Christmas Thoughts

This is what I want to say, but…

…I’m letting people who are a lot smarter than me say it.  Merry Christmas!

“The spirit of the season never has to end as long as you keep your loved ones near, and the holiday wish in your heart." — Jiminy Cricket, “Holiday Wishes”

“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 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

“The smells of Christmas are the smells of childhood.” — Richard Paul Evans

“Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home.” — G.K Chesterton

“Christmas is a together sort of holiday.” — Pooh, “Winnie the Pooh”

“It’s Christmas Eve.  It’s the one night of the year when we all act a little nicer, we smile a little easier, we cheer a little more.  For a couple of hours out of the whole year, we are the people that we always hoped we would be.” – Frank Cross, “Scrooged”

“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

"For it is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty Founder was a child himself." ―Charles Dickens

“Happy Christmas to all and to all a good night.” – Clement Clarke Moore, “A Visit from St. Nicholas”