Christmas sayings and quotations may vary from sharp-witted, hilarious one liners to thought provoking stuffs. Prominent personalities, politicians, religious leaders, movie actors, poets, writers have come and commented from time to time with Christmas messages and reflects the wide aspirations associated with the festive celebration and about various aspects of this special occasion.

Here is a collection of inspirational, amusing, witty, funny Christmas quotes.

Christmas gift suggestions:

To your enemy, forgiveness.

To an opponent, tolerance.

To a friend, your heart.

To a customer, service.

To all, charity.

To every child, a good example.

To yourself, respect.

~ Oren Arnold

• The only real blind person at Christmas-time is he who has not Christmas in his heart. ~ Helen Keller

• There is a better thing than the observance of Christmas day, and that is, keeping Christmas. ~ Henry Van Dyke

• Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful. ~ Norman Vincent Peale

• Christmas has a way of bringing out the best in everyone. ~ Bing Crosby

• There seems a magic in the very name of Christmas. ~ Charles Dickens

• The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other. - Burton Hillis

• Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart. - Washington Irving

• Christmas is a day of meaning and traditions, a special day spent in the warm circle of family and friends." - Margaret Thatcher

• Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas... perhaps... means a little bit more. - Dr. Seuss

• Mankind is a great, an immense family. This is proved by what we feel in our hearts at Christmas. - Pope John XXIII

• The Christmas spirit--love--changes hearts and lives.--Pat Boone

• 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

• Bless us Lord, this Christmas, with quietness of mind; Teach us to be patient and always to be kind. - Helen Steiner Rice

• I heard the bells on Christmas Day; their old familiar carols play, and wild and sweet the word repeat of peace on earth, good-will to men! - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

• I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. ~ Charles Dickens

• There seems a magic in the very name of Christmas. ~ Charles Dickens

• I have always thought of Christmas as a good time; a kind, forgiving, generous, pleasant time; a time when men and women seem to open their hearts freely, and so I say, God bless Christmas! ~ Charles Dickens

• Once upon a time--of all the good days in the year, on Christmas Eve--old Scrooge sat busy in his counting-house.--Charles Dickens (A Christmas Carol)

• I once bought my kids a set of batteries for Christmas with a note on it saying, toys not included. - Bernard Manning

• I stopped believing in Santa Claus when my mother took me to see him in a department store, and he asked for my autograph. - Shirley Temple

• Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people once a year. - Victor Borge

• Peace on earth will come to stay, When we live Christmas every day- Helen Steiner Rice

• At Christmas, all roads lead home. - Marjorie Holmes

• Don't expect too much of Christmas Day. You can't crowd into it any arrears of unselfishness and kindliness that may have accrued during the past twelve months. - Oren Arnold

• My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?--Bob Hope

I hope you enjoy these quotations about Christmas. They are great to add to your Christmas cards or email Christmas greetings and wishes to your family and friends.

Please do not hesitate to add your favorites in the comment section below,