110 Best Christmas Quotes to Make Your Winter Bright
Festive Christmas Quotes
“Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it’s Christmas.” —Dale Evans
“Like snowflakes, my Christmas memories gather and dance—each beautiful, unique, and gone too soon.” —Deborah Whipp
“Every gift which is given, even though it be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection.” —Pindar
“Christmas is a tonic for our souls. It moves us to think of others rather than of ourselves. It directs our thoughts to giving.” —B.C. Forbes
“Mankind is a great, an immense family…This is proved by what we feel in our hearts at Christmas.” —Pope John XXIII
“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.” —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“And that, of course, is the message of Christmas: We are never alone. Not when the night is darkest, the wind coldest, the world seemingly most indifferent….” —Taylor Caldwell
“Nobody ever asked me what I wanted for Christmas. Had any adult, with the power to fulfill my desires, taken me seriously and asked me what I wanted, they would have known that I did not want to have anything to own or to possess any object. I wanted, rather, to feel something on Christmas Day.” —Toni Morrison
“What is Christmas? It is the tenderness of the past, courage for the present, and hope for the future.” —Agnes M. Pahro
“Christmas may be a day of feasting or of prayer, but always, it will be a day of remembrance—a day in which we think of everything we have ever loved.” —Augusta E. Randel
“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.” —Eric Sevareid
“The joy of brightening other lives becomes, for us, the magic of the holidays.” —W. C. Jones
“He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.” —Roy L. Smith
“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
“Christmas means fellowship, feasting, giving and receiving, a time of good cheer—home.” —W. J. Tucker
“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?” —Bob Hope
“The Christmas tree is a symbol of love, not money. There’s a kind of glory to them when they’re all lit up that exceeds anything all the money in the world could buy.” –Andy Rooney
“Let us keep Christmas beautiful without a thought of greed.” —Ann Garnett Schultz
“Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.” —Washington Irving
“Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won’t make it ‘white.'” —Bing Crosby
Best Christmas Quotes From Songs
“And so, I’m offering this simple phrase to kids from one to 92. Although it’s been said many times, many ways, Merry Christmas to you.” —”The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)”
“Christmas won’t be the same without you. Christmas won’t be the same if you go. You’re all I need to see, standing by my Christmas tree. ‘Cause Christmas won’t be the same without you.” —”Christmas Won’t be the Same Without You”
“I won’t ask for much this Christmas. I won’t even wish for snow. And I’m just gonna keep on waiting, underneath the mistletoe.” —”All I want for Christmas is You”
“Holidays are joyful, there’s always something new. But ev’ryday’s a holiday, when I’m near to you.” —”Merry Christmas, Darling”
“Christmas Eve will find me, where the love-light gleams. I’ll be home for Christmas, if only in my dreams.” —”I’ll be Home for Christmas”
“I’m dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones I used to know. Where the treetops glisten and children listen to hear sleigh bells in the snow.” —”White Christmas”
“Oh, the fire is slowly dying. And, my dear, we’re still goodbye-ing. But as long as you love me so, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.” —”Let it Snow”
“A very Merry Christmas and a happy new year. Let’s hope it’s a good one, without any fear.” —”Happy Xmas (War is Over)”
“There must have been some magic in that old silk hat they found, for when they placed it on his head, he began to dance around!” —”Frosty the Snowman”
“Have yourself a merry little Christmas. Let your heart be light. From now on, your troubles will be out of sight.” —”Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”
“He sees you when you’re sleeping; he knows when you’re awake. He knows when you’ve been bad or good, so be good, for goodness sake!” —”Santa Claus is Coming to Town”
“Good tidings we bring to you and your kin. We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.” —”We Wish You a Merry Christmas”
“Sleigh bells ring, are you listening? In the lane, snow is glistening. A beautiful sight, we’re happy tonight. Walking in a winter wonderland.” —”Winter Wonderland”
“O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, how faithful are thy branches?” —”O Christmas Tree”
“Jingle Bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way! Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh.” —”Jingle Bells”
“Away in a manger, no crib for a bed. The little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head.” —”Away in a Manger”
“Come and trim my Christmas tree with some decorations bought at Tiffany. I really do believe in you—let’s see if you believe in me.” —”Santa Baby”
“Joy to the world, the Lord is come. Let earth receive her King.” —”Joy to the World”
Christmas Quotes for Family
“Christmas gives us the opportunity to pause and reflect on the important things around us.” —David Cameron
“At Christmas, all roads lead home.” —Marjorie Holmes
“Christmas works like glue. It keeps us all sticking together.” —Rosie Thomas
“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.” —Andy Rooney
“The idea of Christmas can’t be more important than the people you share Christmas with.”—Candice Cameron Buré, Christmas on Candy Cane Lane
“The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.” —Burton Hills
“As we struggle with shopping lists and invitations, compounded by December’s bad weather, it is good to be reminded that there are people in our lives who are worth this aggravation, and people to whom we are worth the same.” —Donald E. Westlake
“Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts.” —Janice Maeditere
“We count down the days just to experience it nearly exactly as we always have. It is so comfortable, familiar, and perfectly nostalgic that, frankly, we have no desire to improve upon it at all.” —Joanna Gaines
“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.” —Carrie Fisher
“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.” —Catherine Pulsifer
