There’s a lot to do, isn’t there? Shopping, hiding-presents, pantomiming, gingerbread house-building… and eating (our favourite). There are TV specials to nap in front of, lights to “ooh” at and distant relatives to dodge under the mistletoe, and a key part of all of that – okay, okay maybe the most important part – is telling people just how much they mean to you. Merry Christmas quotes to write in your festive cards are not few and far between, but, we’ve taken extra-special care to find you all the very best ones.
If it’s a note on a plate of homemade mince pies for your neighbour, Christmas wishes quotes would certainly sweeten the gesture. Or, you could elevate that fruit basket and bag of chestnuts you’ve got earmarked for the best teacher ever by popping on a handwritten Christmas quote and watch them get all mushy. Or, perhaps you’re feeling a bit Grinch-y and need a helping hand with some festive cheer, these should do the trick.
Generic Christmas Quotes
1. “May you never be too grown up to search the skies on Christmas Eve.” – Anonymous
2. “Christmas always rustled. It rustled every time, mysteriously, with silver and gold paper, tissue paper and a rich abundance of shiny paper, decorating and hiding everything and giving a feeling of reckless extravagance.” – Tove Jansson
3. “The thing about Christmas is that it almost doesn’t matter what mood you’re in or what kind of a year you’ve had; it’s a fresh start.” – Kelly Clarkson
4. “When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things – not the great occasions – give off the greatest glow of happiness.” – Bob Hope
5. “And that, of course, is the message of Christmas. We are never alone. Not when the night is darkest, the wind coldest, the world seemingly most indifferent…” – Taylor Caldwell
6. “Remember, if Christmas isn’t found in your heart, you won’t find it under a tree.” – Charlotte Carpenter
7. “Let us have music for Christmas. Sound the trumpet of joy and rebirth; let each of us try, with a song in our hearts, to bring peace to men on earth.” – Mildred L. Jarrell
8. “What is Christmas? It is the tenderness of the past, courage for the present, and hope for the future.” – Agnes M. Pahro
9. “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. Randel
10. “Christmas is a bridge. We need bridges as the river of time flows past. Today’s Christmas should mean creating happy hours for tomorrow and reliving those of yesterday.” – Gladys Bagg Taber
11. “Christmas Eve was a night of song that wrapped itself about you like a shawl. But it warmed more than your body. It warmed your heart… filled it, too, with melody that would last forever.” – Bess Streeter Aldrich
12. “Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves.” – Eric Severeid
13. “I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” – Charles Dickens
14. “Christmas gives us the opportunity to pause and reflect on the important things around us.” – David Cameron
15. “Peace on earth will come to stay, when we live Christmas every day.” – Helen Steiner Rice
16. “Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.” – Norman Vincent Peale
17. “T’was the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.” – Clement Clarke Moore
18. “Let us keep Christmas beautiful without a thought of greed.” – Ann Garnett Schultz
19. “Christmas will always be as long as we stand heart to heart and hand in hand.” – Dr. Seuss
20. “Christmas isn’t just a day, it’s a frame of mind.” – Valentine Davies, Miracle on 34th Street.
21. “Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.” – Winston Churchill
22. “Christmas now surrounds us, Happiness is everywhere. Our hands are busy with many tasks as carols fill the air.” – Shirley Sallay
23. “Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts.” – Janice Maeditere
Funny Christmas Quotes
24. “You can mess with a lot of things. But you can’t mess with kids on Christmas.” – Kevin, Home Alone 2
25. “I hate the radio this time of year because they play ‘All I want For Christmas Is You’ like, every other song. And that’s just not enough.” – Bridger Winegar
26. “Christmas is a baby shower that went totally overboard.” – Andy Borowitz
27. “Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people only once a year.” – Victor Borge
28. “Once again, we come to the Holiday Season, a deeply religious time that each of us observes, in his own way, by going to the mall of his choice.” – Dave Barry
29. “I havent taken my christmas lights down. They look so nice on the pumpkin” – Winston Spear
30. “Nothing is as mean as giving a small child something useful for Christmas.” – Kin Hubbard!
31. “What I like about Christmas is that you can make people forget the past with the present.” – Don Marquis.
32. “Adults can take a simple holiday for children and screw it up. What began as a presentation of simple gifts to delight and surprise children around the Christmas tree has culminated in a woman unwrapping six shrimp forks from her dog, who drew her name.” – Erma Bombeck.
33. “I love Christmas. I receive a lot of wonderful presents I can’t wait to exchange.“ – Henry Youngman
34. “That’s the true spirit of Christmas; people being helped by people other than me.” – Jerry Seinfield
35. “For Christmas this year, try giving less. Start with less attitude. There’s more than enough of that in the world as it is – and people will usually give it back anyway!” – Anne Bristow
36. “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
37. “Did you ever notice that life seems to follow certain patterns? Like I noticed that every year around this time, I hear Christmas music.” – Tom Sims
38. “Christmas, here again. Let us raise a loving cup; Peace on earth, goodwill to men, and make them do the washing up.” – Wendy Cope
39. “Christmas is the season when you buy this year’s gifts with next year’s money.” – Unknown
40. “Three phrases that sum up Christmas are: Peace on Earth, Goodwill to Men, and Batteries not Included.” – Unknown
41. “I left Santa gluten-free cookies and organic soy milk and he put a solar panel in my stocking.” – Unknown
42. “Elf has become this big holiday movie, and I remember running around the streets of New York in tights saying, ‘This could be the last movie I ever make,’ and I could never have predicted that it’d become such a popular film.” – Will Ferrell
43. “Nothing says holidays like a cheese log.” – Ellen DeGeneres
44. “What do you call people who are afraid of Santa Claus? Claustrophobic.” – Unknown
45. “Mail your packages early so the post office can lose them in time for Christmas.” – Johnny Carson
46. “There are three stages of man: he believes in Santa Claus; he does not believe in Santa Claus; he is Santa Claus.” – Bob Phillips
Holiday Christmas Quotes
47. “Mom, does Santa Claus have to go through customs?” – Brooke, Home Alone
48. “Nobody’s walking out on this fun, old-fashioned family Christmas.” – Christmas Vacation
49. “Christmas is a piece of one’s home that one carries in one’s heart.” – Freya Stark
50. “It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air.” – W.T. Ellis
51. “Christmas is the day that holds all time together.” – Alexander Smith
Inspirational Christmas Quotes
52. “The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.” – Elf
53. “I will honour Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all year.” – A Christmas Carol
54. “Just remember, the true spirit of Christmas lies in your heart.” – The Polar Express
55. “Rudolph with your nose so bright. Won’t you guide my sleigh tonight?” – Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
56. “Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can’t see.” – The Polar Express
57. “Faith is believing in things when common sense tells you not to.” – Miracle on 34th Street
58. “Every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings.” – It’s a Wonderful Life
59. “Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. What if Christmas…perhaps…means a little bit more!” – How the Grinch Stole Christmas
60. “If you look for it, I’ve got a sneaky feeling you’ll find that love is actually all around.” – Love Actually
61. “I never thought it was such a bad little tree. It’s not bad at all really. Maybe it just needs a little love.” – A Charlie Brown Christmas
62. “I’ll just be hanging around the mistletoe, hoping to be kissed.” – Love Actually
63. “I suppose it all started with the snow. You see, it was a very special kind of snow. A snow that made the happy happier, and the giddy even giddier.” – Frosty the Snowman
64. “Just because you can’t see something, doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.” – The Santa Clause
65. “Guys, I’m eating junk and watching rubbish! You better come out and stop me!” – Home Alone
66. “Nothing ever seems too bad, too hard, or too sad when you’ve got a Christmas tree in the living room.” – Nora Roberts
67. “Probably the reason we all go so haywire at Christmas time with the endless unrestrained and often silly buying of gifts is that we don’t quite know how to put our love into words.” – Harlan Miller
68. “And that, of course, is the message of Christmas. We are never alone. Not when the night is darkest, the wind coldest, the world seemingly most indifferent…” – Taylor Caldwell
69. “It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.” – Mother Theresa
Short Christmas Quotes
70. “Christmas isn’t just a day, it’s a frame of mind.” – Valentine Davies
71. “Maybe Christmas, the Grinch thought, doesn’t come from a store.” – Dr. Seuss
72. “At Christmas play and make good cheer, for Christmas comes but once a year.” – Thomas Tusser
73. “I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” – Charles Dickens
74. “Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.” – Charles Schulz
75. “At Christmas, all roads lead home.” – Marjorie Holmes
76. “There’s nothing cosier than a Christmas tree all lit up.” – Jenny Han
77. “Christmas is a stocking stuffed with sugary goodness.” – Mo Rocca
78. “Some Christmas tree ornaments do more than glitter and glow, they represent a gift of love given a long time ago.” – Tom Baker
79. “The joy of brightening other lives becomes for us the magic of the holidays.” – W. C. Jones
80. “Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won’t make it ‘white.'” – Bing Crosby
81. “He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.” – Roy L. Smith
82. “Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.” – Peg Bracken
