70+ Christmas Quotes About Family for Your Loved Ones

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Whether you’re frying up a turkey, adorning your door with a magnolia wreath, or filling stockings with juicy oranges, a Southern Christmas doesn’t quite resemble the snowy scenes of New England postcards. However, this distinctive setting doesn’t diminish the magic of the season for Southerners and their loved ones. On the contrary, it adds a unique charm that makes the holidays even more cherished.

Utilize one of these heartwarming Christmas quotes centered around family to pen a thoughtful message in a greeting card, craft a homemade sign for your abode, impart wisdom to your children, or simply bring a joyful smile to your family’s faces.

Expressions of Love for Family in Christmas Quotes

1. “My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others.” —Bob Hope

2. “The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.”—Bill Vaughan

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

4. “Christmas gives us an opportunity to pause and reflect on the important things around us.” —David Cameron

5. “If there is love in your heart and your mind, you will feel Christmas all the time.” —Faith Hill

6. “Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts.”—Janice Maeditere

7. “Santa Claus is anyone who loves another and seeks to make them happy; who gives himself by thought or word or deed in every gift that he bestows.” —Edwin Osgood Grover

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

9. “Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality.” —Washington Irving

10. “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

“Remember this December, that love weighs more than gold.” —Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon

Christmas Quotes

11. “Remember this December, that love weighs more than gold.” —Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon

12. “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

13. “Strange, isn’t it? Each man’s life touches so many other lives. When he isn’t around, he leaves an awful hole, doesn’t he?” — Clarence, It’s a Wonderful Life

14. “Christmas works like glue. It keeps us all sticking together.” —Rosie Thomas

Amusing Quotes for the Festive Season

15. “There’s no experience quite like cutting your own live Christmas tree out of your neighbor’s yard.” —Dan Florence

16. “Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people only once a year.” —Victor Borge

17. “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

18. “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

19. “Adults can take a simple holiday for children and screw it up. What began as a presentation of simple gifts to delight and surprise children around the Christmas tree has culminated in a woman unwrapping six shrimp forks from her dog, who drew her name.” —Erma Bombeck

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

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

Christmas Quotes

21. “I love Christmas. I receive a lot of wonderful presents I can’t wait to exchange.” —Henny Youngman

22. “There are three stages of man: he believes in Santa Claus; he does not believe in Santa Claus; he is Santa Claus.” —Bob Phillips

23. “We elves try to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corn, and syrup.” — Buddy, Elf

Christmas Spirit in Quotations

24. “Remember, if Christmas isn’t found in your heart, you won’t find it under a tree.” —Charlotte Carpenter

25. “Christmas will always be as long as we stand heart to heart and hand in hand.” ―Dr. Suess

26. “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 more time for others. It is discarding the meaningless and stressing the true values.”—Thomas S. Monson

27. “This is the message of Christmas: We are never alone.” —Taylor Caldwell

28. “The magical dust of Christmas glittered on the cheeks of humanity ever so briefly, reminding us of what is worth having and what we were intended to be.” —Max Lucado

29. “Love the giver more than the gift.” – Brigham Young

30. “Let us keep Christmas beautiful without a thought of greed.” —Ann Garnett Schultz

“Every time we love, every time we give, it’s Christmas.” —Dale Evans

Christmas Quotes

31. “Every time we love, every time we give, it’s Christmas.” —Dale Evans

32. “Christmas Day is in our grasp, as long as we have hands to clasp! Christmas Day will always be, just as long, as we have we! Welcome Christmas while we stand, heart to heart, and hand in hand!” —Dr. Seuss

33. “To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.” —Calvin Coolidge

34. “I wish we could put up some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month..” —Harlan Miller

35. “He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.” —Roy L. Smith

36. “The true Christmas spirit is putting others’ happiness before our own, and finding you’ve never known such happiness.” —Toni Sorenson

37. “It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.” —Mother Theresa

38. “It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air.” —W. T. Ellis

39. “Christmas is not just a time for festivity and merry-making. It is more than that. It is a time for the contemplation of eternal things. The Christmas spirit is a spirit of giving and forgiving.” —J. C. Penney

40. “What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal and that every path may lead to peace.” —Agnes M. Pharo

“Christmas is for everyone, adults and children alike. Allow this season to fill your heart, and let go of the things you dislike.” —Julie Hebert

Christmas Quotes

41. “Christmas is for everyone, adults and children alike. Allow this season to fill your heart, and let go of the things you dislike.” —Julie Hebert

42. “The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.” —Will Ferrell, Elf

43. “What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. What if Christmas … perhaps … means a little bit more!” —Dr. Suess, How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Quotes on Returning Home for Christmas

44. “No matter what, I always make it home for Christmas.” —Dolly Parton

45. “At Christmas, all roads lead home.” —Marjorie Holmes

46. “Christmas is a piece of one’s home that one carries in one’s heart.” —Freya Stark

47. “From home to home, and heart to heart, from one place to another. The warmth and joy of Christmas, brings us closer to each other.” —Emily Matthews

48. “Christmas is the season of joy, of holiday greetings exchanged, of gift-giving, and of families united.” —Norman Vincent Peale

49. “We are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmastime.” – Laura Ingalls Wilder

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

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

Christmas Quotes

51. “At Christmas, all roads lead home.” —Marjorie Holmes

52. “The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.” —Burton Hills

53. “´Christmas is a togethery sort of holiday. ´ said Pooh. ´That´s my favorite kind. ´ said Piglet.” —A. A. Milne

Nostalgic Christmas Quotes Evoking Childhood Memories

54. “The smells of Christmas are the smells of childhood” —Richard Paul Evans

55. “Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall” —Larry Wilde

56. “Christmas is the keeping-place for memories of our innocence.” —Joan Mills

57. “Christmas is for children. But it is for grownups too. Even if it is a headache, a chore, and nightmare, it is a period of necessary defrosting of chill and hide-bound hearts.” —Lenora Mattingly Weber

58. “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

59. “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

60. “Like snowflakes, my Christmas memories gather and dance—each beautiful, unique, and gone too soon.” —Deborah Whipp

“Christmas is a time when you get homesick— even when you’re home.” —Carol Nelson

Christmas Quotes

61. “Christmas is a time when you get homesick— even when you’re home.” —Carol Nelson

62. “At Christmas play and make good cheer, for Christmas comes but once a year.” —Thomas Tusser

63. “Some Christmas tree ornaments do more than glitter and glow, they represent a gift of love given a long time ago.” —Tom Baker

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

65. “Christmas—that magic blanket that wraps itself about us, that something so intangible that it is like a fragrance. It may weave a spell of nostalgia. 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. Rundel

66. “At one time, most of my friends could hear the bell, but as years passed, it fell silent for all of them. Even Sarah found one Christmas that she could no longer hear its sweet sound. Though I’ve grown old, the bell still rings for me, as it does for all who truly believe.” —Chris Van Allsburg, The Polar Express

67. “May you never be too grown up to search the skies on Christmas Eve.” —Anonymous

68. “No matter how we may dread the rush, the long Christmas lists for gifts and cards to be bought and given—when Christmas Day comes there is still the same warm feeling we had as children, the same warmth that enfolds our hearts and our homes.” —Joan Winmill Brown

Christmas Quotes with a Religious Touch

69. “Christmas is not a myth, not a tradition, not a dream. It is a glorious reality.” – Billy Graham

70. “Mankind is a great, an immense family… This is proved by what we feel in our hearts at Christmas.” —Pope John XXIII

“It is Christmas every time you let God love others through you.”—Saint Teresa of Calcutta

Christmas Quotes

71. “It is Christmas every time you let God love others through you.”—Saint Teresa of Calcutta

72. “The story of Christmas is the story of God’s relentless love for us.” —Max Lucado

73. “You can never truly enjoy Christmas until you can look up into the Father’s face and tell Him you have received His Christmas gift.” —John R. Rice

74. “Christmas is a gift of love wrapped in human flesh and tied securely with the strong promises of God. It is more than words can tell, for it is a matter for the heart to receive, believe and understand.” —Frank McKibben

75. “The giving of gifts is not something man invented. God started the giving spree when He gave a gift beyond words, the unspeakable gift of His Son.” —Robert Flatt

76. “All the Christmas presents in the world are worth nothing without the presence of Christ.” – David Jeremiah

77. “God never gives someone a gift they are not capable of receiving. If He gives us the gift of Christmas, it is because we all have the ability to understand and receive it.” —Pope Francis

78. “Christmas day is a day of joy and charity. May God make you very rich in both.” —Phillips Brooks

79. “Christmas in Bethlehem. The ancient dream: a cold, clear night made brilliant by a glorious star, the smell of incense, shepherds and wise men falling to their knees in adoration of the sweet baby, the incarnation of perfect love.” —Lucinda Franks

80. “Bless us, Lord, this Christmas, with quietness of mind; Teach us to be patient and always to be kind.” —Helen Steiner Rice