These Christmas quotes will inspire you.
Below you will find a collection of motivating, knowledgeable, and encouraging Christmas quotes, Christmas sayings, and Christmas proverbs.
Inspirational Christmas Quotes
- “It is Christmas every time you let God love others through you.” ~ Mother Teresa
- “A very Merry Christmas And a happy New Year Let’s hope it’s a good one Without any fear.” ~ John Lennon
- “Christmas is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the light of love to those who need it most.” ~ Ruth Carter Stapleton
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“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” ~ Hamilton Wright Mabie
- “Bless us Lord, this Christmas, with quietness of mind; Teach us to be patient and always to be kind.” ~ Helen Steiner Rice
- “A little smile, a word of cheer, A bit of love from someone near, A little gift from one held dear, Best wishes for the coming year. These make a Merry Christmas!” ~ John Greenleaf Whittier
- “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” ~ Winston Churchill
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“Peace on earth will come to stay When we live Christmas every day.” ~ Helen Steiner Rice
- “And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled ’till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.” ~ Dr. Seuss
- “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
- “For it is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas when its mighty Founder was a child Himself.” ~ Charles Dickens
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“The way you spend Christmas is far more important than how much.” ~ Henry David Thoreau
- “Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.” ~ John Wesley
- “It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air.” ~ William Thomas Ellis
- “Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.” ~ Norman Vincent Peale , Christmas quotes magic
- “The very purpose of Christ’s coming into the world was that He might offer up His life as a sacrifice for the sins of men. He came to die. This is the heart of Christmas.” ~ Billy Graham
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“Rejoice, that the immortal God is born, so that mortal men may live in eternity.” ~ Jan Hus
- “It is Christmas every time you let God love others through you…yes, it is Christmas every time you smile at your brother and offer him your hand.” ~ Mother Teresa
- “So every year when Christmas comes, I realize a new, the best gift life can offer is having friends like you.” ~ Helen Steiner Rice , Christmas quotes for friends
- “A good conscience is a continual Christmas.” ~ Benjamin Franklin
- “Jesus came from heaven down to earth. He left all grandeur behind Him, He passed by palaces and thrones-to be born in a manger! He was born lowly, that He might raise men up to God. The poor have a friend in Jesus. If no one else loves them, He loves them. He came to give them liberty, to proclaim to them the gospel of God’s grace.” ~ Dwight L. Moody
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“Of course, this is the season to be jolly, but it is also a good time to be thinking about those who aren’t.” ~ Helen Valentine
- “The Supreme Court has ruled that they cannot have a nativity scene in Washington, D.C. This wasn’t for any religious reasons. They couldn’t find three wise men and a virgin.” ~ Jay Leno
- “But I am sure that I have always thought of Christmas time when it has come round…as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely.” ~ Charles Dickens
- “Christmas is … a time to mark our progress through this earthly journey. Every December we can look back and marvel at the designs of God and realize how very little we are in control of the events that shaped the past year. Then, with hearts full, look to the celebration of that silent, holy night, and all its certainty. Because of Christmas, this we know: Christ was born for us. He is love, and the plans he has for us always surpass those of our own.” ~ Karen Kingsbury
- “Who can add to Christmas? The perfect motive is that God so loved the world. The perfect gift is that He gave His only Son. The only requirement is to believe in Him. The reward of faith is that you shall have everlasting life.” ~ Corrie Ten Boom
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“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” ~ Charles Dickens
- “Remember this December, that love weighs more than gold!” ~ Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon
- “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
- “The joy that you give to others is the joy that comes back to you” ~ John Greenleaf Whittier
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“Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it’s Christmas.” ~ Dale Evans
- “Christmas is not in tinsel and lights and outward show. The secret lies in an inner glow. It’s lighting a fire inside the heart. Goodwill and joy a vital part. It’s higher thought and a greater plan. It’s glorious dream in the soul of man.” ~ Wilferd Peterson
- “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 , Christmas quotes gifts
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“We should try to hold on to the Christmas spirit, not just one day a year, but all 365.” ~ Mary Martin
- “Christmas is the time when kids tell Santa what they want and adults pay for it. Deficits are when adults tell government what they want and their kids pay for it.” ~ Richard Lamm , Christmas quotes on Santa Claus
- “The star of Bethlehem was a star of hope that led the wise men to the fulfillment of their expectations, the success of their expedition. Nothing in this world is more fundamental for success in life than hope, and this star pointed to our only source for true hope: Jesus Christ.” ~ D. James Kennedy
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“Christmas will always be as long as we stand heart to heart and hand in hand.” ~ Dr. Seuss
- “Christmas is the season of joy, of holiday greetings exchanged, of gift-giving,and of families united.” ~ Norman Vincent Peale , Christmas quotes for family
- “Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home.” ~ Gilbert K. Chesterton
- “To celebrate the heart of Christmas is to forget ourselves in the service of others.” ~ Henry C. Link
- “Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days, recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth, and transport the traveler back to his own fireside and quiet home!” ~ Charles Dickens
- “Good news from heaven the angels bring, Glad tidings to the earth they sing: To us this day a child is given,
To crown us with the joy of heaven.” ~ Martin Luther -
“Your children need your presence more than your presents.” ~ Jesse Jackson
- “Christmas: the Son of God expressing the love of God to save us from the wrath of God so we could enjoy the presence of God.” ~ John Piper
- “Christ was born in the first century, yet he belongs to all centuries. He was born a Jew, yet He belongs to all races. He was born in Bethlehem, yet He belongs to all countries.” ~ George W Truett
- “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.” ~ Helen Keller
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“Maybe Christmas, the Grinch thought, doesn’t come from a store.” ~ Dr. Seuss
- “And So This Is Christmas; And What Have We Done? Another Year Over; A New One Just Begun; And So Happy Christmas; I Hope You Have Fun; The Near And The Dear Ones; The Old And The Young.” ~ John Lennon
- “There seems a magic in the very name of Christmas.” ~ Charles Dickens
- “How many observe Christ’s birthday! How few, His precepts!” ~ Benjamin Franklin
- “Christmas my child, is love in action…When you love someone, you give to them, as God gives to us.
The greatest gift He ever gave was the Person of His Son, sent to us in human form so that we might know what God the Father is really like! Every time we love, every time we give, it’s Christmas.” ~ Dale Evans , Christmas quotes God -
“Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.” ~ Peg Bracken
- “Don’t let the past steal your present. This is the message of Christmas: We are never alone.” ~ Taylor Caldwell
- “I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old, familiar carols play, And wild and sweet The words repeat Of peace on earth, good-will to men!” ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas; Soon the bells will start, And the thing that will make them ring
Is the carol that you sing Right within your heart.” ~ Meredith Willson - “To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To you, respect.” ~ Oren Arnold
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“Christmas is telling you that you could never get to heaven on your own. God had to come to you.” ~ Timothy Keller
- “Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time.” ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder
- “To the American People: Christmas is not a time or a season but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas. If we think on these things, there will be born in us a Savior and over us will shine a star sending its gleam of hope to the world.” ~ Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933), American president. Presidential message (December 25, 1927).” ~ Calvin Coolidge
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“Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.” ~ Charles M. Schulz
- “This is my wish for you: peace of mind, prosperity through the year, happiness that multiplies, health for you and yours, fun around every corner, energy to chase your dreams, joy to fill your holidays!” ~ David Dellinger
- “Love came down at Christmas, Love all lovely, Love Divine; Love was born at Christmas; Star and angels gave the sign.” ~ Christina Rossetti
- “Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.” ~ Washington Irving
- “The greatest and most momentous fact which the history of the world records is the fact of Christ’s birth.” ~ Charles Spurgeon
- “A merry Christmas to everybody! A happy New Year to all the world!” ~ Charles Dickens
Summary: Christmas, a Christian festival celebrating the birth of Jesus. Observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration by people around the world.