Favorite Christmas Quotes

Dear Readers:

These are some of my favorite quotes about Christmas. In the spirit of Christmas, I will share them with you and hope that they will make your Christmas a little more meaningful.

* “The Earth has grown old with its burden of care, But at Christmas it always is young, The heart of the jewel burns lustrous and fair, And its soul full of music breaks the air, When the song of angels is sung.” — Phillips Brooks, Episcopal bishop

* “This is the message of Christmas: We are never alone.” — Taylor Caldwell, novelist

* “Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won’t make it ‘white.’ ” — Bing Crosby, singer and film actor

* “Do give books — religious or otherwise — for Christmas. They’re never fattening, seldom sinful, and permanently personal.” — Lenore Hershey, editor of McCall’s and Ladies Home Journal magazines

* “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, film actor and comedian

* “The joy of brightening other lives, bearing each others’ burdens, easing others’ loads and supplanting empty hearts and lives with generous gifts becomes for us the magic of Christmas.” — W.C. Jones

* “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

* “Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” — Hamilton Wright Mabie, author, essayist and critic

* “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, religious leader, author

* “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, writer, producer, humorist

* “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, newscaster

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