Christmas Quotes to cheer you

by Beth McHugh | More from this Blogger

07 Dec 2006 04:49 PM

Struggling to get into the true Christmas spirit because you're so caught up in gift-buying, food organizing, and pouring oil on troubled family water? Take a moment to read through some of the heart-warming quotes and witty below and rekindle the true meaning of Christmas.

It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air. W.T.Ellis

Christmas begins about the first of December with an office party and ends when you finally realize what you spent, around April fifteenth of the next year. P.J. O'Rourke

I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. Charles Dickens

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

May peace be your gift at Christmas and your blessing all year through. Anon

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

There's nothing sadder in this world than to awake Christmas morning and not be a child. Erma Bombeck, I Lost Everything in the Post-Natal Depression

In giving, a man receives more than he gives, and the more in proportion to the worth of the thing given. George McDonald

That magical time of year when all your money disappears. Hal Roach

Perhaps the best Yuletide decoration is being wreathed in smiles. Anon

Not what we give, but what we share, for the gift without the giver is bare. James Lowell

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

From home to home, from one place to another. The warmth and joy of Christmas, brings us closer to each other. Emily Matthews

The Supreme Court has ruled that they cannot have a nativity scene in Washington, D.C. This wasn't for any religious reasons. They couldn't find three wise men. Jay Leno

Once again we find ourselves enmeshed in the Holiday Season, that very special time of year when we join with our loved ones in sharing centuries-old traditions such as trying to find a parking space at the mall. We traditionally do this in my family by driving around the parking lot until we see a shopper emerge from the mall, then we follow her, in very much the same spirit as the Three Wise Men, who 2,000 years ago followed a star, week after week, until it led them to a parking space. Dave Barry

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Beth McHugh began her career as a geologist and worked both in industry and as a university researcher.

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