The true Christmas spirit is putting others’ happiness before our own, and finding you’ve never known such happiness.

The spirit of Christmas is found when we lift the load of others.

The holidays drape us in magic and give us the hope that we can do better than we have done in the past.

Christmas is not a date on a calendar. It’s more than a state of mind. It’s a condition of the heart.

The month of December isn’t magical because it sparkles. It’s magical because it changes people’s hearts … at least momentarily.

If you want to feel the truest spirit of Christmas, go out and find someone sadder than you, lonelier than you, poorer than you … and give what you can in a smile, in time, in compassion. The best Christmases always require the gift of self.

Christmas is about change. It’s a time we open our hearts before we open our presents.

If you hate what you get for Christmas, try to focus on the person who gave the gift to you, not what came in the box.

Kids and Christmas go together like love and meaning.