Merry Christmas! It’s the most wonderful time of year, don’t you think? With so many heartfelt traditions, today’s sweetest moments look slightly different for all of us, but sweet they are indeed—dreaming of snow, drinking eggnog, opening gifts under the tree, volunteering at the local soup kitchen. No matter the tradition, one thing never changes: The love of family surrounds us and attaches itself to every beautiful moment. Cherish these memories.
“We are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmastime.” ― Laura Ingalls Wilder
“Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.” ―Peg Bracken
“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.”― Norman Vincent Peale
“My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?” – Bob Hope
“He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.” ―Roy L. Smith
“I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph.” – Shirley Temple
“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.” ―Norman Vincent Peale
“Christmas is not a date. It is a state of mind.” – Mary Ellen Chase
“My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others.” ―Bob Hope
“I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” – Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
“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
“Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won’t make it ‘white’.” – Bing Crosby
“At Christmas, all roads lead home.” ―Marjorie Holmes
“Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.” – Charles M. Schulz
“I don’t think Christmas is necessarily about things. It’s about being good to one another.” — Carrie Fisher
“Peace on earth will come to stay, When we live Christmas every day.” – Helen Steiner Rice
“Christmas is a day of meaning and traditions, a special day spent in the warm circle of family and friends.” – Margaret Thatcher
“A good conscience is a continual Christmas.” ―Benjamin Franklin
“Christmas isn’t a season. It’s a feeling.” —Edna Ferber
“My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?” – Bob Hope
“May you never be too grown up to search the skies on Christmas Eve.”
“I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph.” – Shirley Temple