while the (ages were softly turned and
the winter sunshine cre(t in to touch the &right heads and serious
faces with a Christmas greeting. - "ouisa 6ay Alcott
1he *u(reme Court has ruled that they cannot have a nativity
scene in Washington, ).C. 1his wasn7t for any religious reasons.
1hey couldn7t find three wise men and a virgin. - ;ay "eno
1he year end &rings no greater (leasure then the o((ortunity to
e9(ress to you season7s greetings and good wishes. 6ay your
holidays and new year &e filled with 'oy.
1here has &een only one Christmas - the rest are anniversaries. -
W.;. Cameron
1here is no time more fitting to say #1hank ,ou# and to wish you
a 2a((y 2oliday *eason and a 4ew ,ear of health, ha((iness and
(ros(erity.
1ime was with most of us, when Christmas )ay, encircling all our
limited world like a magic ring, left nothing out for us to miss or
seek; &ound together all our home en'oyments, affections, and
ho(es; grou(ed everything and everyone round the Christmas fire,
and make the little (icture shining in our &right young eyes,
com(lete. - Charles )ickens
1o a 'oyful (resent and a well remem&ered (ast. Best wishes for
2a((y holidays and a magnificent 4ew ,ear.
1o (erceive Christmas through its wra((ing &ecomes more
difficult with every year. - .B. White, 1he *econd 1ree from the
Corner
1o wish you the s(ecial gifts of this holiday season - :eace, ;oy
and "asting 2a((iness.
Entil one feels the s(irit of Christmas, there is no Christmas. All
else is outward dis(lay--so much tinsel and decorations. $or it
isn7t the holly, it isn7t the snow. It isn7t the tree not the firelight7s
glow. It7s the warmth that comes to the hearts of men when the
Christmas s(irit returns again.
We hear the &eating of wings over Bethlehem and a light that is
not of the sun or of the stars shines in the midnight sky. "et the
&eauty of the story take away all narrowness, all thought of formal
creeds. "et it &e remem&ered as a story that has ha((ened again
and again, to men of many different races, that has &een e9(ressed
through many religions, that has &een called &y many different
names. 1ime and s(ace and language lay no limitations u(on
human &rotherhood. - 4ew ,ork 1imes,
We take (leasure in answering thus (rominently the
communication &elow, e9(ressing at the same time our great
gratification that its faithful author is num&ered among the friends
of 1he *un+
What is Christmas0 It is tenderness for the (ast, courage for the
(resent, ho(e for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cu(
may overflow with &lessings rich and eternal, and that every (ath
may lead to (eace. - Agnes 6. :haro
Whatever else &e lost among the years, "et us kee( Christmas still
a shining thing+ Whatever dou&ts assail us, or what fears, "et us
hold close one day, remem&ering Its (oignant meaning for the
hearts of men. "et us get &ack our childlike faith again. - =race
4oll Crowell
When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our
stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to =od for
filling our stockings with legs0 - =.!. Chesterton
Wouldn7t life &e worth the living
Wouldn7t dreams &e coming true
If we ke(t the Christmas s(irit
All the whole year through0