“No self-respecting mother would run out of intimidations on the eve of a major holiday.” – Erma Bombeck

“Working hours are never long enough. Each day is a holiday, and ordinary holidays are grudged as enforced interruptions in an absorbing vocation.” – Winston Churchill

“Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.” – Marianne Williamson

“The secret to making your holiday inspiring is actually quite simple. Be inspiring yourself. As with any change, you must be the change you want to see in others.” – Deepak Chopra

“If all the year were playing holidays; To sport would be as tedious as to work.” – William Shakespeare

“A good holiday is one spent among people whose notions of time are vaguer than yours.” – J. B. Priestley

“To many people holidays are not voyages of discovery, but a ritual of reassurance.” – Phillip Adams

“The holiest of holidays are those kept by ourselves in silence and apart; The secret anniversaries of the heart.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.” – Peg Bracken

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

“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

“Marry an orphan: you’ll never have to spend boring holidays with the in-laws.” – George Carlin