From a commercial point of view, if Christmas did not exist it would be necessary to invent it. Katharine Whitehorn
A lovely thing about Christmas is that it’s compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together. Garrison Keillor
We consider Christmas as the encounter, the great encounter, the historical encounter, the decisive encounter, between God and mankind. He who has faith knows this truly; let him rejoice. Pope Paul VI
In the United States Christmas has become the rape of an idea. Richard Bach
‘T was the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.
Clement Clarke Moore
What I don’t like about office Christmas parties is looking for a job the next day. Phyllis Diller