Christmas Quotes

 

Here’s the deal.  Because some have been so materialistic at Christmas, we spurn the holiday, talk of how it is ruined.  Because some have been so sentimental about Christmas, we have become cynical.  Because some have taken Christ from Christmas, we have demonized Santa.  Because the ACLU has removed a manger from the courthouse lawn, we believe the song of countless saints and angels can be silenced by a few liberal lawyers.

I like Christmas.  I like the bright lights and  the colors.  Most of all I like the opportunity to retell the story of that first Christmas—an event that changed the world.  

So, here are a few quotes about Christmas I happen to like.  Check back from time to time since I may add more as I find them.

When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs? ~G.K. Chesterton

In the old days, it was not called the Holiday Season; the Christians called it 'Christmas' and went to church; the Jews called it 'Hanukkah' and went to synagogue; the atheists went to parties and drank. People passing each other on the street would say 'Merry Christmas!' or 'Happy Hanukkah!' or (to the atheists) 'Look out for the wall!' ~Dave Barry, "Christmas Shopping: A Survivor's Guide"

Some say that ever ’gainst that season comes

Wherein our Savior’s birth is celebrated,

The bird of dawning singeth all night long;

And then, they say, no spirit dare stir abroad;

 The nights are wholesome; then no planets strike,

No fairy takes, nor witch hath power to charm,

So hallow’d and so gracious is the time.

--William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

Do give books - religious or otherwise - for Christmas. They're never fattening, seldom sinful, and permanently personal."
-- Lenore Hershey

And, as if to prove her point….

My first copies of Treasure Island and Huckleberry Finn still have some blue-spruce needles scattered in the pages. They smell of Christmas still.
--Charlton Heston, American film actor.

Were I a philosopher, I should write a philosophy of toys, showing that nothing else in life need to be taken seriously, and that Christmas Day in the company of children is one of the few occasions on which men become entirely alive.
--Robert Lynd (1892-1970), American sociologist

"Some businessmen are saying this could be the greatest Christmas ever. I always thought that the first one was."
(Art Fettig)

And, finally, some words from an insightful man we lost recently:

One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day. Don't clean it up too quickly. ~Andy Rooney