Ralph W. Sockman:

    Christmas renews our youth by stirring our wonder. The capacityfor wonder has been calledour most pregnant human faculty, for init are born our art, our science, our religion.

    Carolyn Wells:

    'Tis blessed to bestow, and yet, Could we bestow the gifts weget, And keep the ones we giveaway, How happy were our Christmasday!

    Pope Paul VI:

    We consider Christmas as the encounter, the great encounter, thehistorical encounter, thedecisive encounter, between God andmankind. He who has faith knows this truly; let himrejoice.

    Freya Stark:

    Christmas… is not an eternal event at all, but a piece of one'shome that one carries inone's heart.

    Alexander Smith:

    Christmas is the day that holds all time together.

    Jerry Seinfeld:

    That's the true spiritof Christmas; people being helped by people other than me.

    Nick Rahall:

    The spirit of Christmas is-and hopefully always will be-aboutgoodwill and generosity toothers and peace on earth.

    Norman Vincent Peale:

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

    Garry Moore:

    Christmas is, of course, the time to be home - in heart as wellas body.

    Robert Lynd:

    There are some people who want to throw their arms round you justbecause it's Christmas,there are other people who want to strangleyou just because its Christmas.

    Richard Lamm:

    Christmas is a time when kids tell Santa what they want andadults pay for it. Deficits arewhen adults tell the government whatthey want - and their kids pay for it.

    Garrison Keillor:

    A lovely thing about Christmas is that it's compulsory, like athunderstorm, and we all gothrough it together.

    James Irwin:

    The Earth reminded us of a Christmas tree ornament hanging in theblackness of space. As wegot farther and farther away it diminishedin size. Finally it shrank to the size of amarble, the mostbeautiful marble you can imagine.

    Washington Irving:

    Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality inthe hall, the genial flame ofcharity in the heart.

    Stephen Fry:

    Christmas to a child is the first terrible proof that to travelhopefully is better than to arrive.

    Carrie Fisher:

    I don't think Christmas is necessarily about things. It's aboutbeing good to one another, it's about the Christian ethic, it'sabout kindness.

    Dale Evans:

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

    John Doolittle:

    The endangered species list has grown this year to include bothreligious and secular symbols cherished by Americans

    including the nativity, Santa Claus, Christmas trees, candycanes, and Christmas carols.

    Charles Dickens:

    Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions ofour childhood days, recall to the old man the pleasures of hisyouth, and transport the traveler back to his own fireside andquiet home!

    Grazia Deledda:

    According to an ancient Sardinian legend, the bodies of those whoare born on Christmas Eve will never dissolve into dust but arepreserved until the end of time.

    Calvin Coolidge:

    Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. Tocherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to havethe real spirit of Christmas.

    Gilbert K. Chesterton:

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

    Phillips Brooks:

    The earth has grown old with its burden of care But at Christmasit always is young, The heart of the jewel burns lustrous and fairAnd its soul full of music breaks the air, When the song of angelsis sung.