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Christmas quotes that fill you with holiday spirit
Christmas is a holiday that has inspired plenty of art and entertainment, including some of our favorite books, movies, and songs. This joyous holiday has also inspired people to reflect on what it means and how it’s celebrated. As such, we have plenty of Christmas quotes that truly capture the essence of the season and how we feel about it.
If you’re looking for just the right words to express how you feel about Christmas, you’re in luck. We’ve rounded up some of the best Christmas quotes to share around the holidays—you can even use them as lovely Christmas wishes to write in your Christmas cards to loved ones. If you’re looking for other quotes to include, check out these Christmas movie quotes for inspiration (you could also use them as fun Christmas captions for your Instagram pictures).
!["Freshly cut Christmas trees smelling of stars and snow and pine resin—inhale deeply and fill your soul with wintry night." —John J. Geddes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/holiday-quotes-1.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“Freshly cut Christmas trees smelling of stars and snow and pine resin—inhale deeply and fill your soul with wintry night.”—John J. Geddes. Check out these Christmas tree ideas that are sure to make your home merry and bright.
!["A holiday is an opportunity to journey within." —Prabhas](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/holiday-quotes2.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“A holiday is an opportunity to journey within.”—Prabhas. This is a great quote to keep in mind when participating in fun Christmas activities.
!["I like to compare the holiday season with the way a child listens to a favorite story. The pleasure is in the familiar way the story begins, the anticipation of familiar turns it takes, the familiar moments of suspense, and the familiar climax and ending."—Fred Rogers](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/holiday-quotes7.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“I like to compare the holiday season with the way a child listens to a favorite story. The pleasure is in the familiar way the story begins, the anticipation of familiar turns it takes, the familiar moments of suspense, and the familiar climax and ending.”—Fred Rogers. The holiday season is a great time to reflect on what you’re grateful for (like the ability to do your favorite Christmas traditions).
!["Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love." —Hamilton Wright Mabie](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/holiday-quotes9-1.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.”—Hamilton Wright Mabie. This is a wonderful Christmas quote and love quote to remember year-round.
!["It is Christmas every time you let God love others through you." —Saint Teresa of Calcutta](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/holiday-quotes12-1.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“It is Christmas every time you let God love others through you.”—Saint Teresa of Calcutta. Read more religious Christmas quotes that capture the spirit of the holiday.
!["Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts." —Janice Maeditere](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/holiday-quotes16-1.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts.”—Janice Maeditere. This is a truly uplifting quote that will stay with you long after the holidays pass.
!["The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear." —Buddy the Elf](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/holiday-quotes23.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.”—Buddy the Elf. A lovely quote from a funny Christmas movie!
!["Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful." —Norman Vincent Peale](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/holiday-quotes25-1.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.”—Norman Vincent Peale
!["Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing, but of reflection." —Winston Churchill](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/holiday-quotes27.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing, but of reflection.”—Winston Churchill
!["What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that every path may lead to peace." —Agnes Mae Pharo](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/holiday-quotes31.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that every path may lead to peace.”—Agnes Mae Pharo
!["At Christmas, all roads lead home." —Marjorie Holmes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/holiday-quotes33-1.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“At Christmas, all roads lead home.”—Marjorie Holmes
![Clement Clarke Moore Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Clement-Clarke-Moore-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“T’was the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.”—Clement Clarke Moore
![Roy L. Smith Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Roy-L.-Smith-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.”—Roy L. Smith. Share a few laughs this holiday with these hilarious Christmas jokes, Christmas puns, and Christmas memes.
![Charles Dickens Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Charles-Dickens-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.”—Charles Dickens
![Alexander Smith Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Alexander-Smith-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“Christmas is the day that holds all time together.”—Alexander Smith
![Dale Evans Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Dale-Evans-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it’s Christmas.”—Dale Evans
![Bob Hope Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Bob-Hope-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“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
![Andy Rooney Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Andy-Rooney-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“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
![Mary Ellen Chase Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Mary-Ellen-Chase-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind.”—
![Washington Irving Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Washington-Irving-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.”—Washington Irving
![Eric Sevareid Christmas Warmth Quote](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Eric-Sevareid-2-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes_v2.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“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 Sevareid
![Mo Rocca Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Mo-Rocca-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“Christmas is a stocking stuffed with sugary goodness.”—Mo Rocca
![Richard Paul Evans Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Richard-Paul-Evans-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“The smells of Christmas are the smells of childhood!”—
![Lauren Myracle Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Lauren-Myracle-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“Christmas is never over, unless you want it to be…Christmas is a state of mind.”—Lauren Myracle
![Charles M. Schulz Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Charles-M.-Schulz-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.”—Charles M. Schulz
![Garry Moore Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Garry-Moore-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“Christmas is, of course, the time to be home—in heart as well as body.”—Garry Moore
![Helen Steiner Rice Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Helen-Steiner-Rice-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“Peace on earth will come to stay, when we live Christmas every day.”—Helen Steiner Rice
![Dr. Seuss Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Dr.-Seuss-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“Maybe Christmas, the Grinch thought, doesn’t come from a store.”—Dr. Seuss
![Kevin Alan Milne Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Kevin-Alan-Milne-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“Christmas magic is silent. You don’t hear it—you feel it, you know it, you believe it.”—
![Stephen Graham Jones Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Stephen-Graham-Jones-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“Some people are born for Halloween, and some are just counting the days until Christmas.”—Stephen Graham Jones
![Ruth Carter Stapleton Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Ruth-Carter-Stapleton-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“Christmas is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the light of love to those who need it most.”—Ruth Carter Stapleton
![Peg Bracken Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Peg-Bracken-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.”—Peg Bracken
![Henry David Thoreau Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Henry-David-Thoreau-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“The way you spend Christmas is far more important than how much.”—Henry David Thoreau
![Robert Louis Stevenson Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Robert-Louis-Stevenson-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving.”—Robert Louis Stevenson
![Bill Vaughan Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Bill-Vaughan-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.”—Bill Vaughan
![William Jewett Tucker Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/William-Jewett-Tucker-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“For centuries men have kept an appointment with Christmas. Christmas means fellowship, feasting, giving and receiving, a time of good cheer, home.”—William Jewett Tucker
![Charlotte Carpenter Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Charlotte-Carpenter-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“Remember, if Christmas isn’t found in your heart, you won’t find it under a tree.”—Charlotte Carpenter
![Linda Willis Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Linda-Willis-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“The true spirit of Christmas is love.”—Linda Willis
![Calvin Coolidge Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Calvin-Coolidge-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“Christmas is not a time or a season but a state of mind.”—Calvin Coolidge
![Eric Sevareid Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Eric-Sevareid-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“As long as we know in our hearts what Christmas ought to be, Christmas is.”—Eric Sevareid
![Mary Martin Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Mary-Martin-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“We should try to hold on to the Christmas spirit, not just one day a year, but all 365.”—Mary Martin
![Harlan Miller Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Harlan-Miller-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“I wish we could put up some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month.”—Harlan Miller
![William Thomas Ellis Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/William-Thomas-Ellis-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air.”—William Thomas Ellis
![Margaret Thatcher Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Margaret-Thatcher-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“Christmas is a day of meaning and traditions, a special day spent in the warm circle of family and friends.”—Margaret Thatcher
![B. C. Forbes Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/B.-C.-Forbes-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“Christmas moves us to think of others rather than of ourselves & directs our thoughts to giving.”—B. C. Forbes
![Chris Van Allsburg Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Chris-Van-Allsburg-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can’t see.”—Chris Van Allsburg
![Walter Scott Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Walter-Scott-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“Heap on more wood! The wind is chill; But let it whistle as it will, we’ll keep our Christmas merry still.”—Walter Scott
![Joan Mills Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Joan-Mills-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“Christmas is the keeping-place for memories of our innocence.”—Joan Mills
![Grace Noll Crowell Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Grace-Noll-Crowell-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“Let us keep Christmas still a shining thing.”—Grace Noll Crowell
![John Lennon Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/John-Lennon-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“And so this is Christmas…what have you done?”—John Lennon
![Vera Nazarian Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Vera-Nazarian-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“The nutcracker sits under the holiday tree, a guardian of childhood stories. Feed him walnuts and he will crack open a tale.”—Vera Nazarian
![Gladys Taber Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Gladys-Taber-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“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 Taber
![Dr. Seuss #2 Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Dr.-Seuss-2-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“Christmas will always be as long as we stand heart to heart and hand in hand.”—Dr. Seuss
![Winston Churchill Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Winston-Churchill-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“Let the children have their night of fun and laughter, let the gifts of Father Christmas delight their play. Let us grown-ups share to the full in their unstinted pleasures.”—Winston Churchill
![Rosie Thomas Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Rosie-Thomas-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“Christmas works like glue, it keeps us all sticking together.”—Rosie Thomas
![Thomas Tusser Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Thomas-Tusser-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“At Christmas play and make good cheer, For Christmas comes but once a year.”—Thomas Tusser
![Helen Keller Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Helen-Keller-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“The only blind person at Christmas time is he who has not Christmas in his heart.”—Helen Keller
![Tobymac Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/TobyMac-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“I think Christmas is about celebration and come on, on the inside everyone wants to dance.”—TobyMac
![Emily Matthews Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Emily-Matthews-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“From home to home and heart to heart, from one place to another. The warmth of joy Christmas brings us closer to each other.”—Emily Matthews
![Richelle E. Goodrich Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Richelle-E.-Goodrich-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“Christmas, when observed with the right spirit, still has the power to call miracles from Heaven to Earth.”—Richelle E. Goodrich
![Adele Comandini Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Adele-Comandini-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“There are no strangers on Christmas Eve.”—Adele Comandini
![Ralph Blane Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Ralph-Blane-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“Have yourself a merry little Christmas, make the Yuletide gay.”—Ralph Blane
![Eva K. Logue Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Eva-K.-Logue-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“A Christmas candle is a lovely thing; It makes no noise at all, But softly gives itself away; While quite unselfish, it grows small.”—Eva K. Logue
![Carrie Latet Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Carrie-Latet-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“Even as an adult, I still find it hard to sleep on Christmas Eve.”—Carrie Latet
![Alfred The Great Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Alfred-the-Great-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“The Christmas bells from hill to hill answer each other in the mist.”—Alfred the Great
![Martin Freeman Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Martin-Freeman-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“I’ve always loved Christmas and that’s not really gone away from me from being a child to now. It’s always a magical time and I’m unashamed in my love for Christmas.”—Martin Freeman
![Jenny Han Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Jenny-Han-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“There’s nothing crazier than a Christmas tree all lit up.”—Jenny Han
![Chris Van Allsburg #2 Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Chris-Van-Allsburg-2-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“The bell still rings for all who truly believe.”—Chris Van Allsburg
![Toni Sorenson Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Toni-Sorenson-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“Don’t spoil Christmas Day by anticipating how it will be. Let is unfold as it does, and be grateful for whatever comes.”—
![Helen Keller #2 Christmas Warmth Quotes](https://www.rd.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Helen-Keller-2-Christmas-Warmth-Quotes-scaled.jpg?fit=700%2C700)
“Christmas Day is the festival of optimism.”—Helen Keller