“Beginning in the fall, there was all this excitement about Christmas and how it was a day for them. After Thanksgiving, they couldn't miss it. It was fixed so they couldn't miss it. The wreaths and decorations everywhere, and bells ringing, and trees in the park, and Santa Clauses on every corner, a…”— John Cheever, newyorker.com
“Of all the millions of people in New York, I am practically the only one who has to get up in the cold black of 6 a.m. on Christmas Day in the morning; I am practically the only one.”— John Cheever, newyorker.com
“It is quite common to experience depression during the holidays. to spend several days without ever leaving your room. to think of those who are no longer with us. to remind ourselves of the things we do not have. the gifts we cannot afford. i am currently thinking of the loss of my stepfather. of t…”— Tonya Ingram, instagram.com
“I felt overstuffed and dull and disappointed, the way I always do the day after Christmas, as if whatever it was the pine boughs and the candles and the silver and gilt-ribboned presents and the birch-log fires and the Christmas turkey and the carols at the piano promised never came to pass.”— Sylvia Plath, amazon.com
“It came without ribbons, it came without tags. It came without packages, boxes, or bags. Maybe Christmas doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas (the thought) means a little bit more.”— Jeffrey Price, Peter S. Seaman, The Grinch, Jim Carrey, imdb.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
“I’m the kind of person who listens to Christmas music in the middle of August because Christmas just isn’t coming fast enough.”— surfersquid, surfersquid.tumblr.com
“it’s October 31st, I can already hear those sleigh bells jingling in the distance.”— sniperct, sniperct.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! The very word brings joy to our hearts. No matter how we may dread the rush, the long Christmas lists for gifts and cards to be bought and given–when Christmas Day comes there is still the same warm feeling we had as children, the same warmth that enfolds our hearts and our homes.”— Joan Winmill Brown, allthingschristmas.com
“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.”— Hamilton Wright Mabie, goodhousekeeping.com
“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
“The thing about Christmas is that it almost doesn’t matter what mood you’re in or what kind of a year you’ve had; it’s a fresh start.”— Kelly Clarkson, hellogiggles.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