Calvin Coolidge
Politician
"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."
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Xmas
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Kin Hubbard
Cartoonist, Humorist
"Next to a circus there ain't nothing that packs up and tears out faster than the Christmas spirit."
Billy Graham
Evangelist, Author
"The very purpose of Christ's coming into the world was that He might offer up His life as a sacrifice for the sins of men. He came to die. This is the heart of Christmas."
Alexander Smith
Poet
"Christmas is the day that holds all time together."
Charles Dickens
Novelist
"Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days, recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth, and transport the traveler back to his own fireside and quiet home!"
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"To the American People: Christmas is not a time or a season but a state of mind. To cherish peace and good will, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas. If we think on these things, there will be born in us a Savior and over us will shine a star sending its gleam of hope to the world." ~ Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933), American president. Presidential message (December 25, 1927)."
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"I love the Christmas-tide, and yet, I notice this, each year I live; I always like the gifts I get, But how I love the gifts I give!"
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"Christmas is a day of meaning and traditions, a special day spent in the warm circle of family and friends." ~ (1925- ), English political leader."
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"I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old, familiar carols play, And wild and sweet The words repeat Of peace on earth, good-will to men!"
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"The only real blind person at Christmas time is he who has not Christmas in his heart."
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"At Christmas I no more desire a rose Than wish a snow in May's new-fangled mirth; But like of each thing that in season grows."
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"Christmas is not a time or a season but a state of mind."
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"Christmas began in the heart of God. It is complete only when it reaches the heart of man.Why wait for a call when you have a command?"
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"The Christmas bells from hill to hill Answer each other in the mist."
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"And so this is Xmas for black and for white, for yellow and red, let's stop all the fight."
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"But like of each thing that in season grows."
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"It is all well and good for children and acid freaks to believe in Santa Claus - but it is still a profoundly morbid day for us working professionals. It is unsettling to know that one out of every twenty people you meet on Xmas will be dead this time next year.... Some people can accept this, and some can't. That is why God made whiskey, and also why Wild Turkey comes in $300 shaped canisters during most of the Christmas season..."
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"wow it was sad the break up thing in xmas but in the end they got back together but the father soo hush to the children"
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"There's nothing like a string of Xmas lights inside the house to make the whole family feel like they live in a vintage clothing store."
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"The xmas holidays have this high value: that they remind Forgetters of the Forgotten, & repair damaged relationships."
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