Christmas

Many merry Christmases, friendships, great accumulation of cheerful recollections, affection on earth, and Heaven at last for all of us.
- Charles Dickens, 1812 - 1870

Somehow not only for Christmas
But all the long year through,
The joy that you give to others
Is the joy that comes back to you.
- Elwyn Brooks White, 1899 - 1985

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.
- John Calvin Coolidge, 1872 - 1933

Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.
- Norman Vincent Peale, 1898 - 1993

Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.
- Washington Irving, 1783 - 1859