CHRISTMAS
May you have the gladness of
Christmas which is HOPE;
The spirit of Christmas
which is PEACE;
The heart of Christmas
which is LOVE.
- Ada V. Hendricks
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O Father may that Holy Star
Grow every year more bright,
And send its glorious beams afar
To fill the world with light.
- William Cullen Bryant
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At Christmas
Play and make good cheer
For Christmas
Comes but once a year.
- Thomas Tusser
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Let the special memories
of Christmas past
bring new joy and delight
to you heart this Christmas.
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May your heart be warmed by
the love of family and friends
this Christmas.
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May Peace be your gift at Christmas
and your blessing all year through!
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A Christmas wish --
May you never forget
what is worth remembering
or remember
what is best forgotten.
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May you live as long as you wish, and
have all you wish as long as you live.
This is my Christmas wish for you.
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From home to home, and heart to heart
From one place to another.
The warmth and joy of Christmas
brings us closer to each other.
- Emily Matthews
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As fits the holy Christmas birth,
Be this, good friends, our carol still --
Be peace on earth, be peace on earth,
To men of gentle will.
- William
Makepeace Thackeray
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Bless us Lord, this Christmas
With quietness of mind;
Teach us to be patient and
always to be kind.
- Helen Steiner Rice
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It is good to be a child sometimes,
and never better than at Christmas,
when its mighty Founder was a
child Himself.
- Charles Dickens
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I will honour Christmas in my heart,
and try to keep it all the year.
- Charles Dickens.
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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
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Christmas may be a day of feasting,
or of prayer, but always it will be
a day of remembrance --
A day in which we think of everything
we have ever loved.
- Augusta E. Rundel
