“The true meaning of Christmas is to cheer people up during a cold and depressing time of year. That means lots of food, getting together with family and friends, giving each other gifts, being kind to others, and helping those in need.”— Staks Rosch, huffingtonpost.com
“Many of you will be sitting in a room with laughing kids who won't be kids much longer, and proud grandparents who won't be around much longer, and it probably won't occur to you that all of it is as tenuous as a snowflake on a dog's nose. It won't occur to you that there will never be another Chris…”— David Wong, cracked.com
“Christmas is more than just December 25th. It’s a season of happiness, love, and anticipation… if you haven’t started celebrating yet, you’re LATE!”— Olivia Danchik, thoughtcatalog.com
“People are happier (unless they’re more stressed) during the Christmas season. It’s about giving, not receiving!”— Olivia Danchik, thoughtcatalog.com
“This is what Christmas is about: love, hope, and faith. In as much of an abundance as available. Regardless of your theological background and beliefs.”— Abby Rosmarin, thoughtcatalog.com
“The Christmas spirit isn’t something you can find or catch. You can’t slip on a Christmas CD into the stereo and realize the Christmas spirit had been under the couch all along. You can’t chase the Christmas spirit down the street, snatching it up in your arms as you look at all the pretty lights. T…”— Abby Rosmarin, thoughtcatalog.com
“I needed the Christmas spirit because sometimes spirit is all you have. I needed Christmas spirit because I needed to be reminded that there is life outside of all this. That you can find a bittersweet victory hearing that your father is moving around with help, and then go to the local parade and s…”— Abby Rosmarin, thoughtcatalog.com
“I know what I really want for Christmas. I want my childhood back. Nobody is going to give me that. I might give at least the memory of it to myself if I try. I know it doesn’t make sense, but since when is Christmas about sense, anyway? It is about a child, of long ago and far away, and it is about…”— Robert Fulghum, amazon.com
“A lovely thing about Christmas is that it’s compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.”— Garrison Keillor, amazon.com
“Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childish days; that can recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth; that can transport the sailor and the traveller, thousands of miles away, back to his own fire-side and his quiet home!”— Charles Dickens, amazon.com
“Christmas is like candy; it slowly melts in your mouth sweetening every taste bud, making you wish it could last forever.”— Richelle E. Goodrich, amazon.com
“Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home.”— G.K. Chesterton, amazon.com
“God put Santa Claus on earth to remind us that Christmas is 'sposed to be a happy time.”— Bil Keane, amazon.com
“Everyone wants a Christmas tree. If you had a Christmas tree Santa would bring you stuff! Like hair curlers and slut shoes.”— Janet Evanovich, amazon.com
“Christmas Eve was a night of song that wrapped itself about you like a shawl. But it warmed more than your body. It warmed your heart... filled it, too, with melody that would last forever.”— Bess Streeter Aldrich, amazon.com
“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach!”— Charles Dickens, amazon.com
“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, amazon.com
“What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas perhaps means a little bit more!”— Dr. Seuss, amazon.com