Spirit of the season from Marianna

Spirit of the season from Marianna. Christmas, New Year’s day, Swarovski crystals, winter animated pictures, made by Marianna, aka Mira, just to launch you into the spirit of the season. “He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree. ” said Roy L. Smith

“My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?”
― Bob Hope

“In the old days, it was not called the Holiday Season; the Christians called it ‘Christmas’ and went to church; the Jews called it ‘Hanukkah’ and went to synagogue; the atheists went to parties and drank. People passing each other on the street would say ‘Merry Christmas!’ or ‘Happy Hanukkah!’ or (to the atheists) ‘Look out for the wall!”
― Dave Barry

“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 Longfellow

“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful. ”
― Norman Vincent Peale

“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

“One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas day. Don’t clean it up too quickly.” Andy Rooney (January 14, 1919 – November 4, 2011), American writer, producer, humorist.

“A lovely thing about Christmas is that it’s compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.”
― Garrison Keillor, Leaving Home

“Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind. ”
― Mary Ellen Chase

“One can never have enough socks,” said Dumbledore. “Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn’t get a single pair. People will insist on giving me books.” ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” ― Charles Dickens

“And when we give each other Christmas gifts in His name, let us remember that He has given us the sun and the moon and the stars, and the earth with its forests and mountains and oceans–and all that lives and move upon them. He has given us all green things and everything that blossoms and bears fruit and all that we quarrel about and all that we have misused–and to save us from our foolishness, from all our sins, He came down to earth and gave us Himself.” ― Sigrid Undset

“My parents always said that knowledge was the best gift they could give me, probably because they were too cheap to buy me Christmas or Birthday presents.” ― Jarod Kintz, There are Two Typos of People in This World: Those Who Can Edit and Those Who Can’t

“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” ― Hamilton Wright Mabie

“Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.”
― Charles M. Schulz

“When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things – not the great occasions – give off the greatest glow of happiness”. ― Bob Hope

Spirit of the season from Marianna

“The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live.” ― George Carlin

“Christmas doesn’t come from a store, maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more….” ― Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas

“How many observe Christ’s birthday! How few, His precepts!”
― Benjamin Franklin

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