“There’s more, much more, to Christmas Than candlelight and cheer; It’s the spirit of sweet friendship That brightens all year. It’s thoughtfulness and kindness, It’s hope reborn again, For peace, for understanding, And for goodwill to men!
And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled ’till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.” – Dr. Seuss

“Bless us Lord, this Christmas, with quietness of mind; Teach us to be patient and always to be kind.” – Helen Steiner Rice
“Peace on earth will come to stay, When we live Christmas every day.” – Helen Steiner Rice

The angel herald spoke of joy
God’s gift to humankind
And humble shepherds quickly came,
Incarnate joy to find.

May the meaning of Christmas be deeper,
It’s friendships stronger,
And it’s hopes brighter
As it comes to you this year!

I am thinking of you today because it is Christmas
and I wish you happiness.
And tomorrow, because it will be the day after Christmas,
I shall still wish you happiness.
My thoughts and my wishes will be with you always.
Whatever joy comes to you will make me glad.
All through the year
I wish you the spirit of Christmas.

I wish you… “Good friends are hard to find,
harder to leave, and impossible to forget.”
With this thought, I wish you a very
Merry Christmas,

It’s Christmas in the air!
Snowflakes in December
Children site with Santa’s toys
Their gloves wiping crystalline ice,

It isn’t Xmas, but Christmas
For that’s the day Christ came.
When you take Christ out of Christmas
You cross out life’s best name.

Christmas is remembering. . .
The road to Santa Claus,
The blessed time of childhood
That meant so much. . . because

Christmas is more than candle-lighted trees
Or stockings hung to bulge with mysteries,
More than a glowing fire on home’s bright hearth
Or warm goodwill encircling the earth.