Quotes about Celebration

I think we've taken the meaning of Christmas out. People don't stop and think about Jesus or the birth of Jesus. When they think of Christmas, they think of Santa Claus and - for the children, and they think of giving gifts and out-giving the next person of spending their time looking for the right thing for somebody who has everything.

There's such a theme when it comes to Christmas, and we're so used to hearing that theme over and over in different ways with the classic Christmas songs.

Christmas can be celebrated in the school room with pine trees, tinsel and reindeers, but there must be no mention of the man whose birthday is being celebrated. One wonders how a teacher would answer if a student asked why it was called Christmas.

Wherever there's laughter, there is heaven.

Now we leave our tears for mirth. Now we sing, not death, but birth.

The sun does not rise in the sky in loneliness; we are with him. The moon would be lost in isolation if we did not greet her with song. The stars dance together, and we dance with them.

So he passed over, and all the trumpets sounded for him on the other side.

When large numbers of people share their joy in common, the happiness of each is greater because each adds fuel to the other's flame.

Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home.

We dance, we kiss, we schmooze, we carry on, we go home happy. What do you say? Come on.

A culture of honor is celebrating who a person is without stumbling over who they're not.

I don't know who St. Valentine was, but I hope he died alone, surrounded by couples.