p	1¡¢Christmasisaseasonforkindlingthefireforhospitalityinthehall,thegenialflameofcharityintheheart¡£WashingtonIrvingp	
	2¡¢ChristmasisatimewhenkidstellSantawhattheywantandadultspayforit.Deficitsarewhenadultstellthegovernmentwhattheywant-andtheirkidspayforit¡£RichardLammp	
	3¡¢Christmasisnotatimenoraseason,butastateofmind.Tocherishpeaceandgoodwill,tobeplenteousinmercy,istohavetherealspiritofChristmas¡£CalvinCoolidgep	
	4¡¢Christmasisthedaythatholdsalltimetogether¡£AlexanderSmithp	
	5¡¢Christmasis,ofcourse,thetimetobehome-inheartaswellasbody¡£GarryMoorep	
	6¡¢Christmasrenewsouryouthbystirringourwonder.Thecapacityforwonderhasbeencalledourmostpregnanthumanfaculty,forinitarebornourart,ourscience,ourreligion¡£RalphW.Sockmanp	
	7¡¢Christmastoachildisthefirstterribleproofthattotravelhopefullyisbetterthantoarrive¡£StephenFryp	
	8¡¢Christmaswavesamagicwandoverthisworld,andbehold,everythingissofterandmorebeautiful¡£NormanVincentPealep	
	9¡¢Christmas,mychild,isloveinaction.Everytimewelove,everytimewegive,it#39sChristmas.DaleEvansp	
	10¡¢Christmas...isnotaneternaleventatall,butapieceofonersquoshomethatonecarriesinonersquosheart¡£FreyaStarkp	
	11¡¢Happy,happyChristmas,thatcanwinusbacktothedelusionsofourchildhooddays,recalltotheoldmanthepleasuresofhisyouth,andtransportthetravelerbacktohisownfiresideandquiethome!CharlesDickensp	
	12¡¢Idon#39tthinkChristmasisnecessarilyaboutthings.It#39saboutbeinggoodtooneanother,it#39sabouttheChristianethic,it#39saboutkindness.£¡CarrieFisherp	
	13¡¢ThatrsquosthetruespiritofChristmaspeoplebeinghelpedbypeopleotherthanme¡£JerrySeinfeldp	
	14¡¢TheearthhasgrownoldwithitsburdenofcareButatChristmasitalwaysisyoung,TheheartofthejewelburnslustrousandfairAnditssoulfullofmusicbreakstheair,Whenthesongofangelsissung¡£PhillipsBrooksp	
	15¡¢TheEarthremindedusofaChristmastreeornamenthangingintheblacknessofspace.Aswegotfartherandfartherawayitdiminishedinsize.Finallyitshranktothesizeofamarble,themostbeautifulmarbleyoucanimagine¡£JamesIrwinp	
	16¡¢TheendangeredspecieslisthasgrownthisyeartoincludebothreligiousandsecularsymbolscherishedbyAmericansincludingthenativity,SantaClaus,Christmastrees,candycanes,andChristmascarols¡£JohnDoolittlep	
	17¡¢ThespiritofChristmasis-andhopefullyalwayswillbe-aboutgoodwillandgenerositytoothersandpeaceonearth¡£NickRahallp	
	18¡¢TherearesomepeoplewhowanttothrowtheirarmsroundyoujustbecauseitrsquosChristmas,thereareotherpeoplewhowanttostrangleyoujustbecauseitsChristmas¡£RobertLyndp	
	19¡¢Tisblessedtobestow,andyet,Couldwebestowthegiftsweget,Andkeeptheoneswegiveaway,HowhappywereourChristmasday!CarolynWellsp	
	20¡¢WeconsiderChristmasastheencounter,thegreatencounter,thehistoricalencounter,thedecisiveencounter,betweenGodandmankind.Hewhohasfaithknowsthistrulylethimrejoice¡£PopePaulVIp	
	21¡¢WhenwewerechildrenweweregratefultothosewhofilledourstockingsatChristmastime.WhyarewenotgratefultoGodforfillingourstockingswithlegs?GilbertK.Chestertonp	
	22¡¢AccordingtoanancientSardinianlegend,thebodiesofthosewhoarebornonChristmasEvewillneverdissolveintodustbutarepreserveduntiltheendoftime¡£GraziaDeleddap	
	23¡¢AlovelythingaboutChristmasisthatitrsquoscompulsory,likeathunderstorm,andweallgothroughittogether¡£GarrisonKeillor
