"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."

~ Calvin Coolidge

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

~ Edna Ferber

"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."

~ Carrie Fisher

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

~ Nick Rahall

"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."

~ Charles Dickens

"Christmas is the day that holds all time together."

~ Alexander Smith

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

~ Dale Evans

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

~ Roy L. Smith

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

~ Erma Bombeck

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MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!