Are you looking for inspirational Christmas quotes for your friends and family? We’ve gathered the best wishes and quotes to ensure they feel inspired this holiday season.
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Inspirational Christmas Quotes from Movies
Movies offer heartwarming Christmas quotes to lift the spirit.
- “Just remember, the true spirit of Christmas lies in your heart.” – The Polar Express (2004)
- “Oh, Christmas isn’t just a day. It’s a frame of mind.” – Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
- “I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year.” – A Christmas Carol (2009)
- “Nobody should be alone on Christmas.” – Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
- “If you look for it, I’ve got a sneaky feeling you’ll find that love, actually, is all around.” – Love Actually (2003)
- “Maybe Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more!” – How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)
- “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.” – Scrooged (1988)
- “You see, before he came down here, it never snowed. And afterwards, it did.” – Edward Scissorhands (1990)
- “Christmas is a time when you get homesick, even when you’re home.” – The Holiday (2006)
- “I never thought it was such a bad little tree. It’s not bad at all really. Maybe it just needs a little love.” – A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
Inspirational Christmas Quotes from Books and Authors
Authors share timeless words on the wonder of Christmas.
- “Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmastime.” – Laura Ingalls Wilder, Prairie Wisdom
- “Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.” – Charles M. Schulz
- “Christmas! ‘Tis the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.” – Washington Irving
- “A lovely thing about Christmas is that it’s compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.” – Garrison Keillor, Leaving Home
- “The smells of Christmas are the smells of childhood.” – Richard Paul Evans, The Christmas Box
- “It was the beginning of the greatest Christmas ever. Little food. No presents. But there was a snowman in their basement.” – Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
- “At Christmas I no more desire a rose / Than wish a snow in May’s new-fangled shows.” – William Shakespeare, Love’s Labour’s Lost
- “Fine old Christmas, with the snowy hair and ruddy face, had done his duty that year in the noblest fashion.” – George Eliot, The Mill on the Floss
Inspirational Christmas Quotes from Famous Personalities
Famous figures inspire us with their thoughts on the season’s magic.
- “Peace on earth will come to stay when we live Christmas every day.” – Helen Steiner Rice
- “Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts.” – Janice Maeditere
- “Christmas is forever, not for just one day. For loving, sharing, giving are not to put away.” – Norman Wesley Brooks
- “Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection.” – Winston Churchill
- “He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.” – Roy L. Smith
- “At Christmas, play and make good cheer, for Christmas comes but once a year.” – Thomas Tusser
- “The true spirit of Christmas lies in your heart.” – The Polar Express
- “Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.” – Norman Vincent Peale
- “It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air.” – W.T. Ellis
- “What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future.” – Agnes M. Pahro
- “Every time we love, every time we give, it’s Christmas.” – Dale Evans
- “Christmas means fellowship, feasting, giving and receiving, a time of good cheer — home.” – W.J. Tucker
Conclusion
Christmas is the season of love and joy. Let these quotes light up the holiday spirit of your loved ones. Have a happy holiday!
Seth is an English-major turned stand-up comedian. When he’s not touring comedy clubs, he loves putting his creativity to use writing puns and card greetings for all occasions (not just funny ones). Many of his punny works can be found in a card store near you.