Quotes of the day from previous years:
- 2004
- You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free. ~ Yeshua (Jesus Christ)
- selected by Kalki
- 2005
- 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
- proposed by Mister Six
- 2006
- Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas. ~ Calvin Coolidge
- proposed by Mister Six
- 2007
- He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders, wonders, of His love.
~ Isaac Watts ~- proposed by Kalki
- 2008
- The only real blind person at Christmas-time is he who has not Christmas in his heart. ~ Helen Keller
- proposed by Kalki
- 2009
- How many observe Christ's Birth-day! how few his Precepts! O! 'tis easier to keep Holidays than Commandments. ~ Benjamin Franklin in Poor Richard's Almanack (in relation to Christmas)
- proposed by Zarbon
- 2010
- Joy to the world! the Lord is come;
Let earth receive her King.
Let ev'ry heart prepare Him room,
And heav'n and nature sing,
And heaven and nature sing,
And heaven, and heaven, and nature sing.
~ Isaac Watts ~ (traditional Christmas carol)- proposed by Kalki
- 2011
A very Merry Christmas
And a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one
Without any fear.
War is over,
If you want it —
War is over now.~ John Lennon & Yoko Ono ~
- proposed by Kalki
- 2012
Do you hear the people sing For the wretched of the earth They will live again in freedom |
| ~ Les Misérables ~ |
- proposed by Kalki
- 2013
| And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. |
| ~ Gospel of Luke ~ |
- proposed by Kalki
- 2014
| The earth has grown old with its burden of care But at Christmas it always is young, The heart of the jewel burns lustrous and fair And its soul full of music breaks the air, When the song of angels is sung. |
| ~ Phillips Brooks ~ |
- proposed by Nvvchar
- 2015
| On this day, Christians reflect on their faith and celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. This occasion inspires families and communities to come together, share what they have, and give back to those less fortunate. May we take this time to reflect on our many blessings, and remind our loved ones how much they mean to us. |
| ~ Justin Trudeau ~ |
- proposed by Kalki — last year's Christmas greetings by Trudeau, for what is also his own first birthday after becoming Prime Minister of Canada.
- 2016
| Except the Christ be born again tonight In dreams of all men, saints and sons of shame, The world will never see his kingdom bright. Stars of all hearts, lead onward thro' the night Past death-black deserts, doubts without a name, Past hills of pain and mountains of new sin To that far sky where mystic births begin, Where dreaming ears the angel-song shall win. |
| ~ Vachel Lindsay ~ |
- proposed by Kalki
- 2017
| The central core of truth is that Christmas turns everything upside down, the upside of heaven come down to earth. The Christmas story puts a new value on every man. He is not a thing to be used, not a chemical accident, not an educated ape. Every man is a V.I.P., because he has divine worth. That was revealed when “Love came down at Christmas.” A scientist said, making a plea for exchange scholarships between nations, “The best way to send an idea is to wrap it up in a person.” That was what happened at Christmas. The idea of divine love was wrapped up in a person. Christmas is good news in a world of bad news. … Christmas brings hope to a dark world. |
| ~ Halford E. Luccock ~ |
- proposed by Kalki
- 2018
| Christmas turns everything upside down. This is the central truth of the incarnation — "Immanuel, God with us." The upside of heaven come down to earth. "The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld his glory, . . . full of grace and truth." Men miss the entire meaning of Jesus when they see in him the highest upreach of man; he is God reaching down and making common cause with man's struggle. The meaning of Christmas puts down the mighty things in men's minds from their seats — place, riches, talents — and exalts the things of low degree — humility, simplicity, and trust. |
| ~ Halford E. Luccock ~ |
- proposed by Kalki
- 2019
| Charles Lamb, in one of his most delightful essays, sets high worth on the observance of All Fools' Day, because it says to a man: "You look wise. Pray correct that error!" Christmas brings the universal message to men: "You look important and great; pray correct that error." It overturns the false standards that have blinded the vision and sets up again in their rightful magnitude those childlike qualities by which we enter the Kingdom. Christmas turns things inside out. Under the spell of the Christmas story the locked up treasures of kindliness and sympathy come from the inside of the heart, where they are often kept imprisoned, to the outside of actual expression in deed and word. … It is the vision of the Christ-child which enables all men to get at the best treasures of their lives and offer them for use. |
| ~ Halford E. Luccock ~ |
- proposed by Kalki
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Christmas is an awfulness that compares favorably with the great London plague and fire of 1665-66. No one escapes the feelings of mortal dejection, inadequacy, frustration, loneliness, guilt and pity. No one escapes feeling used by society, by religion, by friends and relatives, by the utterly artifical responsiblities of extending false greetings, sending banal cards, reciprocating unsolicated gifts, going to dull parties, putting up with acquaintances and family one avoids all the rest of the year... in short, of being brutalized by a 'holiday' that has lost virtually all of its original meanings and has become a merchandising ploy for color tv set manufacturers and ravagers of the woodlands. ~ Harlan Ellison
- 4 - --Mister Six 11:10, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
- 0 Kalki 14:51, 22 December 2007 (UTC) I might give this a 1 or even a 2 some other date of the Christmas season, but I feel it ranks as a zero for Christmas day itself.
1 ~ Kalki 22:35, 23 December 2005 (UTC)(Ellison is an interesting writer and personality, but on this I am inclined to quote an old cartoon: "Bah, Humbug to you too, you old fart!") - 1 Zarbon 20:29, 26 April 2008 (UTC)
It came without ribbons! It came without tags!
It came without packages, boxes, or bags!
And he puzzled and puzzled, till his puzzler was sore.
Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before!
"Maybe Christmas," he thought, "doesn't come from a store.
Maybe Christmas… perhaps… means a little bit more." ~ Dr. Seuss
- 3 Ningauble 15:13, 2 December 2008 (UTC)
- 1 Zarbon 06:12, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
- 2 Kalki (talk · contributions) 02:55, 23 December 2011 (UTC)
3 Kalki (talk · contributions) 20:23, 13 December 2009 (UTC) with a strong lean toward 4.reduced this, at least for a year or two — I might rank this higher again if it were extended a bit more…
Think 100 times before you take a decision, But once that decision is taken, stand by it as one man. ~ Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- 3 Zarbon 03:55, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
- 1 Kalki (talk · contributions) 20:23, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
A man of knowledge lives by acting, not by thinking about acting. ~ Carlos Castaneda
- 2 Zarbon 03:55, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
- 3 Kalki (talk · contributions) 20:23, 13 December 2009 (UTC) with a strong lean toward 4.
There's nothing sadder in this world than to awake Christmas morning and not be a child. ~ Erma Bombeck (in relation to Christmas)
- 2 Zarbon 03:55, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
- 1 Kalki (talk · contributions) 20:23, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
This is the month, and this the happy morn,
Wherein the Son of Heav'n's eternal King,
Of wedded maid and virgin mother born,
Our great redemption from above did bring;
For so the holy sages once did sing,
That He our deadly forfeit should release,
And with His Father work us a perpetual peace.
~ John Milton
- 3 --Tryst (talk) 18:22, 29 April 2012 (UTC)
India is an ancient nation and not nation in the making. We are not to build a new nation but to make this ancient nation virile to face the challenge of modern times.
With the banner of Nationalism in our hearts to build up a Mighty India, let us march forward on the path of Duty. This is no time for rest; this is no occasion for faltering. Let us go onwards and onwards, till we reach the Goal. -Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- 3 tending to 4 --Nvvchar (talk) 10:06, 5 December 2013 (UTC)
- 2 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki·†·⚓⊙☳☶⚡ 01:24, 23 December 2013 (UTC)
A little smile, a word of cheer,
A bit of love from someone near,
A little gift from one held dear,
Best wishes for the coming year.
These make a Merry Christmas!
~ John Greenleaf Whittier ~ Portal:Christmas/Selected_quote/7
- 3 bystander (talk) 04:21, 23 December 2014 (UTC)
- 0 — I was actually inclined to perhaps rank this a 4, and use this, this year, as I had nothing clearly better in mind, but what searches I have done leaves me concluding that it is probably not John Greenleaf Whittier, and its origin remains obscure. ~ ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki·†·⚓⊙☳☶⚡ 22:35, 24 December 2017 (UTC)
At this festive season of the year, Mr. Scrooge, it is more than usually desirable that we should make some slight provision for the poor and destitute, who suffer greatly at the present time. Many thousands are in want of common necessaries; hundreds of thousands are in want of common comforts, sir. — A Christmas Carol ~ Charles Dickens Portal:Christmas/Selected_quote/15
- 3 bystander (talk) 04:21, 23 December 2014 (UTC)
- 2 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki·†·⚓⊙☳☶⚡ 00:11, 25 December 2017 (UTC), but I would prefer this be extended somewhat.
| The advent of every baby completely upsets his little world, both physically and spiritually. And it is not one of the smallest values of the fact that the Saviour of the world came into it as a baby, that it reminds men that every baby is born a savior, to some extent, from selfishness and greed and sin in the little circle which his advent blesses. |
| ~ Halford E. Luccock ~ |
- 3 ♞☤☮♌︎Kalki·†·⚓⊙☳☶⚡ 17:52, 24 December 2018 (UTC)