The Christmas holidays are all about family and connection so there is plenty of inspiration to be had, which is why we have gathered all the best inspirational Christmas quotes for your next holiday post. And if you’re looking for short inspirational Christmas messages for Instagram, we also have you covered.
Now go ahead and browse through to find your favorite.
Inspirational Christmas Quotes
“Next year, I could be just as good if you check off my Christmas list.” — Eartha Kitt
“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
“Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.” — Washington Irving
“A very Merry Christmas and a happy new year. Let’s hope it’s a good one, without any fear.” — John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band
“Christmas is the day that holds all time together.” — Alexander Smith
“It’s Christmas Eve and we are going to go celebrate being young and being alive.” — Miles, The Holiday
“Remember, if Christmas isn’t found in your heart, you won’t find it under a tree.” — Charlotte Carpenter
“Christmas means fellowship, feasting, giving and receiving, a time of good cheer, home.” — WJ Tucker
“That’s the true spirit of Christmas; people being helped by people other than me.” — Jerry Seinfield
“It hasn’t snowed a single flurry, but Santa, dear, we’re in a hurry.” — Jerry Herman
“Some people are born for Halloween, and some are just counting the days until Christmas.” — Stephen Graham Jones
“There’ll be parties for hosting, marshmallows for toasting, and caroling out in the snow.” — Edward Pola and George Wyle
“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” — Charles Dickens
“We’re not just doing this for us. We’re doing it for the kids. For every kid who ever sat on Santa’s lap.” — Mall Santa, Jingle All the Way
“Christmas is a piece of one’s home that one carries in one’s heart.” — Freya Stark
A photo Christmas card with a unique arched, art deco design”Like snowflakes, my Christmas memories gather and dance — each beautiful, unique, and gone too soon.” — Deborah Whipp
“Christmas gives us the opportunity to pause and reflect on the important things around us.” — David Cameron
“Thank you for trying to get me to like Christmas. I love that you love it. I’m just so content taking care of other people’s pets when they’re away for the holiday.” — Abby, The Happiest Season
“Remember this December, that love weighs more than gold.” — Josephine Daskam Bacon
“Christmas isn’t just a day, it’s a frame of mind.” — Miracle on 34th Street
“Christmas is the keeping-place for memories of our innocence.” — Joan Mills
“What I like about Christmas is that you can make people forget the past with the present.” — Don Marquis
“Peace on earth will come to stay, when we live Christmas every day.” — Helen Steiner Rice
“I don’t think Christmas is necessarily about things. It’s about being good to one another.” — Carrie Fisher
“Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.” — It’s a Wonderful Life
“At Christmas play and make good cheer, for Christmas comes but once a year.” — Thomas Tusser
“A modern Christmas card with festive gold polka dots and family photo”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
“Christmas may be a day of feasting, or of prayer, but always it will be a day of remembrance — a day in which we think of everything we have ever loved.” — Augusta E. Randel
“Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves.” — Eric Sevareid
“A lovely thing about Christmas is that it’s compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.” — Garrison Keillor
“There’s nothing cozier than a Christmas tree all lit up.” — Jenny Han
“Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.” — Charles M. Schulz
“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
“Just remember, the true spirit of Christmas lies in your heart.” — Santa, The Polar Express
“Nothing’s as mean as giving a little child something useful for Christmas.” — Kin Hubbard
“Your children need your presence more than your presents.” — Jesse Jackson
“There’s no experience quite like cutting your own live Christmas tree out of your neighbor’s yard.” — Dan Florence
“Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves.” — Eric Severeid
“Christmas is a stocking stuffed with sugary goodness.” — Mo Rocca
“Feliz Navidad, próspero año y felicidad.” — José Feliciano
“What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more?” — How the Grinch Stole Christmas
“The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.” — Burton Hills
“Did you ever notice that life seems to follow certain patterns? Like I noticed that every year around this time, I hear Christmas music.” — Tom Sims
“I never thought it was such a bad little tree. It’s not bad at all really. Maybe it just needs a little love.” — Charlie Brown, A Charlie Brown Christmas
“Nothing seems to bring people together like Christmas.” — Steven Dodrill
“We count down the days just to experience it nearly exactly as we always have. It is so comfortable, familiar and perfectly nostalgic that, frankly, we have no desire to improve upon it at all.” — Joanna Gaines
“The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.” — Burton Hills
“Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it’s Christmas.” — Dale Evans Rogers
“The thing about trains … it doesn’t matter where they’re going. What matters is deciding to get on.” — Conductor, The Polar Express
“Christmas magic is silent. You don’t hear it — you feel it, you know it, you believe it.” — Kevin Alan Milne
“Christmas always rustled. It rustled every time, mysteriously, with silver and gold paper, tissue paper and a rich abundance of shiny paper, decorating and hiding everything and giving a feeling reckless extravagance.” — Tove Jansson
“For it is in giving that we receive.” — Francis of Assisi
“You’re skipping Christmas! Isn’t that against the law?” — Spike Frohmeyer, from Christmas With the Kranks
“Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people only once a year.” — Victor Borge
“Isn’t there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?” — A Charlie Brown Christmas
“Santa Claus llegó a la ciudad.” — Luis Miguel
“Christmas, my child, is love in action.” — Dale Evans
“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
“Christmas will always be as long as we stand heart to heart and hand in hand.” — Dr. Seuss
“Never be afraid when people can’t see what you see. Only be afraid if you no longer see it.” — Jeronicus Jangle, Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
“It’s Christmas Eve. A time of mystery, expectations, who knows what might happen.” — The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
“At Christmas, all roads lead home.” — Marjorie Holmes
“Holidays are joyful, there’s always something new. But everyday’s a holiday, when I’m near to you.” — The Carpenters
“Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can’t see.” — Chris Van Allsburg (from Polar Express)
“We are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmastime.” — Laura Ingalls Wilder
“Christmas is the spirit of giving without a thought of getting. It is happiness because we see joy in people. It is forgetting self and finding time for others. It’s discarding the meaningless and stressing the true values.” — Thomas S. Monson
“I realized that Christmas is the time to be with the people you love.” — Billy Mack, Love Actually
“Faith is believing in things when common sense tells you not to.” — Fred Gailey, Miracle on 34th Street
“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” — Helen Steiner Rice
“That’s the one good thing about regret: It’s never too late. You can always change tomorrow if you want to.” — Claire Phillips, Scrooged
“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
“Christmas isn’t a season. It’s a feeling.” — Edna Ferber
“Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts.” — Janice Maeditere
“What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future.” — Agnes M. Pahro
“Wherever there are people giving gifts, exchanging cards, I believe that Christmas is truly in their hearts.” — Jose Mari Chan
“Tell her that you love her. You’ve got nothing to lose and you’ll always regret it if you don’t. — Daniel, Love Actually
“There’s no place like home for the holidays.” — Robert Allen and Al Stillman
“I hate the radio this time of year because they play ‘All I want For Christmas Is You’ like, every other song. And that’s just not enough.” — Bridger Winegar
“Christmas is the spirit of giving without a thought of getting. It is happiness because we see joy in people. It is forgetting self and finding time for others. It is discarding the meaningless and stressing the true values.” — Thomas S. Monson
“Christmas, here again. Let us raise a loving cup; Peace on earth, goodwill to men, and make them do the washing up.” — Wendy Cope
“Christmas isn’t a season. It’s a feeling.” — Edna Ferber
“Once again, we come to the Holiday Season, a deeply religious time that each of us observes, in his own way, by going to the mall of his choice.” — Dave Barry
“I just woke up thinking about going home with you and got very excited about Christmas.” — Abby, The Happiest Season
“He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.” — Roy L. Smith
“Christmas works like glue. It keeps us all sticking together.” — Rosie Thomas
“Like snowflakes, my Christmas memories gather and dance — each beautiful, unique, and too soon gone.” — Deborah Whipp
“Christmas is a tonic for our souls. It moves us to think of others rather than of ourselves. It directs our thoughts to giving.” — B. C. Forbes
“A good conscience is a continual Christmas.” — Benjamin Franklin
“And that, of course, is the message of Christmas. We are never alone. Not when the night is darkest, the wind coldest, the world seemingly most indifferent…” — Taylor Caldwell
“My world is filled with cheer and you this Christmas.” — Donny Hathaway
”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
“Christmas Eve was a night of song that wrapped itself about you like a shawl. But it warmed more than your body. It warmed your heart…filled it, too, with melody that would last forever.” — Bess Streeter Aldrich
“Unless we make Christmas an occasion to share our blessings, all the snow in Alaska won’t make it ‘white.’ — Bing Crosby
“Christmas is the day that holds all time together.” — Alexander Smith
“The Christmas tree is a symbol of love, not money. There’s a kind of glory to them when they’re all lit up that exceeds anything all the money in the world could buy.” — Andy Rooney
“Christmas isn’t just a day, it’s a frame of mind.” — Valentine Davies
“Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone.” — Charles Schulz
“A lovely thing about Christmas is that it’s compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.” — Garrison Keillor
“I’m dreaming of a white Christmas.” — Irving Berlin
“Christmas is not a story of hope. It is hope.” — Craig D. Lounsbrough
“For Christmas this year, try giving less. Start with less attitude. There’s more than enough of that in the world as it is — and people will usually give it back anyway! — Anne Bristow
“Christmas time is here.” — Lee Mendelson and Vince Guaraldi
“We elves try to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corn, and syrup.” — Elf
“Love the giver more than the gift.” — Brigham Young
“Christmas is a stocking stuffed with sugary goodness.” — Mo Rocca
“Christmas is a time when you get homesick — even when you’re home.” — Carol Nelson
“It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air.” — W.T. Ellis
“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 Christmastime.” — Laura Ingalls Wilder
“Let us have music for Christmas. Sound the trumpet of joy and rebirth; let each of us try, with a song in our hearts, to bring peace to men on earth.” — Mildred L. Jarrell
“It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air.” — W.T. Ellis
“Have yourself a merry little Christmas.” — Judy Garland
“Although it’s been said many times, many ways, Merry Christmas to you.” — Nat King Cole
“Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.” — Norman Vincent Peale
“The thing about Christmas is that it almost doesn’t matter what mood you’re in or what kind of a year you’ve had — it’s a fresh start.” — Kelly Clarkson
“Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.” — Peg Bracken
“That’s what Christmas memories are made from, they’re not planned, they’re not scheduled, nobody puts them in their Blackberry, they just happen.” — Kelly Finch, Deck the Halls
“Christmas is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the light of love to those who need it most.” — Ruth Carter Stapleton
“You’ll shoot your eye out kid!” — A Christmas Story
“Just because I cannot see it, doesn’t mean I can’t believe it!” — Jack Skellington, The Nightmare Before Christmas
“Christmas works like glue, it keeps us all sticking together.” — Rosie Thomas
“Nobody’s walking out on this fun, old-fashioned family Christmas.” — Christmas Vacation
“But for now, let me say. Without hope or agenda. Just because it’s Christmas. And at Christmas you tell the truth. To me, you are perfect.” — Love Actually
Touching Christmas Quotes for Friends
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” — Edward Pola and George Wyle
“I feel like I’m gonna kiss you standing beneath that mistletoe.” — Otis Redding
“Christmas was on its way. Lovely, glorious, beautiful Christmas, upon, which the entire kid year revolved.” — Ralphie, A Christmas Story
“You can mess with a lot of things. But you can’t mess with kids on Christmas.” — Kevin McCallister, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
“Kiss me on this cold December night.” — Michael Bublé
“For Christmas it is tradition time — traditions that recall the precious memories down the years, the sameness of them all.” — Helen Lowrie Marshall
“Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.” — Peg Bracken
“Every time we love, every time we give, it’s Christmas.” — Dale Evans
“This is extremely important. Will you please tell Santa that instead of presents this year, I just want my family back?” — Kevin McCallister, Home Alone
“Christmas is like candy; it slowly melts in your mouth sweetening every taste bud, making you wish it could last forever.” — Richelle E. Goodrich
“He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.” — Roy L. Smith
“It’s Christmas Eve. It’s the one night of the year when we all act a little nicer, we smile a little easier, we cheer a little more.” — Frank Cross, Scrooged
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“Christmas is a togethery sort of holiday. That’s my favorite kind.” — A. A. Milne, Winnie the Pooh
“Christmas is just about my favorite time. Ever since I was a little kid, I always felt like it was my own personal holiday.” — Ernest Saves Christmas
“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.” — Meredith Willson
“If you’re worried and you can’t sleep, count your blessings instead of sheep. Then you’ll fall asleep counting your blessings.” — Bob Wallace, White Christmas
“Christmas is forever, not for just one day. For loving, sharing, giving, are not to put away.” — Norman Wesley Brooks
“Let us keep Christmas beautiful without a thought of greed.” — Ann Garnett Schultz
“Remember this December, that love weighs more than gold” — Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon
“Yes! Yes I do! I like Christmas! I love Christmas!” — A Christmas Carol
“Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts.” — Janice Maeditere
“As we struggle with shopping lists and invitations, compounded by December’s bad weather, it is good to be reminded that there are people in our lives who are worth this aggravation, and people to whom we are worth the same.” — Donald E. Westlake
“Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can’t see.” — The Polar Express
“Peace on earth will come to stay, when we live Christmas every day.” — Helen Steiner Rice
“The party’s on, the feeling’s here that only comes this time of year.” — Paul McCartney
“When we remember a special Christmas, it is not the presents that made it special, but the laughter, the feeling of love, and the togetherness of friends and family that made that Christmas special.” — Catherine Pulsifer
“The smells of Christmas are the smells of childhood.” — Richard Paul Evans
“I don’t think Christmas is necessarily about things. It’s about being good to one another, it’s about the Christian ethic, it’s about kindness.” — Carrie Fisher
“Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.” — Washington Irving
“Maybe Christmas, the Grinch thought, doesn’t come from a store.” — Dr. Seuss
“Christmas is a bridge. We need bridges as the river of time flows past. Today’s Christmas should mean creating happy hours for tomorrow and reliving those of yesterday.” — Gladys Bagg Taber
“As we give presents at Christmas, we need to recognize that sharing our time and ourselves is such an important part of giving.” — Gordon B. Hinckley
“The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.” — Elf
“This is Christmas. The season of perpetual hope.” — Kate McCallister, Home Alone
“Hurry down the chimney tonight.” — Eartha Kitt
“The joy of brightening other lives becomes for us the magic of the holidays.” — W. C. Jones
“Freshly cut Christmas trees smelling of stars and snow and pine resin — inhale deeply and fill your soul with wintry night.” — John J. Geddes
“Some people are worth melting for.” — Frozen
“I don’t know if there’ll be snow, but have a cup of cheer. — Johnny Marks and Burl Ives
“Some Christmas tree ornaments do more than glitter and glow, they represent a gift of love given a long time ago.” — Tom Baker
“If there is love in your heart and your mind, you will feel like Christmas all the time.” — Faith Hill
“Feeling Christmas all around, and I’m trying to play it cool.” — Ariana Grande
If you like these, you might also want to check out our other lists of Christmas Family Captions, Short Christmas Quotes, Christmas Song Lyrics, Winter Couple Captions, Winter Sayings, December Letter Board Quotes, Christmas Wishes for Boyfriends and Hanukkah Quotes.
Inspirational Christmas Messages
Have a joyful Christmas season!
Wishing you love, joy, and peace this Christmas.
We hope you create many happy memories this Christmas season.
Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a bright New Year!
Have a jolly holiday this Christmas.
May the holiday season inspire you to see the beauty in every moment, find joy in the smallest gestures, and embrace the spirit of Christmas with a heart full of optimism.
We hope you are filled with joy during the Christmas season.
Wishing you and yours a very merry Christmas.
We wish you a Merry Christmas!
May all your wishes come true this Christmas!
Warmest wishes for a joyful Christmas season.
Wishing you a very merry Christmas!
May this Christmas be a time of reflection, renewal, and the empowerment to face the future with resilience, knowing that each day brings the potential for positive change.
Wishing your family many blessings this Christmas.
Wishing you a Christmas filled with the warmth of love, the comfort of cherished connections, and the inspiration to embrace each moment with gratitude and optimism.
Enjoy a peaceful and restful holiday season.
May this festive season be a reminder that each day is a new opportunity for growth, joy, and the creation of beautiful memories that last a lifetime.
May all your days be merry and bright this season.
In the enchanting glow of Christmas, may your spirit be lifted, and your heart be filled with the magic of the season, bringing peace, love, and happiness into your life.
Wishing you a Christmas season where the joy of giving and the warmth of shared moments become the true gifts that brighten your days and nurture your soul.
We’re thinking of you this holiday season.
Joy to the world! And to you and yours!
In the spirit of Christmas, may the light of hope shine brightly in your heart, guiding you through any darkness and filling your life with joy and positivity.
Wishing you a comforting and joyful Christmas!
Sending you and yours love this Christmas.
Have a very merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from our family to yours.
In the gentle embrace of Christmas, may the love and support of those around you become a source of strength, encouraging you to face challenges with grace and determination.
So that is it for our list of Inspirational Christmas Quotes and Messages. We hope you found the perfect one!
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