What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that every path may lead to peace.

Agnes M. Pharo

Christmas is not a time nor 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.

There's nothing sadder in this world than to awake Christmas morning and not be a child.

Christmas is, of course, the time to be home - in heart as well as body.

Christmas makes me happy no matter what time of year it comes around.

He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.

Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind.

Christmas isn't a season. It's a feeling.

I don't think Christmas is necessarily about things. It's about being good to one another, it's about the Christian ethic, it's about kindness.

The spirit of Christmas is-and hopefully always will be-about goodwill and generosity to others and peace on earth.

Christmas... is not an eternal event at all, but a piece of one's home that one carries in one's heart.

Freya Stark

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

Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas.

Merry Christmas!