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Christmas12 quotes
Twas 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 · 1823I'm dreaming of a white Christmas,
Just like the ones I used to know,
Where the treetops glisten
And children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow. — Bing Crosby · 1942For it is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty Founder was a child himself. — Charles Dickens · 1843There's room for everyone on the nice list. — Buddy · 2003A severed foot is the ultimate stocking stuffer. — Mitch Hedberg · 1999Happy Christmas to all, and to all a goodnight! — Clement Clarke Moore · 1823All 12 quotes →Childhood1 quote
For it is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty Founder was a child himself. — Charles Dickens · 1843Christmas Eve1 quote
Twas 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 · 1823Christmas presents1 quote
We plunged into the cornucopia quivering with desire and the ecstasy of unbridled avarice. — Ralphie Parker · 1983Modern life1 quote
You see, Mrs. Walker, this is quite an opportunity for me. For the past 50 years or so I've been getting more and more worried about Christmas. Seems we're all so busy trying to beat the other fellow in making things go faster and look shinier and cost less that Christmas and I are sort of getting lost in the shuffle. — Kris Kringle · 1947