“The joy of brightening other lives becomes for us the magic of the holidays.”

— W. C. Jones

“I don’t think Christmas is necessarily about things. It’s about being good to one another.”

— Carrie Fisher

“Peace on earth will come to stay, When we live Christmas every day.”

 – Helen Steiner Rice

“Christmas is a day of meaning and traditions, a special day spent in the warm circle of family and friends.”

– Margaret Thatcher

“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

“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

“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

“One can never have enough socks,” said Dumbledore. “Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn’t get a single pair. People will insist on giving me books.”

– Harry Potter

“Want to keep Christ in Christmas? Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, forgive the guilty, welcome the unwanted, care for the ill, love your enemies, and do unto others as you would have done unto you.”

― Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

“How many observe Christ’s birthday! How few, His precepts!”

― Benjamin Franklin

“Christmas can be celebrated in the schoolroom with pine trees, tinsel, and reindeers, but there must be no mention of the man whose birthday is being celebrated. One wonders how a teacher would answer if a student asked why it was called Christmas.”

― Ronald Reagan

“And when we give each other Christmas gifts in His name, let us remember that He has given us the sun and the moon and the stars, and the earth with its forests and mountains and oceans–and all that lives and move upon them. He has given us all green things and everything that blossoms and bears fruit and all that we quarrel about and all that we have misused–and to save us from our foolishness, from all our sins, He came down to earth and gave us Himself.”

― Sigrid Undset

“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.”

― Hamilton Wright Mabie

• Merry everything and happy always.
• Christmas Magic is in the air.
• ’tis the season to sparkle!
• May your days be merry and bright.
• Today’s to-do list: snuggle up by the tree with a mug of hot cocoa.
• This is my resting Grinch face!
• Current status: ready to hibernate!
• Sleighed it!