There are plenty of activities you can do to get in the Christmas spirit, from decorating a Christmas tree to watching holiday movies to listening to Christmas music but sometimes the Christmas spirit can be found in something as simple as a quote. So here are 30 Christmas quotes to brighten the season and get you into the Christmas spirit.
- “Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.” – Calvin Coolidge
- “Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.” – Washington Irving
- “Christmas is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the light of love to those who need it most.” – Ruth Carter Stapleton
- “To celebrate the heart of Christmas is to forget ourselves in the service of others.” – Henry C. Link
- “Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.” – Peg Bracken
- “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
- “I don’t think Christmas is necessarily about things. It’s about being good to one another, it’s about the Christian ethic, it’s about kindness.” – Carrie Fisher
- “Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.” – Charles M. Schulz
- “Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts.” – Janice Maeditere
- “A little smile, a word of cheer, A bit of love from someone near, A little gift from one held dear, Best wishes for the coming year. These make a merry christmas!” – John Greenleaf Whittier
- “The true beauty of this season is that Christmas is a story of hope for the broken.” – Christine Trevino
- “Christmas day is a day of joy and charity. May God make you very rich in both.” – Phillips Brooks
- “Christmas is more than just presents, it’s love and harmony.” – Julie Hebert
- “The joy of brightening a child’s heart creates the magic of Christmas.” – William Carey Jones
- “Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” – Hamilton Wright Mabie
- “Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.” – Norman Vincent Peale
- “The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.” – Burton Hillis
- “No matter where I am in the world, I will always be back home for Christmas.” – Malaika Arora Khan
- “I love Christmas, not just because of the presents but because of all the decorations and lights and the warmth of the season.” – Ashley Tisdale
- “Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall.” – Larry Wilde
- “As you open your Christmas presents, open your heart to Christ’s presence.” – Miriam Kinai
- “Nothing’s as mean as giving a little child something useful for Christmas.” – Kin Hubbard
- “Don’t let the past steal your present. This is the message of Christmas: We are never alone.” – Taylor Caldwell
- “Christmas is for everyone, adults and children alike. Allow this season fill your heart, and let go of the things you dislike.” – Julie Hebert
- “All the world is happy when Santa Claus comes.” – Maud Lindsay
- “Christmas is not a myth, not a tradition, not a dream. It is a glorious reality.” – Billy Graham
- “It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air.” – William Thomas Ellis
- “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
- “I truly believe that if we keep telling the Christmas story, singing the Christmas songs, and living the Christmas spirit, we can bring joy and happiness and peace to this world.” – Norman Vincent Peale
- “The spirit of Christmas is the spirit of love and of generosity and of goodness. It illuminates the picture window of the soul, and we look out upon the world’s busy life and become more interested in people than in things.” – Thomas S. Monson