I am the Christmas spirit!

I enter the home of poverty, causing palefaced
children to open their eyes wide, in pleased wonder.

I cause the miser's clutched hand to relax,
and thus paint a bright spot on his soul.

I cause the aged to renew their youth,
and to laugh in the old glad way.

I keep romance alive in the heart of childhood
and brighten dreams woven of magic.

I cause eager feet to climb dark stairways
with filled baskets, leaving behind hearts
amazed at the goodness of the world.

I cause the prodigal to pause a moment
on his wild, wasteful way, and send to anxious
love some little token that releases glad
tears which wash away the hard
lines of sorrow.

I enter dark prison cells, reminding
scarred manhood of what might have been,
and pointing forward to good days yet to be.

I come softly into the still, white home
of pain, and lips that are too weak to speak
just tremble in silent, eloquent gratitude.

In a thousand ways I cause the weary to look
up into the face of God, and for a little
moment forget the things that are
small and wretched.
I am the Christmas Spirit!
E.C. Baird


Christmas waves a magic wand over this world,
and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful.
Norman Vincent Peale

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

Time was with most of us, when Christmas Day,
encircling all our limited world like a magic ring,
left nothing out for us to miss or seek;
bound together all our home enjoyments, affections,
and hopes; grouped everything and everyone round the
Christmas fire, and make the little picture shining
in our bright young eyes, complete.
Charles Dickens

Christmas is the season for kindling
the fire of hospitality in the hall,
the genial flame of charity in the heart.
Washington Irving

Christmas Quotes

Christmas, children, is not a date.
It is a state of mind.
Mary Ellen Chase

Time was with most of us, when Christmas Day,
encircling all our limited world like a magic
ring, left nothing out for us to miss or seek;
bound together all our home enjoyments,
affections, and hopes; grouped everything and
everyone round the Christmas fire, and make
the little picture shining in our bright
young eyes, complete.
Charles Dickens

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