75 Inspirational Christmas Quotes (FESTIVITY)

Top 10 Most Famous Christmas Quotes (BEST)

What is Christmas It is the tenderness of the past, courage for the present, and hope for the future. - Agnes M. Pahro — What is Christmas? It is the tenderness of the past, **courage** for the present, and **hope** for the **future**. – Agnes M. Pahro

Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection. - Winston Churchill — Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection. – **Winston Churchill**

Christmas will always be as long as we stand heart to heart and hand in hand. - Dr. Seuss — Christmas will always be as long as we stand heart to heart and hand in hand. – **Dr. Seuss**

He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree. - Roy L. Smith — He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree. – Roy L. Smith

I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. - Charles Dickens — I will **honor** Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. – **Charles Dickens**

Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful. - Norman Vincent Peale — Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful. – **Norman Vincent Peale**

When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things—not the great occasions—give off the greatest glow of happiness. - Bob Hope — When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things—not the great occasions—give off the greatest glow of **happiness**. – Bob Hope

Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it’s Christmas. - Dale Evans Rogers — Christmas, my child, is love in **action**. Every time we **love**, every time we give, it’s Christmas. – Dale Evans Rogers

Every gift which is given, even though it be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection. - Pindar — Every gift which is given, even though it be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection. – Pindar

Just remember, the true spirit of Christmas lies in your heart. - 'The Polar Express' — Just remember, the true spirit of Christmas lies in your heart. – ‘The Polar Express’

20 Inspirational Christmas Quotes (SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS)

Christmas is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the light of love to those who need it most. - Ruth Carter Stapleton — Christmas is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the light of **love** to those who need it most. – Ruth Carter Stapleton

Nothing ever seems too bad, too hard, or too sad when you've got a Christmas tree in the living room. - Nora Roberts — Nothing ever seems too bad, too hard, or too sad when you’ve got a Christmas tree in the living room. – Nora Roberts

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 — 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

Peace on earth will come to stay, when we live Christmas every day. - Helen Steiner Rice — **Peace** on earth will come to stay, when we live Christmas every day. – Helen Steiner Rice

Christmas is like candy; it slowly melts in your mouth sweetening every taste bud, making you wish it could last forever. - Richelle E. Goodrich — Christmas is like candy; it slowly melts in your mouth sweetening every taste bud, making you wish it could last forever. – Richelle E. Goodrich

Some Christmas tree ornaments do more than glitter and glow, they represent a gift of love given a long time ago. - Tom Baker — Some Christmas tree ornaments do more than glitter and glow, they represent a gift of **love** given a long time ago. – Tom Baker

Christmas is forever, not for just one day. For loving, sharing, giving, are not to put away. - Norman Wesley Brooks — Christmas is forever, not for just one day. For loving, **sharing**, giving, are not to put away. – Norman Wesley Brooks

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 — 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

The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear. - Will Ferrell — The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear. – Will Ferrell

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. - Norman Vincent Peale — 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. – **Norman Vincent Peale**

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 — 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

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 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

Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart. - Washington Irving — Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart. – Washington Irving

Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can't see. - 'The Polar Express' — Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can’t see. – ‘The Polar Express’

Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won’t make it white. - Bing Crosby — Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won’t make it white. – Bing Crosby

Christmas now surrounds us, Happiness is everywhere. Our hands are busy with many tasks as carols fill the air. - Shirley Sallay — Christmas now surrounds us, Happiness is everywhere. Our hands are busy with many tasks as carols fill the air. – Shirley Sallay

Like snowflakes, my Christmas memories gather and dance—each beautiful, unique, and gone too soon. - Deborah Whipp — Like snowflakes, my Christmas **memories** gather and dance—each beautiful, unique, and gone too soon. – Deborah Whipp

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 — 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

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 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

I wish we could put some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month. - Harlan Miller — I wish we could put some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month. – Harlan Miller

22 Short Christmas Quotes and Sayings (MOTIVATE)

Christmas is not a story of hope. It is hope. - Craig D. Lounsbrough — Christmas is not a story of hope. It is **hope**. – Craig D. Lounsbrough

Christmas is the day that holds all time together. - Alexander Smith — Christmas is the day that holds all time together. – Alexander Smith

As for me, I like to take my Christmas a little at a time, all through the year. - David Grayson — As for me, I like to take my Christmas a little at a **time**, all through the year. – David Grayson

A good conscience is a continual Christmas. - Benjamin Franklin — A good conscience is a continual Christmas. – **Benjamin Franklin**

Christmas gives us an opportunity to pause and reflect on the important things around us. - David Cameron — Christmas gives us an opportunity to pause and reflect on the important things around us. – David Cameron

Christmas isn't just a day, it's a frame of mind. - Valentine Davies — Christmas isn’t just a day, it’s a frame of mind. – Valentine Davies

I don't think Christmas is necessarily about things. It's about being good to one another. - Carrie Fisher — I don’t think Christmas is necessarily about things. It’s about being good to one another. – **Carrie Fisher**

The Christmas spirit is a spirit of giving and forgiving. - James Cash Penney — The Christmas spirit is a spirit of giving and **forgiving**. – James Cash Penney

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

It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving. - Mother Teresa — It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving. – **Mother Teresa**

Love the giver more than the gift. - Brigham Young — Love the giver more than the gift. – Brigham Young

At Christmas, all roads lead home. - Marjorie Holmes — At Christmas, all roads lead home. – Marjorie Holmes

May you never be too grown up to search the skies on Christmas Eve.

Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone. - Charles M. Schulz — Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone. – **Charles M. Schulz**

Let us keep Christmas beautiful without a thought of greed. - Ann Garnett Schultz — Let us keep Christmas beautiful without a thought of greed. – Ann Garnett Schultz

The joy of brightening other lives becomes for us the magic of the holidays. - W.C. Jones — The joy of brightening other lives becomes for us the magic of the **holidays**. – W.C. Jones

Remember this December, that love weighs more than gold. - Josephine Daskam Bacon — Remember this December, that love weighs more than gold. – Josephine Daskam Bacon

The world has grown weary through the years, but at Christmas, it is young. - Phillips Brooks — The world has grown weary through the years, but at Christmas, it is young. – Phillips Brooks

At Christmas, play and make good cheer, for Christmas comes but once a year. - Thomas Tusser — At Christmas, play and make good cheer, for Christmas comes but once a year. – Thomas Tusser

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

Christmas is a piece of one’s home that one carries in one’s heart. - Freya Stark — Christmas is a piece of one’s home that one carries in one’s heart. – Freya Stark

My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. - Bob Hope — My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. – Bob Hope

7 Funny Christmas Quotes to Brighten Up Your Holiday (JOYOUS)

Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall. - Larry Wilde — Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall. – Larry Wilde

Let’s be naughty and save Santa the trip. - Gary Allan — Let’s be naughty and save Santa the trip. – Gary Allan

A lovely thing about Christmas is that it’s compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together. - Garrison Keillor — A lovely thing about Christmas is that it’s compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together. – Garrison Keillor

Some people are born for Halloween, and some are just counting the days until Christmas. - Stephen Graham Jones — Some people are born for Halloween, and some are just counting the days until Christmas. – Stephen Graham Jones

Christmas: the only time of year you can sit in front of a dead tree eating candy out of socks.

Christmas is a time when everybody wants his past forgotten and his present remembered. - Phyllis Diller — Christmas is a time when everybody wants his past forgotten and his present remembered. – Phyllis Diller

Do give books - religious or otherwise - for Christmas. They’re never fattening, seldom sinful, and permanently personal. - Lenore Hershey — Do give books – religious or otherwise – for Christmas. They’re never fattening, seldom sinful, and permanently personal. – Lenore Hershey

7 Religious Christmas Quotes (SPIRITUAL)

All the Christmas presents in the world are worth nothing without the presence of Christ. - David Jeremiah — All the Christmas presents in the world are worth nothing without the presence of Christ. – David Jeremiah

God goes to those who have time to hear him — and so on this cloudless night he went to simple shepherds. - Max Lucado — God goes to those who have time to hear him — and so on this cloudless night he went to simple shepherds. – **Max Lucado**

God never gives someone a gift they are not capable of receiving. If He gives us the gift of Christmas, it is because we all have the ability to understand and receive it. - Pope Francis — God never gives someone a gift they are not capable of receiving. If He gives us the gift of Christmas, it is because we all have the ability to understand and receive it. – **Pope Francis**

Once in our world, a stable had something in it that was bigger than our whole world. - C.S. Lewis — Once in our world, a stable had something in it that was bigger than our whole world. – **C.S. Lewis**

Jesus was God and man in one person, that God and man might be happy together again. - George Whitefield — Jesus was God and man in one person, that God and man might be happy together again. – George Whitefield

Peace with God, peace with others, and peace in your own heart. - Rick Warren — **Peace** with God, peace with others, and peace in your own heart. – **Rick Warren**

You can never truly enjoy Christmas until you can look up into the Father’s face and tell him you have received his Christmas gift. - John R. Rice — You can never truly enjoy Christmas until you can look up into the Father’s face and tell him you have received his Christmas gift. – John R. Rice

9 Enlightening Family Christmas Quotes (LOVE)

Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas. - Peg Bracken — Gifts of **time** and **love** are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas. – Peg Bracken

Christmas is the season of joy, of gift-giving, and of families united. - Norman Vincent Peale — Christmas is the season of joy, of gift-giving, and of **families** united. – **Norman Vincent Peale**

Mankind is a great, an immense family. This is proved by what we feel in our hearts at Christmas. - Pope John XXIII — Mankind is a great, an immense **family**. This is proved by what we feel in our hearts at Christmas. – Pope John XXIII

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

Christmas works like glue, it keeps us all sticking together. - Rosie Thomas — Christmas works like glue, it keeps us all sticking together. – Rosie Thomas

Christmas means fellowship, feasting, giving and receiving, a time of good cheer, home. - W.J. Tucker — Christmas means fellowship, feasting, giving and receiving, a time of good cheer, home. – W.J. Tucker

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 — 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

Christmas is a day of meaning and traditions, a special day spent in the warm circle of family and friends. - Margaret Thatcher — Christmas is a day of meaning and traditions, a special day spent in the warm circle of family and friends. – **Margaret Thatcher**

Christmas Eve, a perfect night to express affection for your family, to forgive those who failed you, and to forget past mistakes.

Conclusion: Christmas Meaning and Tradition

Christmas, popularly known as the festival celebrating Jesus’ birth, is a worldwide celebration that most people look forward to at the end of the year.

December 25th was believed not to be the original date of Jesus’ birth but was instead a Roman holiday that celebrated the winter solstice and the revival of the sun. In time, Christians appropriated this pagan holiday as the celebration of the birth of the Son.

The first recorded observance of placing a tree indoors during the Christmas holiday was in 1494. The first decorated Christmas tree was decorated with apples in Strasbourg in 1605.

At the end of the 18th century, gift-giving became a practice and a norm during the Christmas season thought to be inspired by the Three Wise men visiting the baby Jesus and offering him gifts as well.

This practice evolved into the stories of St. Nicholas appearing on his feast day, December 6, and offering toys and candy to children, which developed into the story of Santa Claus.

In countries such as Mexico and the Philippines, the travel of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem is re-enacted for a live audience on the days leading up to December 25.

Several non-predominantly Catholic countries also celebrate a few Christmas traditions of their own.

Further Reading:

The Real Meaning of Christmas – CBN
Christmas Around the World – Insider
What is Most Important About Christmas? – National Review

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