“Christmas works like glue. It keeps us all sticking together.”

“At Christmas, all roads lead home.”

“Christmas gives us the opportunity to pause and reflect on the important things around us.”

“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.”

“T’was the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.”

“Christmas Day is in our grasp, as long as we have hands to clasp! Christmas Day will always be, just as long, as we have we! Welcome Christmas while we stand, heart to heart, and hand in hand!”

“I like to compare the holiday season with the way a child listens to a favorite story. The pleasure is in the familiar way the story begins, the anticipation of familiar turns it takes, the familiar moments of suspense, and the familiar climax and ending.”

“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.”

“Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.”

“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.”

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

“Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality.”

“Christmas is like candy; it slowly melts in your mouth sweetening every taste bud, making you wish it could last forever.”