Christmas Sayings

The most basic and popular Christmas sayings would consist of greetings like, "Merry Christmas," or "Happy Holidays!" There are a number of Christmas sayings that have grown in popularity over the years, some humorous and others more serious. Some Christmas sayings can be included on personalized Christmas cards or letters to friends and family members.

Check out the links and information on this page for some of the most popular Christmas sayings ever uttered.

Below is a collection of some well-known (and not so well-known) Christmas sayings. You can include these sayings on Christmas cards or letters or while giving the traditional Christmas toast.

• "The joy of brightening other lives, bearing each others' burdens, easing other's loads and supplanting empty hearts and lives with generous gifts becomes for us the magic of Christmas."—W.C. JonesWisdom Quotes: Christmas Sayings

• "Christmas! 'Tis the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial fire of charity in the heart."—Washington IrvingWisdom Quotes: Christmas Sayings

• "I wish we could put up some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month."—Harlan MillerAll Great Quotes: Harlan Miller

• "Bless us Lord, this Christmas, with quietness of mind;
• Teach us to be patient and always to be kind."—Helen Steiner RiceThe Phrase Finder: Christmas Card Sayings

Christmas sayings can be religious in nature and similar to Christmas sermons - with themes of hope and joy at the coming of the Savior. Prepare an appropriate Bible verse to recite on Christmas morning for friends at family, or as a blessing before Christmas dinner. Commonly chosen Biblical passages for Christmas surround the birth of Christ. Others may address the coming of the Three Wise Men (or Magi) to visit the newborn Christ Child. Additional themes may include peace on earth and stories of Mary, mother of Jesus. Eternal life is another common theme that is included in many Christmas sermons as well as religious Christmas sayings.