“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.”

“To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake, it is necessary to stand out in the cold.”

“Just because I cannot see it doesn’t mean I can’t believe it!”

“We are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmastime.”

“The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.”

“Like snowflakes, my Christmas memories gather and dance—each beautiful, unique, and gone too soon.”

“Merry Christmas! If you are reading this from your hiding place in the bathroom, on the back porch, or in your childhood bedroom, because you cannot spend one more minute with your relatives, this is totally fine. You are doing great. You have built a life that works for you, and tomorrow, you get to go back to it.”

“Fine old Christmas, with the snowy hair and ruddy face, had done his duty that year in the noblest fashion, and had set off his rich gifts of warmth and color with all the heightening contrast of frost and snow.”

“Damn! How low can you get, givin’ Kris Kringle a parking ticket on Christmas Eve? What’s next? Rabies shots for the Easter Bunny?”

“What I don’t like about office Christmas parties is looking for a job the next day.”

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

“Aren’t we forgetting the true meaning of Christmas? You know, the birth of Santa?”

“As we struggle with shopping lists and invitations, compounded by December’s bad weather, it is good to be reminded that there are people in our lives who are worth this aggravation, and people to whom we are worth the same.”

“Christmas is a baby shower that went totally overboard.”

“We’re the house that’s playing Christmas music by November 1.”

“Christmas is the day that holds all time together.”

“Nothing says holidays like a cheese log.”

“At this time of year, few fights evoke more feelings of cheer and goodwill than the twinkling lights of a Christmas tree.”

“Christmas will always be as long as we stand heart to heart and hand in hand.”