53 Quotes Anyone Who Loves Christmas Will Appreciate

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

— Margaret Thatcher, au.be.yahoo.com

“One thing I love about Christmas music is that it has a tradition of warmth.”

— Zooey Deschanel, timeout.com

“Christmas and the holidays are the season of giving. It’s a time when people are more kind and open-hearted.”

— Gisele Bundchen, hellogiggles.com

“Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.”

— Peg Bracken, books.google.dk

“I am sure I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round—apart from the veneration due to its sacred name and origin, if anything belonging to it can be apart from that—as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the…”

— Charles Dickens, amazon.com

“Christmas is not just a time for festivity and merry making. It is more than that. It is a time for the contemplation of eternal things. The Christmas spirit is a spirit of giving and forgiving.”

— J.C. Penney, books.google.dk

“For centuries men have kept an appointment with Christmas. Christmas means fellowship, feasting, giving and receiving, a time of good cheer, home.”

— W.J. Tucker, daringtolivefully.com

“There is one more good thing about Winter—he brings Christmas. Through the bleak December the thought of the coming festival is pleasant—like the reflection of a fire on our faces.... Christmas-day is the pleasantest day in the whole year. On that day we think tenderly of distant friends; we strive…”

— Alexander Smith, Alan Seeger, amazon.com

“At one time, most of my friends could hear the bell, but as years passed, it fell silent for all of them. Even Sarah found one Christmas that she could no longer hear its sweet sound. Though I've grown old, the bell still rings for me, as it does for all who truly believe.”

— Chris Van Allsburg, amazon.com

“"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."”

— J. K. Rowling, amazon.com

“Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall.”

— Larry Wilde, books.google.dk

“The thoughtfulness and goodwill messages from loved ones brighten my Christmas day.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita, amazon.com

“There are some wonderful aspects to Christmas. It's magical. And each year, from at least November, well, September, well, if I'm honest, May, I look forward to it hugely.”

— Miranda Hart, amazon.com

“Let the children have their night of fun and laughter. Let the gifts of Father Christmas delight their play. Let us grown-ups share to the full in their unstinted pleasures before we turn again to the stern task and the formidable years that lie before us, resolved that, by our sacrifice and daring,…”

— Winston Churchill, youtube.com

“Snowflakes swirl down gently in the deep blue haze beyond the window. The outside world is a dream. Inside, the fireplace is brightly lit, and the Yule log crackles with orange and crimson sparks. There’s a steaming mug in your hands, warming your fingers. There’s a friend seated across from you in…”

— Vera Nazarian, amazon.com

“me: *patiently waits for November to come so that my Christmas mood won’t feel that out of the ordinary*”

— deltagrovyle, deltagrovyle.tumblr.com

“Around the holidays, the food is amazing. I love making food for everybody, especially cookies. I help with everything for the Christmas dinner–me and my mom are crazy in the kitchen.”

— Taylor Swift, taylorswiftdeclassified.tumblr.com

“I sometimes think we expect too much of Christmas Day. 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 unexpectedly–wa…”

— Ray Stannard Baker, allthingschristmas.com

“Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect.”

— Oren Arnold, allthingschristmas.com

“Christmas, my child, is love in action.”

— Dale Evans, allthingschristmas.com

“I will never forget when I was about 12, and my mother told my siblings and me that we would not be receiving Christmas gifts because there wasn't enough money.I remember at the time that I felt sad and thought: "What would I say when the other kids asked what I had gotten?" Just when I started to a…”

— Oprah Winfrey, hellogiggles.com

“There are no strangers on Christmas Eve.”

— George Melton, amazon.com

“It’s ‘Merry Christmas’ at our house. Whatever it is at yours, have a happy one. And be good to somebody.”

— Stephen King, twitter.com