40 Holiday Quotes That’ll Make You Feel All Warm and Fuzzy
“You can tell a lot about a person by the way they handle three things: a rainy day, lost luggage and tangled Christmas tree lights.”
Posted 3/2/2023
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It can be easy to forget the true meaning of the holidays when you're busy worrying about holiday dinners, school concerts and snagging every deal for your kids' wishlists. If you love hiding presents, making eggnog and getting your friends and family into the celebratory spirit, you're probably also the person who's known for sending the perfect holiday card. There's so much to organize, purchase and wrap this season, don't worry about coming up with something creative and unique—we've got you covered. Use these 40 holiday quotes for your cards, captions and photo book titles, which cover Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year’s and more.
And after all that time spent on holiday presents decor, it's no wonder your camera roll is filled with cute shots of your family in coordinating outfits (and pictures of all those presents you spent hours wrapping). Don't let those pics get lost in your phone, print them in a holiday-inspired photo book, or hang them on your wall with Canvas Wall Tiles. And if you love saving your favorite memories from every month, print 30 pictures each month with a Monthbooks subscription.
Inspirational holiday quotes
- “Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” –Hamilton Wright Mabie
- “The Joy of brightening other lives, bearing each others’ burdens, easing each other’s loads and supplanting empty hearts and lives with generous gifts becomes for us the magic of the holidays.” –W. C. Jones
- “May your walls know joy, may every room hold laughter, and every window open to great possibility.” –Mary Anne Radmacher
- “Love the giver more than the gift.” –Brigham Young
- “Every piece of the universe, even the tiniest little snow crystal, matters somehow. I have a place in the pattern, and so do you. Thinking of you this holiday season!” –T.A. Barron
- “Christmas is a piece of one’s home that one carries in one’s heart.” –Freya Stark
- “We light candles in testament that faith makes miracles possible.” –Nachum Braverman
- “Christmas will always be as long as we stand heart to heart and hand in hand.” –Dr. Seuss
- “Christmas is forever, not for just one day. For loving, sharing, giving, are not to put away.” –Norman Wesley Brooks
Funny holiday quotes
- “There are three stages of man: he believes in Santa Claus; he does not believe in Santa Claus; he is Santa Claus.” –Bob Phillips
- “You can tell a lot about a person by the way they handle three things: a rainy day, lost luggage and tangled Christmas tree lights.” –Maya Angelou
- “One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in this living room on Christmas Day.” –Unknown
- “Three phrases that sum up Christmas are: Peace on Earth, Goodwill to Men, and Batteries not Included.” –Unknown
- “Christmas is a magical time of year… I just watched all my money magically disappear.” –Unknown
- “A lovely thing about Christmas is that it’s compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.” –Garrison Keillor
Happy Holiday quotes
- “Winter, a lingering season, is a time to gather golden moments, embark upon a sentimental journey, and enjoy every idle hour.” –John Boswell
- “May the Spirit of the Holidays be with you throughout the New Year.” –Unknown
- “Christmas gives us the opportunity to pause and reflect on the important things around us.” –David Cameron
- “Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it’s Christmas.” –Dale Evans
- “Christmas is like candy; it slowly melts in your mouth sweetening every taste bud, making you wish it could last forever.” –Richelle E. Goodrich
- “May love and light fill your home and heart at Hanukkah.” –Unknown
- “Peace on earth will come to stay, when we live Christmas every day.” –Helen Steiner Rice
Holiday quotes about giving
- “Kindness is like snow. It beautifies everything it covers.” –Kahlil Gibran
- “The holiday season is a perfect time to reflect on our blessings and seek out ways to make life better for those around us.” –Anonymous
- “I am grateful for what I am and have. My Thanksgiving is perpetual.” –Henry David Thoreau
- “Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” –Oprah Winfrey
- “Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” –William Arthur Ward
- “It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.” –Mother Theresa
- “Christmas is the spirit of giving without a thought of getting.” –Thomas S. Monson
Quotes about holidays and family
- “Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.” –Edith Sitwell
- “Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall.” –Larry Wilde
- “Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind.” –Mary Ellen Chase
- “Holidays–any holiday–are such a great opportunity to focus on bringing the family together.” –Lidia Bastianich
- “I find that it’s the simple things that remind you of family around the holidays.” –Amy Adams
- “Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time.” –Laura Ingalls Wilder
New Year's quotes
- “Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.” –Oprah Winfrey
- “Last year’s words belong to last year’s language. And next year’s words await another voice.” –T.S. Eliot
- “There are far better things ahead than any we leave behind.” –C.S. Lewis
- “And now we welcome the new year. Full of things that have never been.” –Rainer Maria Rilke
- “Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each New Year find you a better man.” –Benjamin Franklin
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