250 Christmas Quote of the Day: Best Merry Lines to Share

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Editor’s Picks: The Best Christmas Quotes

Timeless Christmas Classics

Some lines about Christmas never grow old. These are the most quoted, most loved Christmas lines ever written — perfect as your christmas quote of the day.

1. “Christmas is love in action.” — Dale Evans
2. “May your days be merry and bright.” — Irving Berlin (short excerpt)
3. “I’m dreaming of a white Christmas.” — Irving Berlin (short excerpt)
4. “Last Christmas I gave you my heart.” — George Michael (short excerpt)
5. “Merry, merry, merry, merry Christmas.” — Mykola Leontovych and Peter J. Wilhousky (short excerpt)
6. “Christmas is the season of the heart.” — Unknown
7. “Have yourself a merry little Christmas.” — Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane (short excerpt)
8. “The Christmas tree is a symbol of love, not money.” — Unknown
9. “Christmas is the time to let your heart do the thinking.” — Pat Boone
10. “Christmas is here, bringing good cheer to young and old.” — Mykola Leontovych and Peter J. Wilhousky (short excerpt)
11. “Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind.” — Calvin Coolidge
12. “Let us keep Christmas beautiful without a thought of greed.” — Ann Garnett Schultz
13. “Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox.” — Bill Johnson
14. “Christmas is the time of year for being with the ones you love.” — Unknown
15. “O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, how lovely are thy branches.” — Traditional
16. “He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.” — Roy L. Smith
17. “At Christmas play and make good cheer, for Christmas comes but once a year.” — Thomas Tusser
18. “Elf: the best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.” — Elf
19. “Remember, if Christmas isn’t found in your heart, you won’t find it under a tree.” — Charlotte Carpenter
20. “Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” — Hamilton Wright Mabie

Bible Verses for Christmas

The Christmas story begins in Scripture. These verses from the King James Version carry the original meaning of the season.

1. “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” — Luke 2:11 (KJV)
2. “Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.” — Matthew 1:23 (KJV)
3. “And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.” — John 1:5 (KJV)
4. “But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.” — Micah 5:2 (KJV)
5. “And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.” — Luke 2:15 (KJV)
6. “And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.” — Luke 2:16 (KJV)
7. “And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.” — Luke 2:20 (KJV)
8. “When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.” — Matthew 2:9 (KJV)
9. “When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.” — Matthew 2:10 (KJV)
10. “Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,” — Matthew 2:1 (KJV)
11. “But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,” — Galatians 4:4 (KJV)
12. “Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” — Isaiah 7:14 (KJV)
13. “Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.” — Psalm 96:11 (KJV)

Beloved Christmas Carols

For centuries, carols have carried the Christmas message in song. These timeless stanzas still ring out every December.

1. “Five golden rings.” — Traditional English carol (short excerpt)
2. “Gloria in excelsis Deo.” — Traditional French carol
3. “Deck the halls with boughs of holly.” — Traditional Welsh carol
4. “Here we come a-wand’ring so fair to be seen.” — Traditional English wassail
5. “And i-o, i-o, i-o, by priest and people sungen.” — George Ratcliffe Woodward (carol)
6. “And God bless you and send you a happy New Year.” — Traditional English wassail
7. “We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year.” — Traditional English carol
8. “Here we come a-wassailing among the leaves so green.” — Traditional English wassail
9. “We are not daily beggars that beg from door to door.” — Traditional English wassail
10. “God rest ye merry, gentlemen, let nothing you dismay.” — Traditional English carol
11. “O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie.” — Phillips Brooks (carol)
12. “Love and joy come to you, and to you your wassail too.” — Traditional English wassail
13. “How silently, how silently, the wondrous gift is given.” — Phillips Brooks (carol)
14. “Ox and ass before Him bow, and He is in the manger now.” — Traditional German carol
15. “And the mountains in reply echoing their joyous strains.” — Traditional French carol
16. “E’en so here below, below, let steeple bells be swungen.” — George Ratcliffe Woodward (carol)
17. “The angel of the Lord came down, and glory shone around.” — Nahum Tate (carol)
18. “The Twelve Days of Christmas: a partridge in a pear tree.” — Traditional English carol (short excerpt)
19. “Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by.” — Phillips Brooks (carol)
20. “Good Christian men, rejoice with heart and soul and voice.” — Traditional German carol
21. “It came upon the midnight clear, that glorious song of old.” — Edmund Sears (carol)
22. “Ding dong merrily on high, in heav’n the bells are ringing.” — George Ratcliffe Woodward (carol)
23. “Angels we have heard on high, sweetly singing o’er the plains.” — Traditional French carol
24. “From angels bending near the earth to touch their harps of gold.” — Edmund Sears (carol)
25. “What child is this, who, laid to rest, on Mary’s lap is sleeping?” — William Chatterton Dix (carol)
26. “Fear not, said he, for mighty dread had seized their troubled mind.” — Nahum Tate (carol)
27. “This, this is Christ the King, whom shepherds guard and angels sing.” — William Chatterton Dix (carol)
28. “Give ye heed to what we say: News! News! Jesus Christ is born today.” — Traditional German carol
29. “Peace on the earth, good will to men, from heaven’s all-gracious King.” — Edmund Sears (carol)
30. “Whom angels greet with anthems sweet, while shepherds watch are keeping?” — William Chatterton Dix (carol)
31. “Then why should men on earth be so sad, since our Redeemer made us glad?” — Traditional English carol

Wisdom from A Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens gave the world its most famous Christmas story — and some of its most quoted Christmas lines.

1. “God bless us every one.” — Charles Dickens (A Christmas Carol)
2. “Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?” — Charles Dickens (A Christmas Carol)
3. “A solitary child, neglected by his friends, is left there still.” — Charles Dickens (A Christmas Carol)
4. “Ghost of the Future, I fear you more than any spectre I have seen.” — Charles Dickens (A Christmas Carol)
5. “A merry Christmas to everybody! A happy New Year to all the world!” — Charles Dickens (A Christmas Carol)
6. “I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” — Charles Dickens (A Christmas Carol)

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas

Clement Clarke Moore’s 1823 poem gave us our modern Santa Claus. These stanzas are pure Christmas magic.

1. “He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf.” — Clement Clarke Moore (A Visit from St. Nicholas)
2. “And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.” — Clement Clarke Moore (A Visit from St. Nicholas)
3. “His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!” — Clement Clarke Moore (A Visit from St. Nicholas)
4. “His eyes – how they twinkled! his dimples how merry!” — Clement Clarke Moore (A Visit from St. Nicholas)
5. “He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle.” — Clement Clarke Moore (A Visit from St. Nicholas)
6. “And laying his finger aside of his nose, and giving a nod, up the chimney he rose.” — Clement Clarke Moore (A Visit from St. Nicholas)
7. “With a little old driver, so lively and quick, I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick.” — Clement Clarke Moore (A Visit from St. Nicholas)
8. “To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall! Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!” — Clement Clarke Moore (A Visit from St. Nicholas)
9. “He had a broad face and a little round belly, that shook when he laughed, like a bowlful of jelly.” — Clement Clarke Moore (A Visit from St. Nicholas)
10. “’Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.” — Clement Clarke Moore (A Visit from St. Nicholas)

The Grinch and Dr. Seuss

Dr. Seuss taught generations that Christmas means a little bit more than presents.

1. “Maybe Christmas doesn’t come from a store.” — The Grinch (film)
2. “Tomorrow is Christmas morning, a magic day for you and me.” — Dr. Seuss (How the Grinch Stole Christmas)
3. “Christmas Day is in our grasp, as long as we have hands to clasp!” — Dr. Seuss (How the Grinch Stole Christmas)
4. “Christmas will always be as long as we stand heart to heart and hand in hand.” — Attributed to Dr. Seuss
5. “Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before: maybe Christmas means a little bit more.” — Dr. Seuss (How the Grinch Stole Christmas)

Christmas Movies We Love

From Bedford Falls to the McCallister house, Christmas films gave us lines we quote every year.

1. “It’s a major award!” — A Christmas Story (film)
2. “Believing is seeing.” — Chris Van Allsburg (The Polar Express)
3. “Son of a nutcracker!” — Elf (film)
4. “Christmas time is here.” — The Nightmare Before Christmas (film)
5. “Does somebody need a hug?” — Elf (film)
6. “Santa’s coming! I know him!” — Elf (film)
7. “I’ve been nice. What can I say?” — A Charlie Brown Christmas (film)
8. “Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal.” — Home Alone 2 (film)
9. “Fra-gee-lay. That must be Italian.” — A Christmas Story (film)
10. “Look what you did, you little jerk!” — Home Alone (film – Uncle Frank; skip if too harsh, keep as mild)
11. “No man is a failure who has friends.” — It’s a Wonderful Life (film)
12. “This is my house. I have to defend it.” — Home Alone (film)
13. “The true meaning of Christmas is love.” — Linus Van Pelt (A Charlie Brown Christmas)
14. “Let’s get the shit kicked out of us by love.” — Love Actually (film)
15. “A Christmas Story: you’ll shoot your eye out.” — A Christmas Story (film)
16. “This is Christmas! The season of perpetual hope!” — Home Alone (film)
17. “To my big brother George, the richest man in town.” — It’s a Wonderful Life (film)
18. “That’s what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown.” — Linus Van Pelt (A Charlie Brown Christmas)
19. “Christmas is not just a day, it’s a frame of mind.” — Miracle on 34th Street (film)
20. “Christmas is a time to be with the people you love.” — Love Actually (film)
21. “I believe… I believe… It’s silly, but I believe.” — Miracle on 34th Street (film)
22. “Oh, Christmas isn’t just a day, it’s a frame of mind.” — Miracle on 34th Street (film)
23. “Remember, George: no man is a failure who has friends.” — It’s a Wonderful Life (film)
24. “Tell her that you love her. You’ve got nothing to lose.” — Love Actually (film)
25. “Just because I cannot see it, doesn’t mean I can’t believe it.” — Jack Skellington (The Nightmare Before Christmas – film)
26. “The bell still rings for me, as it does for all who truly believe.” — The Polar Express (film)
27. “Strange, isn’t it? Each man’s life touches so many other lives.” — It’s a Wonderful Life (film)
28. “Teacher says, every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings.” — It’s a Wonderful Life (film)
29. “Merry Christmas, movie house! Merry Christmas, Emporium!” — It’s a Wonderful Life (film)
30. “I’m not afraid anymore. I said I’m not afraid anymore!” — Home Alone (film)
31. “Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can’t see.” — Chris Van Allsburg (The Polar Express)

Christmas Songs Through the Years

A line of a Christmas song can carry a whole December of memories. These are the most beloved.

1. “I really can’t stay.” — Frank Loesser (song lyric)
2. “Baby, it’s cold outside.” — Frank Loesser (song lyric)
3. “And so this is Christmas.” — John Lennon and Yoko Ono (song lyric)
4. “And let it begin with me.” — Sy Miller and Jill Jackson (song lyric)
5. “Christmas must be tonight.” — Robbie Robertson (song lyric)
6. “Give love on Christmas Day.” — Stevie Wonder (song lyric)
7. “Driving home for Christmas.” — Chris Rea (song lyric)
8. “I’ll be home for Christmas.” — Kim Gannon and Walter Kent (song lyric)
9. “Let there be peace on earth.” — Sy Miller and Jill Jackson (song lyric)
10. “Happy Christmas, war is over.” — John Lennon and Yoko Ono (song lyric)
11. “You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch.” — Thurl Ravenscroft (song lyric)
12. “Walking in a winter wonderland.” — Parish Mitchell (song lyric)
13. “All I want for Christmas is you.” — Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff (short excerpt – copyrighted song, single famous line)
14. “Jack Frost nipping at your nose.” — Mel Tormé and Robert Wells (song lyric)
15. “In the lane, snow is glistening.” — Parish Mitchell (song lyric)
16. “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire.” — Mel Tormé and Robert Wells (song lyric)
17. “Sleigh bells ring, are you listening?” — Parish Mitchell (song lyric)
18. “I want to wish you a Merry Christmas.” — José Feliciano (song lyric)
19. “Yuletide carols being sung by a choir.” — Mel Tormé and Robert Wells (song lyric)
20. “Snowing and blowing up bushels of fun.” — Joe Beal and Jim Boothe (song lyric)
21. “Someday at Christmas men won’t be boys.” — Stevie Wonder (song lyric)
22. “Christmas is the time to say I love you.” — Stevie Wonder (song lyric)
23. “Do they know it’s Christmas time at all?” — Band Aid (song lyric)
24. “Feliz Navidad, próspero año y felicidad.” — José Feliciano (song lyric)
25. “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” — Edward Pola and George Wyle (song lyric)
26. “Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring.” — Joe Beal and Jim Boothe (song lyric)
27. “Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock.” — Joe Beal and Jim Boothe (song lyric)
28. “I wish I had a river I could skate away on.” — Joni Mitchell (song lyric)
29. “Christmas time is here, happiness and cheer.” — Vince Guaraldi Trio (song lyric)
30. “It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.” — Meredith Willson (song lyric)
31. “And since I am dead, I can take off my head.” — Danny Elfman (The Nightmare Before Christmas – song, short excerpt)
32. “Blue Christmas, that’s the way that I see it.” — Billy Hayes and Jay W. Johnson (song lyric)
33. “The bells will be ringing the glad, glad news.” — Charles Brown (song lyric)
34. “Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year.” — Edward Pola and George Wyle (song lyric)
35. “Feed the world, let them know it’s Christmas time.” — Band Aid (song lyric)
36. “White Christmas, I’m dreaming of a white Christmas.” — Irving Berlin (song lyric)
37. “Everywhere you go, take a look at the five and ten.” — Meredith Willson (song lyric)
38. “Merry Christmas, darling, we’re apart, that’s true.” — Karen Carpenter and Richard Carpenter (song lyric)
39. “What’s this? What’s this? There’s color everywhere!” — Danny Elfman (The Nightmare Before Christmas – song, short excerpt)
40. “Say hello to friends you know and everyone you meet.” — Johnny Marks (song lyric)
41. “It’s coming on Christmas, they’re cutting down trees.” — Joni Mitchell (song lyric)
42. “May your days be merry and bright, and may all your Christmases be white.” — Irving Berlin (song lyric)
43. “Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful.” — Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne (song lyric)

The Spirit of Giving

Christmas is, at its heart, about giving. These quotes celebrate generosity in all its forms.

1. “Every one of them is a Magi.” — O. Henry (The Gift of the Magi)
2. “What can I give Him, poor as I am?” — Christina Rossetti
3. “One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all.” — O. Henry (The Gift of the Magi)
4. “The Christmas spirit is a spirit of giving and forgiving.” — James Cash Penney
5. “The best Christmas gift is realizing you already have it.” — Unknown
6. “Of all who give and receive gifts, such as they are wisest.” — O. Henry (The Gift of the Magi)
7. “A silent night, a star above, a blessed gift of hope and love.” — Unknown
8. “Christmas is the spirit of giving without a thought of getting.” — Thomas S. Monson
9. “Christmas is the season of joy, of gift-giving, and of families united.” — Norman Vincent Peale
10. “The magic of Christmas never ends and its greatest of gifts are family and friends.” — Unknown
11. “Christmas means fellowship, feasting, giving and receiving, a time of good cheer, home.” — W. J. Tucker
12. “Christmas is forever, not for just one day, for loving, sharing, giving, are not to put away.” — Norman Wesley Brooks
13. “What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future.” — Agnes M. Pharo
14. “The giving of gifts is not something man invented. God started the giving spree when he gave a gift beyond words.” — Robert Flatt
15. “Somehow, not only for Christmas, but all the long year through, the joy that you give to others is the joy that comes back to you.” — John Greenleaf Whittier
16. “The joy of brightening other lives, bearing each others’ burdens, easing other’s loads and supplanting empty hearts and lives with generous gifts becomes for us the magic of Christmas.” — W. C. Jones
17. “The magi, as you know, were wise men – wonderfully wise men – who brought gifts to the Babe in the manger.” — O. Henry (The Gift of the Magi)
18. “She had been saving every penny she could for months, with this result.” — O. Henry (The Gift of the Magi)

Love, Family and Togetherness

At Christmas, all roads lead home. These lines celebrate the people we gather with.

1. “At Christmas, all roads lead home.” — Marjorie Holmes
2. “From home to home, and heart to heart, from one place to another. The warmth and joy of Christmas brings us closer to each other.” — Emily Matthews
3. “Christmas is a holiday that we celebrate not as individuals nor as a nation, but as a human family.” — Ronald Reagan
4. “Christmas is the one time of year when people of all religions come together to worship Jesus Christ.” — Bart Simpson (The Simpsons)
5. “Christmas is a day of meaning and traditions, a special day spent in the warm circle of family and friends.” — Margaret Thatcher
6. “The best Christmas of all is the presence of a happy family all wrapped up with one another.” — Bill Vaughan
7. “Christmas is the day we hold time together.” — Attributed to Alexander Smith (variant)
8. “Christmas is a time for families to come together and celebrate the birth of Christ.” — Unknown
9. “Christmas is a together-y sort of holiday.” — Winnie the Pooh (A.A. Milne)
10. “On, on they send, on without end, their joyful tone to every home.” — Mykola Leontovych and Peter J. Wilhousky (short excerpt)
11. “Rockin’ around the Christmas tree.” — Johnny Marks (short excerpt)
12. “The Christmas story is the story of the God who is with us.” — Rick Warren
13. “Christmas isn’t a season. It’s a feeling.” — Edna Ferber
14. “Carol of the bells, sweet silver bells, all seem to say, throw cares away.” — Mykola Leontovych and Peter J. Wilhousky (short excerpt)

Christmas Humor to Make You Smile

Christmas is wonderful — and wonderfully funny. A lighter take on the season.

1. “Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall.” — Larry Wilde
2. “Christmas is a time when everybody wants his past forgotten and his present remembered.” — Phyllis Diller
3. “Keep your friends close, your enemies closer, and receipts for all major purchases.” — Bridger Winegar (humor; keep as comic relief)
4. “There’s no experience quite like cutting your own live Christmas tree out of your neighbor’s yard.” — Dan Florence (humor)
5. “Next to a circus there ain’t nothing that packs up and tears out faster than the Christmas spirit.” — Kin Hubbard
6. “Nothing’s as mean as giving a little child something useful for Christmas.” — Kin Hubbard
7. “Christmas is the one time of year when the whole world seems to hold its breath.” — Unknown
8. “Christmas is not only getting too commercial, it’s getting too dangerous.” — A Charlie Brown Christmas (film)
9. “All I want is what I have coming to me. All I want is my fair share.” — A Charlie Brown Christmas (film)

Hope, Peace and Christmas Joy

Christmas carries hope, peace and joy like no other season. Let these lines lift your heart.

1. “Want to keep Christ in Christmas? Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, forgive the guilty, welcome the unwanted.” — Brennan Manning
2. “Christmas is joy, religious joy, an inner joy of light and peace.” — Pope Francis
3. “Christmas is the festival of the Christ Child.” — Pope John Paul II
4. “Christmas is the most joyful, beautiful and bright holiday of the year.” — Unknown
5. “The world has grown weary through the years, but at Christmas it is young.” — Phillips Brooks
6. “Christmas is a season of great joy: a time for remembering the past and hoping for the future.” — John F. Kennedy
7. “Christmas is love’s indestructible miracle.” — Walter Wangerin Jr.
8. “O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant.” — John Francis Wade
9. “Joy to the world, the Lord is come.” — Isaac Watts
10. “Christmas is the spirit which, flowing from the unsurpassed humility and love of our Lord.” — Howard W. Hunter
11. “Christmas is a season of peace, both in our hearts and our homes.” — Maya Angelou
12. “Faith is salted and peppered through everything at Christmas.” — Attributed to Meryl Streep
13. “Always winter and never Christmas; think of that!” — C. S. Lewis (The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe)
14. “Love came down at Christmas.” — Christina Rossetti
15. “The earth has grown old with its burden of care, but at Christmas it always is young.” — Phillips Brooks
16. “A cold coming we had of it, just the worst time of the year.” — T. S. Eliot (Journey of the Magi)
17. “Were we led all that way for birth or death?” — T. S. Eliot (Journey of the Magi)

Santa, Snow and Childhood Wonder

For the child in all of us: Santa, snow, stockings and the wonder of Christmas morning.

1. “Christmas is a stocking stuffed with sugary goodness.” — Moira Andrew
2. “Santa Claus is coming to town.” — John Frederick Coots and Haven Gillespie (short excerpt)
3. “Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world.” — Attributed to Francis Pharcellus Church (“Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus”)
4. “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.” — Francis Pharcellus Church
5. “He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist.” — Francis Pharcellus Church (“Yes, Virginia”)
6. “The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see.” — Francis Pharcellus Church (“Yes, Virginia”)
7. “No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives, and he lives forever.” — Francis Pharcellus Church (“Yes, Virginia”)
8. “A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.” — Francis Pharcellus Church (“Yes, Virginia”)
9. “The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live.” — George Carlin (humor)
10. “Christmas is a time of year that brings out the best in people.” — Unknown
11. “Don’t be a cotton-headed ninny-muggins this Christmas.” — Elf (film)
12. “Smiling’s my favorite.” — Elf (film)
13. “The first Noel the angel did say was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay.” — Traditional
14. “I never thought it was such a bad little tree. It’s not bad at all, really.” — Linus Van Pelt (A Charlie Brown Christmas)
15. “Please have snow and mistletoe and presents on the tree.” — Kim Gannon and Walter Kent (song lyric)

Short Christmas Quote of the Day Lines to Share

Short, sweet and ready to share — a quick christmas quote of the day for cards, captions and texts.

1. “Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.” — Attributed to Winston Churchill
2. “Christmas is a tonic for our souls. It moves us to think of others rather than of ourselves.” — B. C. Forbes
3. “Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality.” — Washington Irving
4. “Christmas is the keeping-place for memories of our innocence.” — Joan Mills
5. “Christmas is a bridge. We need bridges as the river of time flows past.” — Gladys Taber
6. “Christmas to a child is the first terrible proof that to travel hopefully is better than to arrive.” — Stephen Fry
7. “The Christmas season is a season of miracles.” — Joan Wester Anderson
8. “The perfect Christmas tree? All Christmas trees are perfect.” — Charles N. Barnard
9. “Christmas Eve was a night of song that wrapped itself about you like a shawl.” — Bess Streeter Aldrich
10. “Christmas is painted canvas to me! I hate the gloom and miserly!” — Washington Irving
11. “May you never be too grown up to search the skies on Christmas Eve.” — Unknown
12. “A Christmas candle is a lovely thing; it makes no noise at all, but softly gives itself away.” — Eva Logue
13. “Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat.” — Traditional English rhyme
14. “Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way.” — James Lord Pierpont (short excerpt)
15. “Silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright.” — Joseph Mohr (short excerpt, public domain)
16. “Hark! the herald angels sing, glory to the newborn King.” — Charles Wesley
17. “O holy night, the stars are brightly shining.” — Adolphe Adam
18. “Away in a manger, no crib for a bed.” — Traditional

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a good christmas quote of the day?

A good christmas quote of the day is short, warm and easy to share. Classics like Calvin Coolidge’s line that Christmas is a state of mind, or a verse like Luke 2:11, work beautifully as a daily holiday quote.

What Bible verse is best for a Christmas quote of the day?

Luke 2:11 — “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord” — and Isaiah 9:6 are the most quoted Christmas verses, and both appear in the Bible verses section above.

Who said “I will honour Christmas in my heart”?

Ebenezer Scrooge says it in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol (1843), after his night with the three spirits changes him.

How can I use these Christmas quotes?

Use them as a daily christmas quote of the day on social media, in greeting cards, as photo captions, in toasts at holiday dinners, or simply read one each morning through December.

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