Christmas Film Quotes
Who doesn’t love a good Christmas film, whether it’s a hilarious comedy like Home Alone or Elf or a heart-warming drama like Miracle on 34th Street, they all get us in the festive spirit, and often leave us feeling better about humanity with their hope-filled storylines. So, we’ve put together a selection of our favourite Christmas movie quotes for you to enjoy and reminisce on.
- “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” - Deck the Halls
- “Christmas is just about my favourite time. Ever since I was a little kid, I always felt like it was my own personal holiday” - Ernest Saves Christmas
- “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
- “The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear” – Elf
- “I believe, I believe. It’s silly but I believe” - Miracle on 34th Street
- “Just remember, the true spirit of Christmas lies in your heart” - The Polar Express
- “This is Christmas. The season of perpetual hope” - Home Alone
- “Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can’t see” — The Polar Express
- “Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! 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!
- “OK, this is extremely important. Will you please tell Santa that instead of presents this year, I just want my family back!” – Home Alone
- "Rudolph, with your nose so bright, won’t you guide my sleigh tonight?" — Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
- "I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year" — A Christmas Carol
- "Oh, Christmas isn't just a day, it's a frame of mind" — Miracle On 34th Street
- "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. For a couple of hours out of the whole year, we are the people that we always hoped we would be" — Scrooged
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Celebrity Christmas Quotes
Many celebrities love Christmas just as much as we do and just because they’re rich and famous doesn’t mean they don’t enjoy the simple pleasures as much as others do at Christmas. Why not take a look at these quotes from various famous faces on why they love the festivities and gain an insight into their Christmas traditions?
- “I’m not materialistic. I believe in presents from the heart – like a drawing that a child does” - Victoria Beckham
- “My brother, little sister and I decorate the tree together, and every year we fight over who gets to hang our handmade childhood decorations” Carly Rae Jepsen
- “I eat everything I want on Christmas Day. I really don’t watch what I eat. It’s not like you have Christmas every day” - Adriana Lima
- “The day I saw my mom eating the Santa cookies on the plate was one of the most horrific days of my life” – Halle Berry
- “The two most joyous times of the year are Christmas morning and the end of school” – Alice Cooper
- “No matter what, I always make it home for Christmas. We eat, laugh, trade presents and just enjoy each other” – Dolly Parton
- “You know you’re getting old when Santa starts looking younger” – Robert Paul
- “It’s true, Christmas can feel like a lot of work, particularly for mothers. But when you look back on all the Christmases in your life, you’ll find you’ve created family traditions and lasting memories” - Caroline Kennedy
- “On Christmas morning, before we could open our Christmas presents, we would go to this stranger’s home and bring them presents. I remember helping clean the house and putting up a tree. My father believed that you have a responsibility to look after everyone else” – George Clooney
- “I love the excitement, the childlike spirit of innocence and just about everything that goes along with Christmas” – Hillary Scott
- “Christmas for me is all about spending time with my family. I cherish any chance we have to spend all day together making gingerbread houses, baking cookies, or sitting around and watching movies” – Blake Lively
- “I’m bad on Valentine’s Day, but even worse on Christmas. I go shopping at nine o’clock on December 24th every year. Nobody else is there. I’m in Toys’R’Us all by myself. I get there five minutes before closing” – Jamie Foxx
- “Christmas is joy, an inner joy of light and peace” – Pope Francis
- “One of the most glorious messes in the world is the mess created in the living room on Christmas Day" - Andy Rooney
- “Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days, recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth, and transport the traveller back to his own fireside and quiet home!” – Charles Dickens
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Thought-provoking Christmas Quotes
Christmas is a joyous time of year for many, as we tuck into Christmas dinner and unwrap presents but it can also be a time to reflect on our lives, the world around us and what Christmas means. Take a look at these thought-provoking quotes around Christmas, and they might just help put the season into perspective.
- “Christmas isn't a season. It's a feeling” - Edna Ferber
- “Love the giver more than the gift” - Brigham Young
- "Probably the reason we all go so haywire at Christmas time with the endless unrestrained and often silly buying of gifts is that we don’t quite know how to put our love into words" - Harlan Miller
- “He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree” ― Roy L. Smith
- “I wish we could put some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month” - Harlan Miller
- "Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful" - Norman Vincent Peale
- “It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air” – W.T. Ellis
- “Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection” – Winston Churchill
- “I don’t think Christmas is necessarily about things. It’s about being good to one another, it’s about kindness” – Carrie Fisher
- “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
- “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
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Heart-warming Christmas Quotes
Christmas is a special time of year when we celebrate and show love to one another, so get yourself in the mood by reading these heart-warming quotes. They may remind you of what Christmas is all about and why it’s such a magical time of the year.
- “Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts” – Janice Maeditere
- “Christmas is the season of joy, of holiday greetings exchanged, of gift-giving, and of families united” – Norman Vincent Peale
- “The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.” – Burton Hills
- “Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.” – Peg Bracken
- “Love is what’s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen” - Anonymous
- “Christmas is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the light of love to those who need it most” – Ruth Carter Stapleton
- “For centuries men have kept an appointment with Christmas. Christmas means fellowship, feasting, giving and receiving, a time of good cheer, home” – W. J. Tucker
- “Mankind is a great, immense family. This is proved by what we feel in our hearts at Christmas” – Pope John XXIII
- “The smells of Christmas are the smells of childhood” - Richard Paul Evans
- "Christmas now surrounds us, happiness is everywhere. Our hands are busy with many tasks as carols fill the air" - Shirley Sallay
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Summary
Hopefully these Christmas quotes have brought a smile to your face and put you fully into the festive spirit. Maybe you’ve received some inspiration for what to put in a greetings card, reminisced on Christmases past or just been reminded of the reason for the season. If this has put you in the mood for festive shopping then why not take a look at our Christmas gifts section and you might just find that perfect present.