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I heard the bells on Christmas Day. Their old, familiar carols play. And wild and sweet the words repeat. Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow1807–1882Christmas Bells, Stanza 1In context
- Christmas
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
“God is not dead; nor doth he sleep!
The Wrong shall fail,
The Right prevail,
With peace on earth, good-will to men!”
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow1807–1882Christmas Bells (1865)In context
And in despair I bowed my head;
“There is no peace on earth,” I said;
“For hate is strong,
And mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!”
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow1807–1882Christmas Bells (1865)In context
- Christmas
- War & Peace
’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 Moore1779–1863A Visit from St. Nicholas (1823)In context
- Christmas
The children were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads
Clement Clarke Moore1779–1863A Visit from St. Nicholas (1823)In context
- Children
- Christmas
Christmas is a time when you get homesick, even when you’re home.
CNCarol Nelson
- Christmas
There is a remarkable breakdown of taste and intelligence at Christmas time. Mature, responsible grown men wear neckties made of holly leaves and drink alcoholic beverages with raw egg yolks and cottage cheese in them.
POP. J. O'Rourke1947–2022
- Christmas
Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.
Norman Vincent Peale1898–1993
- Christmas
Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.
WPWT Purkiser
- Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a typically American holiday… The lavish meal is a symbol of the fact that abundant consumption is the result and reward of production.
Ayn Rand1905–1982The Ayn Rand Letter (1971–1976)
- America
- Thanksgiving
Christmas can be celebrated in the school room with pine trees, tinsel and reindeers, but there must be no mention of the man whose birthday is being celebrated. One wonders how a teacher would answer if a student asked why it was called Christmas.
Ronald Reagan1911–2004
- Christmas
In the bleak mid-winter
Frosty wind made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron,
Water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow,
Snow on snow,
In the bleak mid-winter
Long ago.
Christina Rossetti1830–1894In the Bleak Midwinter (1872)In context
- Christmas
- Nature
What can I give Him,
Poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd
I would bring a lamb,
If I were a wise man
I would do my part,⁠—
Yet what I can I give Him,
Give my heart.
Christina Rossetti1830–1894In the Bleak Midwinter (1872)In context
I love Thanksgiving. It’s the only time in Los Angeles that you see natural breasts.
Arnold Schwarzeneggerborn 1947
- Clever Jabs
And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled ‘till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store? What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more?
Dr. Seuss1904–1991
- Christmas