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Whispers of Wonder: 30 Quotes About Christmas

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Today we are to relish in the enchanting words of pausing Christmas sentiments that hold a unique power to stir our hearts and kindle the Christmas spirit within. Eloquently capturing the essence of the season, the timeless expressions below promise to illuminate Christmas celebrations and warm the soul. 

The Quotes

“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

“The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.” – Burton Hills

“Christmas magic is silent. You don’t hear it — you feel it, you know it, you believe it.” – Kevin Alan Milne

“Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.” – Washington Irving

“Christmas isn’t just a day, it’s a frame of mind.” – Valentine Davies

“A good conscience is a continual Christmas.” – Benjamin Franklin

“Christmas, my child, is love in action.” – Dale Evans

"Christmas is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the light of love to those who need it most." — Ruth Carter Stapleton

“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” – Hamilton Wright Mabie

“Christmas is not a story of hope. It is hope.” — Craig D. Lounsbrough

“What is Christmas? It is the tenderness of the past, courage for the present, and hope for the future." — Agnes M. Pahro

"May you never be too grown up to search the skies on Christmas Eve.” — Unknown

“Christmas is a piece of one’s home that one carries in one’s heart.” — Freya Stark

 "He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.” — Roy L. Smith

“Want to keep Christ in Christmas? Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, forgive the guilty, welcome the unwanted, care for the ill, love your enemies, and do unto others as you would have done unto you.” ― Steve Maraboli

“If you want to experience the true meaning of Christmas, give something to someone who can offer nothing in return.” ― Toni Sorenson

“And when we give each other Christmas gifts in His name, let us remember that He has given us the sun and the moon and the stars, and the earth with its forests and mountains and oceans—and all that lives and move upon them.” ― Sigrid Undset

“Christmas waves a magic wand over the world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.” —Norman Vincent Peale

“Christmas—that magic blanket that wraps itself about us, that something so intangible that it is like a fragrance. It may weave a spell of nostalgia. Christmas may be a day of feasting, or of prayer, but always it will be a day of remembrance—a day in which we think of everything we have ever loved.” —Augusta E. Rundel

"It is Christmas every time you let God love others through you."—Saint Teresa of Calcutta

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Weaving together joy, love, and goodwill, may the tidings instill a lingering impression that carries you throughout the remainder of the season and beyond.

Wishing you a Christmas filled with joy, peace, warmth, and promise, 
Your friends at Torrance Church of Christ