“A lovely thing about Christmas is that it's compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.”
Christmas carries a weight of meaning that goes beyond decorations and gift wrap. These quotes touch on generosity, family, faith, nostalgia, and the particular magic of a season that asks us to slow down and pay attention to what matters.
“When I was 12, all I wanted for Christmas was a trampoline or a four-wheeler. I ended up getting both presents for Christmas.”
“A lovely thing about Christmas is that it's compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.”
“It may be a cliche, but it's true - the build-up to Christmas is so much more pleasurable than the actual day itself.”
“Tax cuts should be for life, not just for Christmas.”
“Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.”
“You have to remind kids to stay connected to the meaning of Christmas. Sometimes it takes a little bit of effort, but it's so worth it.”
“To perceive Christmas through its wrappings becomes more difficult with every year.”
“I beg people not to accept the seasonal ritual of well-timed charity on Christmas Eve. It's blasphemy.”
“Nothing says holidays, like a cheese log.”
“Well, the album 'Intuition' is out and just went platinum officially. So I think to have the music doing what it's doing right now, man, it's the ultimate. Nobody is really selling records out there but we are at a million records and we dropped it at Christmas, so we are just trying to get that thing to like two million, you know.”
“If you haven't got any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble.”
“The denominational world tries to pressure its members to focus on the birth of Christ, but in doing so layers of guilt are imposed, and competition gets complicated as one Christmas program tries to outdo the other.”
“Christmas is a stocking stuffed with sugary goodness.”
“I once wanted to become an atheist, but I gave up - they have no holidays.”
“There's a little vanity chair that Charlie gave me the first Christmas we knew each other. I'll not be parting with that, nor our bed - the four-poster - I'll be needing that to die in.”
“I'm bad on Valentine's Day, but even worse on Christmas. I go shopping at nine o'clock on December 24th every year. Nobody else is there. I'm in Toys'R'Us all by myself. I get there five minutes before closing.”