The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value.

Please to put a nickel, please to put a dime. How petitions trickle in at Christmas time!

Our children await Christmas presents like politicians getting in election returns: there's the Uncle Fred precinct and the Aunt Ruth district still to come in.

In our open society, we are inclined to give to the less fortunate for the pure goodness of giving. We open our home to those who are alone on this holiday to spread some warmth into the life of another.

Christmas makes me happy no matter what time of year it comes around.

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

It's silly talking about how many years we will have to spend in the jungles of Vietnam when we could pave the whole country and put parking stripes on it and still be home by Christmas.

I wrapped my Christmas presents early this year, but I used the wrong paper. See, the paper I used said 'Happy Birthday' on it. I didn't want to waste it so I just wrote 'Jesus' on it.

I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.

We should declare war on North Vietnam. We could pave the whole country and put parking strips on it, and still be home by Christmas.