I thought I would share a few quotes that pertain to this wonderful holiday.
“Thousands of lights were burning on the green branches, and gaily-colored pictures, such as she had seen in the shop-windows, looked down upon her. The little maiden stretched out her hands towards them when--the match went out. The lights of the Christmas tree rose higher and higher, she saw them now as stars in heaven . . .” – Hans Christian Anderson, The Little Match Girl
“Christmas was close at hand, in all his bluff and hearty honesty; it was the season of hospitality, merriment, and open-heartedness; the old year was preparing, like an ancient philosopher, to call his friends around him, and amidst the sound of feasting and revelry to pass gently and calmly away.” – Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers
“'God bless us every one!' said Tiny Tim, the last of all.” – Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
“It is, indeed, the season of regenerated feeling--the season for kindling, not merely the fire of hospitality in the hall, but the genial flame of charity in the heart.” – Washington Irving, Old Christmas
"Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!" - Clement Clarke Moore, The Night Before Christmas
